August 30, 2019 Ryukyu Shimpo
An article of clothing has been found that could possibly be summer wear known as “Umansa,” and was gifted to the Ryukyu Kingdom by ancient China, the likes of which are not known to currently exist in Okinawa.
Masahiro Shuzo Co. Ltd. CEO Masakuni Higa purchased the clothing from an antique shop in Fukuoka about 10 years ago, and it along with 6 handwritten scrolls from the early modern Ryukyu era were donated to the Okinawa Churashima Foundation...
August 28, 2019 Ryukyu Shimpo
Fumiaki Jahana
It has been 75 years since residents of the former South Pacific Mandate were involved in a land battle during the Pacific War in 1944.
On August 27 at the Okinawa Peace Tower in Saipan, the “50th Okinawa Peace Memorial” was held....
August 29, 2019 Ryukyu Shimpo online edition
On August 29 it came to the Ryukyu Shimpo’s attention that around 5:30 p.m. on August 27 the plastic window of a CH-53 helicopter from Futenma Air Station fell from the craft about 8 kilometers above the East China Sea off Okinawa Island.
On...
August 25, 2019 Ryukyu Shimpo
The 64th Annual Zento Eisa Festival took place August 22 through August 25, at various locations including the Koza Athletic Park Track and Field Stadium in Okinawa City.
The three-day event was hosted by the Zento Eisa Festival Planning and Executive Committee...
July 7, 2019 Ryukyu Shimpo
The Okinawa Convention & Visitors Bureau (OCVB, Yoshiro Shimoji, president) held the first 2019 meeting of the “Okinawa-wide Tourism Association Conference” at the Okinawa Karate Kaikan in Tomigusuku July 5, which brings together the tourism associations...
August 27, 2019 Ryukyu Shimpo
On August 26, association representative Seihan Nakazato and other members of the Miyakojima Residents’ Liaison Association Against the Missile Base visited the Okinawa prefectural office and the Okinawa Defense Bureau with a list of demands including cancellation...
August 22, 2019 Ryukyu Shimpo
On the afternoon of August 22, the Gathering for Remembering Takeshi Onaga was held at the Okinawa Karate Hall in Tomigusuku.
The gathering was planned around the 1-year anniversary of former Governor Onaga’s death, which occurred suddenly last August...
August 21, 2019 Ryukyu Shimpo
By Yuki Nakamura
Top South Korean airline, Korean Air, announced major changes to its Japanese routes on August 20.
Beginning September 29, Incheon-Naha flights (currently offered daily) will be temporarily curtailed to four flights a week, departing...
August 21, 2019 Ryukyu Shimpo
Onna – The Ryuei-ryu Ryuho-kai karate organization (Tsuguo Sakumoto, president) hosted the “International Peace Offering Demonstration” August 20 at the Onna Beach Park in Onna.
Approximately 1,000 Karate-ka from Okinawa, other parts of Japan, and...
August 21, 2019 Ryukyu Shimpo
On August 19 at Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Futenma in Ginowan City, Okinawa, U.S. military aircraft were repeatedly taking off and landing outside of the timeframe allowed by aircraft noise regulatory measures (the noise-prevention agreement), past 10:00 p.m....
August 19, 2019 Ryukyu Shimpo
Hanayo Oya reports from Spokane
On August 17, at the annual convention of the peace organization Veterans for Peace (VFP), which is currently being held in Spokane, Washington, members voted unanimously in favor of a proposed resolution opposing the construction...
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