Sutsuupunaka: celebration of a full harvest in Tarama Village
June 8, 2011 Ryukyu Shimpo
On June 6 and 7, the harvest festival Sutsuupunaka was held in four sites in Tarama Village with all the villagers wishing for a year with a good harvest.
From late in the evening on June 6 into the early hours of June 7, elders sang divine songs and villagers conducted akatsukinigai, in which they pass around libation offerings in square plates and saucers known as yunaus.
From around noon to the evening of June 7, six...
Fresh traces suggesting that dugong ate seaweed further out in Oura Bay
The diving team Snack Snufkin has found traces of dugong eating seaweed underwater about 600 meters off the coast south of Sedake, Nago City.
Nobu Nishihara, a representative of the team that carried out the biological survey in Oura Bay, said, "This sort...
US Marine Corp to deploy Osprey at Futenma Air Station
On June 6, the Okinawa Defense Bureau (ODB) officially notified the prefectural government and relevant municipalities of Ginowan City, Nago City and Kin Town that the U.S. Marine Corps will deploy MV-22 Osprey vertical takeoff and landing transport aircraft at the...
Nijima team wins V6 at the Itoman Harley race
On May 4 of the old lunar calendar (June 5) or Yukka-nu-hi, Harley or Harri dragon-boat races were held in various locations in the prefecture to wish for safe navigation and a good season's fishing. The Harley race held at the...
Okinawan Americans come from Hawaii to play the sanshin at a requiem held at the Miyamori Elementary School Memorial
Fourteen Hawaiians originated from Okinawa, including 36 year-old Norman Kinjo visited the Miyamori Elementary School in Uruma City on June 3 to attend the memorial service held for the victims, including 11 children, killed in the June 30 1959 crash of a U.S. F-100...
"Odori" – novel depicting the spirit of Okinawa
Fifty-one year-old Dacy Tamayose, a second generation Okinawan-Canadian residing in Lethbridge City, Canada, has written a novel about the life of her mother, 76 year-old Naoko Tamayose, describing the legacy of the Okinawan spirit and how it seeks peace and beauty....
Establish a facility for gathering information in the United States
On June 3, Head of the Executive Office of the Governor Susumu Matayoshi gave the media an explanation of his official trip to the United States, which commenced on May 22.
Matayoshi indicated a willingness to locate some form of center of information gathering...
Governor of Okinawa promotes the 5th Worldwide Uchinanchu Festival in Canada
June 3, 2011 Tsuyoshi Arakaki of Ryukyu Shimpo
A roadshow across North America headed by the governor of Okinawa, Hirokazu Nakaima, who visited Canada to promote the 5th Worldwide Uchinanchu Festival scheduled for October, arrived in Calgary City, Canada in the afternoon on June 1.
The WWF Japan discovers a new species of numa-ebi in the sea off Kumejima
On June 2, the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) Japan announced that it has discovered a new species of numa-ebi, or Atyidae shrimp, during field research carried at Kumejima Island in February. The numa-ebi species normally inhabits the freshwater of lakes...
Okinawan House to be constructed in New Caledonia as a center for friendship
June 1, 2011 by Tsuyoshi Arakaki of the Ryukyu Shimpo
The Okinawan Japanese Community Association of New Caledonia, a special collectivity of France located in the South Pacific, and also known as the "island closest to Heaven," has recently started construction of an "Okinawan House"...
Made in Ryukyu: phantom camera that was witness to history
June 1, 2011 by Hutoshi Hanashiro of Ryukyu Shimpo
June 1 is "Photograph Day." Before the return to Japanese sovereignty, cameras inscribed with the words "MADE IN RYUKYU" were produced in Okinawa. One such camera is the NEW PAX. Originally produced both for export and for sale to U.S....
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A New Year's prayer at Higa Katsuren Uruma