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January 12, 2018 Ryukyu Shimpo
The Okinawa Marine Leisure Safety Bureau (OMSB) will institute its system to certify the excellence of diving companies and guides on April 1. On January 11, OMSB signed a comprehensive business alliance with the Okinawa Tourism Convention Bureau (OCVB) to launch the system. The OCVB will list certified companies on its homepage with the aim of building a safe and trusted Marine Leisure brand.
According to OMSB, systems to certify diving ability are...
January 11, 2018 Ryukyu Shimpo
The 91st Kinema Jumpo top ten ranking for movies released in 2017 was announced January 10. “Target Island Kaji kataka,” the movie that deals with issues of military bases and the deployment of self defence forces on neighboring islands such as Miyako and...
January 14, 2018 Ryukyu Shimpo
TripAdvisor, the world’s largest travel site, selected Ishigaki Island, Okinawa, number one on its “2018 Top Destinations on the Rise” list announced January 13.
User reviews highlighted coastal landscape that features “picturesque scenery” that...
January 4, 2018 Ryukyu Shimpo
After drawing a lot of attention for a comedy routine on “The Manzai 2017,”...
January 9, 2018 Ryukyu Shimpo
On the morning of January 9 Governor Takeshi Onaga gave his response to the recent consecutive emergency landings of U.S. Marine Corps helicopters on Ikeijima and in Yomitan Village.
He said, “I am truly at a loss for words....
At 10:00 a.m. on January 11,
Uruma City Council President Seizen Ohya held an emergency meeting.
In this meeting, the city council unanimously came to a decision and created a memorandum regarding the forced landing of an U.S. military aircraft that took place...
January 9, 2018 Ryukyu Shimpo
On...
January 5, 2018 Ryukyu Shimpo
By Chikako Maemori
A skilled performer set the stage for a variety of performances; the 40-year-old performer from Ishigaki City, Kazuya Shimoji, performs three roles on his own at the Kinoshita Circus held at Toyosaki Town special venue in Tomigusuku City....
January 3, 2018 Ryukyu Shimpo
By Washington Special Correspondent Yukiyo Zaha and Ryota Shimabukuro
It recently came to light through declassified official U.S. documents that in May 1972, with the reversion of Okinawa to Japanese sovereignty...
anuary 8, 2018 Ryukyu Shimpo online edition
On January 8 around 4:45 p.m. an AH-1 attack helicopter from MCAS Futenma made an emergency landing on the grounds of the Hijagawa administrative group waste disposal facility in Gima, Yomitan Village. People working in the fields nearby...
January 7, 2018 Ryukyu Shimpo
(Uruma, Ikei Island) A UH-1 U.S. military helicopter from MCAS Futenma made an...