October 10, 2018 Ryukyu Shimpo
An Okinawa prefectural funeral ceremony for former governor Takeshi Onaga was held on the evening of October 9 at the Okinawa Prefectural Budokan in Naha City.
Onaga, age 67 when he died, demanded that Japan find solutions to the U.S. military base issues in Okinawa, and pursued promotional policies to improve welfare and other aspects of life in Okinawa.
The committee for organizing the funeral was composed of 8 organs...
October 12, 2018 Ryukyu Shimpo
On October 11, a giant plant sculpture over 6 meters tall luxuriously using about 8,300 Strelitzia flowers, known for its distinctive orange and blue, appeared on Hyakuna Beach in Tamagusuku, Nanjyo City on the southern part of the main island of...
October 8, 2018 Ryukyu Shimpo
The 48th annual Naha Giant Tug-of-War took place at the Kumoji intersection on Route 58 on October 7. The event, organized by the Office of the Conservation Society of the Naha Giant Tug-of-War, lead to streets that brimmed with excitement...
October 4, 2018 Ryukyu Shimpo
By Ami Chibana
September 26, Ryukyu Shimpo
On September 25, the Okinawa Prefecture Department of Culture, Tourism and Sports announced the economic ripple effect of travel-related services and tourism for Fiscal Year (FY) 2017.
The effect was calculated based on travel and tourism expenditure,...
October 8, 2018 Ryukyu Shimpo
By Hanae Higa Gushiken
On September 27 (local time) in the Governor’s Ceremonial Room of the Hawaii State Capitol Building in Honolulu, the 70th anniversary of the happening known as Pigs from the Sea was commemorated.
Officials...
October 4, 2018 Ryukyu Shimpo
At 1:55 p.m. on October 4, Denny Tamaki, 58, held an inaugural press conference in the Prefectural Office’s special conference room. At the beginning of the press conference Tamaki made a statement as the new governor, “I will follow...
October 4, 2018 Ryukyu Shimpo
On October 3 Denny Tamaki, after his election but prior to assuming office as governor of Okinawa, visited the sit-in at the front of the gate to Camp Schwab in Henoko, Nago City. As rain fell, about 130 gathered citizens smiled and...
October 5, 2018 Ryukyu Shimpo
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September 26, 2018 Ryukyu Shimpo
Washington Special Correspondent Yukiyo Zaha
On September 24 the plaintiffs in the dugong lawsuit, who requested a stop to construction of the Futenma Replacement Facility in Henoko, Nago City, appealed to the Federal High...
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