November 6, 2019 Ryukyu Shimpo
Okinawa – It was discovered November 5 that the Okinawa Zoo & Museum (Okihiro Kamizato, zoo director) was unable to locate 15 of nationally designated natural monument and endangered Ryukyu black-breasted turtle as well as 49 Chinese box turtles that were being raised at the zoo.
The zoo filed a police report with the Okinawa government office November 6.
The Ryukyu Shimpo similarly learned that the zoo was unsure of the whereabouts of...
November 4, 2019 Ryukyu Shimpo
Six dojos in Shuri, Naha gathered November 3 at the Sakiyama Park in Sakiyama, Shuri, where around seventy participants performed kata in a votive martial arts demonstration praying for the reconstruction of the recently burned down Shuri Castle.
The castle...
November 4, 2019 Ryukyu Shimpo
Following the Shuri Castle fire, the city of Naha set up a bilingual crowdfunding webpage—the Furusato Choice, which piggybacks on the nation-wide Hometown Tax Donation Program system.
The campaign has already collected over 200 million yen as of November...
November 5, 2019 Ryukyu Shimpo
“The Japanese people I saw in the media and actual Japanese people are different,” says Su-yeon Yoon, who came to Japan as an exchange student and also worked at a hotel in Okinawa.
Yoon has been engaged in a free-hug campaign travelling through all...
October 31, 2019 Ryukyu Shimpo
Shuri Castle was the principal castle of the Ryukyu Kingdom, and played a central role in Ryukyuan politics and culture for about 450 years, between 1429 and 1879.
According to Shurijo Castle Park’s official website, the grounds are largely divided into...
November 1, 2019 Ryukyu Shimpo
Shuri Castle has burned down.
This treasure in the hearts of Okinawans which was rebuilt after its destruction in the Battle of Okinawa by the efforts of a large number of people committed to restoring the symbol of the Ryukyu Kingdom destroyed in the...
October 31, 2019 Ryukyu Shimpo online edition
In response to the Shuri Castle fire, the Okinawa prefectural government held a task force meeting on October 31 at the Prefectural Office.
Governor Denny Tamaki read out a message for the Okinawan people and made known his strong determination...
October 31, 2019 Ryukyu Shimpo
At dawn on October 31, the fire broke out at the main hall of Shuri Castle or Shuri-jo castle in Naha City, Okinawa.
At 2:41 a.m., the Naha City Fire Department received a call about the fire from a security guard at the castle.
As of 7 a.m., the...
October 28, 2019 Ryukyu Shimpo
Tsuyoshi Arakaki
Former Soviet Union President Mikhail Gorbachev, 88, who received the Nobel Peace Prize for his role in ending the Cold War, sat down with the Ryukyu Shimpo recently in Moscow for an exclusive interview.
When asked if he knew if...
October 29, 2019 Ryukyu Shimpo
On October 28, just two days before “World Uchinanchu Day,” WUB Okinawa (Worldwide Uchinanchu Business Association Okinawa, chaired by Jinkichi Uezu) held its second Asia Conference at the Okinawa Harborview Hotel in Naha City.
Approximately 140 attendees,...
October 24, 2019 Ryukyu Shimpo
On October 23, the “Okinawa Prefectural Butterfly” Selection and Advisory Committee held their second meeting at the prefectural office to decide on a prefectural butterfly that represents Okinawa Prefecture.
The committee decided on the Tree Nymph...
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