February 2, 2022 Ryukyu Shimpo
By Kenshiro Nishime
Ishigaki – Ishigaki mayor Yoshitaka Nakayama, who went to survey the Senkaku island chain on a boat with others including Tokai University professor Yoshihiko Yamada (marine affairs) on January 31, said at a press conference on February 1, “The area surrounding the Senkaku islands is under the city’s jurisdiction, however since we cannot usually approach the islands closely we took advantage of this...
February 4, 2022 Ryukyu Shimpo
By John Matsumoto
February 4 marked the start of spring, one of the 24 solar terms of the lunar calendar. This is when the cold alleviates and spring begins. Due to a weather front on February 3, the Okinawa region had cloudy and rainy weather...
February 3, 2022 Ryukyu Shimpo
By Wu Li Jun
As a result of the continuing government restrictions on entry into Japan to prevent the spread of COVID-19, Hong Kong residents planning to migrate to Okinawa in order to invest have had to cancel their plans. At one immigration...
February 2, 2022 Ryukyu Shimpo
By Riko Higa
On the February 1 Lunar New Year, many visitors flocked to the Itoman fishing port in Itoman City, Okinawa, to see the tairyo-bata, or fishermen’s flags indicating a big catch. Masahiro Tanaka, 78, and his wife...
February 1, 2022 Ryukyu Shimpo
By Yuki Karimata
The “No More Okinawan War, Nuchi du Takara (Life is a Treasure)” committee, which opposes the U.S.-Japan joint defense plan to militarize the Nansei archipelago so that the Japan Self-Defense Force (JSDF) and U.S. military...
January 28, 2022 Ryukyu Shimpo
On January 28, citizens living in the vicinity of Kadena Air Base filed the fourth Kadena noise lawsuit, in which they are suing over noise damage from U.S. military aircraft and requesting a suspension of early morning and late night flights. The...
January 27, 2022 Ryukyu Shimpo
By Yosuke Anri
Tokyo – Takaji Wakita, the Ministry of Health, Labor, and Welfare coronavirus advisory board chairman, announced January 26 that the coronavirus pandemic in Okinawa “appears to have passed its peak.” He indicated that...
January 26, 2022 Ryukyu Shimpo
At the Nakijin Castle Ruins in Nakijin, Yaedake in Motobu, and the Nago Castle Ruins in Nago, the Hikanzakura (Taiwan cherry) trees are in bloom. At Yaedake, the cherry blossom festival started on January 22. Sakuranomori Park at Yaedake...
January 24, 2022 Ryukyu Shimpo
By Naoki Isa
Through January 30, the Naha Giant Tug-of-War Preservation Society is raising funds for the 52nd Naha Tug-of-War event slated for October 9 on the crowdfunding website Makuake. The organization has struggled with the event operation...
January 24, 2022 Ryukyu Shimpo
Incumbent Taketoyo Toguchi has won reelection in the Nago mayoral race, in which the relocation of MCAS Futenma to the Henoko area of Nago became a major battleground issue.
This mayoral election was the first since the confirmation of soft...
January 21, 2022 Ryukyu Shimpo
By Takaya Kinra
On January 20 in a press conference held online, it was announced that 508 people (from 165 households) will be filing additional actions with the Okinawa branch of the Naha District Court on January 25 as part of the third...
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