February 25, 2018 Ryukyu Shimpo
Onna – The Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University (OIST) in the village of Onna, Okinawa held its first graduation ceremony on February 24.
The post-graduate...
February 12, 2018 Ryukyu Shimpo
On February 24, the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University (OIST) will hold its first graduation ceremony since it opened in 2014. OIST has recently collaborated with the Yuntanza-hanaui Industry Cooperative...
February 15, 2018 Ryukyu Shimpo
As whale watching season reaches its peak, a family of humback whales was found swimming in the harbor near Tokashiki island for about four hours from 10:00 a.m. on February 14.
The family of whales was seen around Gusukujima and the Tokashiki...
February 9, 2018 Ryukyu Shimpo
Recently it came to light that the Yomei Bunko Foundation of Kyoto has been preserving some artifacts relating to the Ryukyu Kingdom for about 300 years.
Among these items are a particular sake cup (called the Kōrinkaihai)...
February 16, 2018 Ryukyu Shimpo
It was confirmed around 5:45 p.m. on February 14 that a U.S. Marine Corps MV-22 transport Osprey was engaging in aerial refueling near the hamlet of Ada, Kunigami Village.
The cause of the crash in Abu, Nago City...
February 20, 2018 Ryukyu Shimpo
Itoman – A statue commemorating the landing of John Manjiro on Odo Beach in Itoman, Okinawa, aptly named the, “John Manjiro Landing Memorial,” was unveiled at a ceremony hosted by Itoman City February 18. The day marked the anniversary...
February 16, 2018 Ryukyu Shimpo
On February 15, Okinawa Prefectural Board of Education Superintendent Shojin Heshiki met with Ministry of Defense Okinawa Defense Bureau (OBD) Director Kouichiro Nakajima. Superintendent Heshiki verbally requested for...
February 16, 2018 Ryukyu Shimpo
Tokyo – Japanese Minister of Defense Itsunori Onodera spoke at a press conference concerning the accident wherein an engine intake falling from an MV-22 Osprey February 16.
Regarding the issue of the late notification from...
February 11, 2018 Ryukyu Shimpo
Former Minister of Defense Fumio Kyuma, who was also the director-general of the Defense Agency at the time of the Special Action Committee on Okinawa (SACO) final report and when the agreement to build on the shore on Camp Schwab...
February 9, 2018 Ryukyu Shimpo
On February 8, the Okinawa Labor Bureau announced that the number of foreign workers in Okinawa Prefecture reached a record high of 7,310 people (as of October 2017), an increase of 1,339 (22.4%) from the same month the previous year.
The...
February 12, 2018 Ryukyu Shimpo
By Special Correspondent Lima Tokumori
The 6th World Youth Uchinanchu Festival (hosted by the festival’s executive committee) held the round table discussion, closing ceremony, and grand finale February 10 at the Peru Okinawa...
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