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Six black-faced spoonbills rest in Tomigusuku
November 9, 2012 Ryukyu Shimpo In the afternoon of November 8, six black-faced spoonbills, birds classified as an endangered species in the Red Data Book of the Ministry of the Environment, rested...
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Kinoshita Circus to perform in Okinawa
November 24, 2012 Ryukyu Shimpo To help commemorate the 120th anniversary of the establishment of the Ryukyu Shimpo the Kinoshita Circus will begin performances in Okinawa from December 1 at a special...
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Kinoshita Circus commences in Toyosaki Town
December 2, 2012 Ryukyu Shimpo On December 1, commemorating the 120th anniversary of the establishment of the Ryukyu Shimpo, at a special venue in Toyosaki in Tomigusuku, the Kinoshita Circus performed...
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Shipment of Japanese tiger prawns gets into in full swing
December 2 2012 Ryukyu Shimpo Into December, all over Okinawa shipment of Japanese tiger prawns, a popular gift during the o-seibo or gift-giving season in early winter, has started in full swing. On...
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Coming-of-Age day ceremonies held throughout Okinawa
January 14, 2013 Ryukyu Shimpo On January 13, the day before Coming-of-Age Day, a Japanese national holiday held annually on the second Monday of January, ceremonies were held in 20 cities and towns,...
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Movie Karakara released
January 13, 2013 Ryukyu Shimpo On January 12, Karakara, a movie jointly produced by Japan and Canada and shot entirely on the islands of Okinawa by Claude Gagnon, was released at Cinema Q in Naha and...
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Four thousand people at rally in Tokyo ask U.S. and Japanese governments to...
January 28, 2013 Ryukyu Shimpo On January 27, the mayors or representatives of all 41 municipalities in Okinawa, the head of the Okinawa Prefectural Assembly and representatives of the rally executive...
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Okinawan leaders hold rally in Naha to request rescinding of Osprey deployment
January 23, 2013 Ryukyu Shimpo In the afternoon on January 22, Okinawan leaders held a rally at the Naha Civic Hall to request that the U.S. and Japanese governments rescind the deployment of the...
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Welcome event for 15 professional baseball teams
January 25, 2012 Ryukyu Shimpo On January 24, at Naha Airport, an event organized by the Okinawa Convention and Visitors Bureau and the Okinawa Sports Convention Promotion Association to welcome...
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Eight professional baseball teams visit Okinawa for training camps
February 1, 2012 Ryukyu Shimpo A total of 12 professional baseball teams commenced training camps on February 1. Eight of them have come to Okinawa to hold camps in various parts of the prefecture. On...
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Fishing town celebrates Lunar New Year
February 11, 2013 Ryukyu Shimpo In Itoman, many people celebrated on February 10, which is New Year’s Day in the Lunar Calendar. At the fishing port in Itoman, where culture surrounding the lunar...
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Okinawan traditional horse racing to be revived
February 4, 2013 Ryukyu Shimpo The Okinawa Kodomo no Kuni, Zoo & Museum, is working to resurrect Okinawan traditional horse racing called uma-harase, which was lost almost 70 years ago because of...
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Spoonbill recovers to return to the wild
February 15, 2013 Ryukyu Shimpo On February 14, as its caregivers looked on, the black-faced spoonbill that had been receiving medical treatment in an animal hospital in Naha since the end of last year...
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Ryukyukoku Matsuri Daiko commemorates 30th anniversary
February 25, 2013 Ryukyu Shimpo On February 24, a performance commemorating the 30th anniversary of the Okinawan eisa taiko ensemble Ryukyukoku Matsuri Daiko was held at the Okinawa City Hall. A total...
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Uma-harase horse racing revived after 70 years
March 3, 2013 Ryukyu Shimpo On March 2, at the Water and Green Square in the Okinawa Kodomo no Kuni, Zoo & Museum in Okinawa City, the zoo and the Ryukyu Shimpo held an event for Okinawan...
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Yokozuna Harumafuji starts training camp in Tomigusuku
February 21, 2013 Ryukyu Shimpo On February 20, Yokozuna Harumafuji and Aminishiki, sumo wrestlers who belong to the Isegahama stable, started training in the grounds of Toyomi Elementary School in...
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Community members pray for good harvest at Ueda Ugan
February 22, 2013 Ryukyu Shimpo On February 21, at the Ukinju hainju in Hyakuna, Nanjo in Tamagusuku, the Ueda Ugan was held. It is a traditional ceremony in the Nakandakari district, in which people...
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Juri-uma parade performed in Tsuji
March 3, 2013 Ryukyu Shimpo On March 1, or January 20 in the old lunar calendar, at Tsuji in Naha, one of New Year’s traditional events called hachika sogachi was organized by the Tsuji Shinshikai...
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Hijiki seaweed harvest begins
March 11, 2013 Ryukyu Shimpo This year’s hijiki seaweed harvest began on the morning of March 10 along the coast at Itarashiki in Yonabaru. This brown seaweed found on rocky coastlines is a local...
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F/A 18 Hornets drop cluster bombs in the sea around Okinawa
March 15 2013 Ryukyu Shimpo On March 14, four F/A 18 Hornets belonging to units based at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni took off from Kadena Air Base. The fighter aircraft are reported to have...
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