August 11, 2018 Ryukyu Shimpo online edition
On August 11 at East Ikebukuro Central Park in Tokyo, an Okinawan prefectural rally met to show solidarity against land reclamation and base construction in Henoko, Nago City.
Those gathered mourned Governor Takeshi Onaga’s death and collectively showed their opposition to soil deposits into the ocean, set to start on August 17 as part of Henoko base construction.
According to the organizers, about...
August 9, 2018 Ryukyu Shimpo
Governor Takeshi Onaga, who had been battling progressing pancreatic cancer, died on August 8.
He was 67 years old.
Onaga underwent surgery in April earlier this year, but the cancer cells spread to his liver.
From...
August 9, 2018 Ryukyu Shimpo
After the death of Okinawa Prefectural Governor Takeshi Onaga, who opposed the construction of the new base, on the morning of August 9 more than 200 people gathered in front of the U.S. military’s Camp Schwab in Henoko, Nago City to...
August 6, 2018 Ryukyu Shimpo
On August 5, the 110th anniversary ceremony for Okinawan immigration to Brazil was held at the Okinawa Cultural Center in Diadema, Brazil. Okinawa Vice Governor Moritake Tomikawa and others from Okinawa attended the ceremony.
Participants...
August 10, 2018 Ryukyu Shimpo
On August 9, the Nansei-shoto Industrial Advancement Center (NIAC) compiled its analytical results of the causes of fluctuations in numbers of tourists to Okinawa.
The NIAC used a seasonal adjustment method to remove seasonal fluctuations and...
August 4, 2018 Ryukyu Shimpo
Washington Special Correspondent Yukiyo Zaha reporting
On August 1 the San Francisco District Court dismissed an appeal of the dugong lawsuit brought against the United States by U.S. and Japanese environmental conservation groups for the purpose of protecting...
August 6, 2018 Ryukyu Shimpo
The 1st Okinawa International Karate Tournament (hosted by the tournament executive committee, Okinawa Prefecture, and the Okinawa Traditional Karate Promotion Association) selected its first group of champions on the second day of the tournament August 6. The...
August 3, 2018, Ryukyu Shimpo
“Karate is overcoming adversity.” Jonas Amaral de Fleitas, 25, a karate-ka from the Jyureikan Silva Dojo who lost one of his legs in an accident, performed at the 1st Okinawa Karate International Tournament. Amaral, who performed in the elimination round of...
July 29, 2018 Ryukyu Shimpo
On July 27, the Okigin Economic Research Institute announced the results of the preliminary results of the economic ripple effect of the 10th Okinawa International Movie Festival that was held this past April. The employment inducement effect was estimated at 582...
August 2, 2018 Ryukyu Shimpo
On August 1, the Okinawa Meteorological Observatory announced that the regional average precipitation in the Okinawa region in July this year was 3.3 times more than the average year. This was the greatest amount since these statistics started being recorded in...
Sunflower fully blossomed after local kindergarteners planted seeds at a farm in Bise in Motobu town, entertaining visitors.
The contrast of blue sky and yellow flower is very beautiful, as the 65-year-old landowner of the farm, Masataka Gushiken, called for visitors saying, “Please come...
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