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OKINAWA TIMES

Japan Times
JAPAN / Regional Voices: Okinawa
Sep 18, 2020
Are China's Senkaku intrusions being played up for political ends?
According to a senior coast guard official, the announcement of intrusions in May was urged by the Prime Minister's Office and Foreign Ministry.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / Regional Voices: Okinawa
Aug 28, 2020
All Okinawa political movement reaches a crossroads
With two years to go to the next gubernatorial election, the coalition faces a critical moment.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health / Regional Voices: Okinawa
Aug 7, 2020
Okinawa's fragile coral threatened by 'Black Devil' killer sponge
Terpios hoshinota is like a sheet of paper of about 1 millimeter thick, and attaches itself to coral's calcareous skeleton.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Stage / Regional Voices: Okinawa
Jun 12, 2020
Okinawa cultural hall shows what the new normal will look like for theaters
In publishing a composite image of a socially-distanced theater crowd, the hall painted a bleak image of the future of stage in Japan.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Regional Voices: Okinawa
Jun 5, 2020
Okinawa project supports essential workers with free rental cars and accommodation
A project in Okinawa is aiming to help workers at risk of COVID-19 infection by offering hotel rooms and cars to help them continue with daily life
Japan Times
JAPAN / Regional Voices: Okinawa
Apr 24, 2020
Okinawa islanders conflicted over tourism amid virus pandemic
As more people in Tokyo and elsewhere were beginning to hole up at home during the coronavirus pandemic, others were venturing out to visit islands in Okinawa Prefecture.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Regional Voices: Okinawa
Jan 24, 2020
Indian entrepreneurs create water-saving solution for farmers out of Okinawa fruit scraps
Two Indian entrepreneurs in Okinawa Prefecture are developing an organic polymer made from fruit scraps that can retain water 50 times its weight, in a potential breakthrough for farming in water-scarce regions.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Regional Voices: Okinawa
Dec 27, 2019
Okinawa residents live in fear of stray munitions from U.S. practice range
The proximity of Okinawa Prefecture's Igei Ward in the town of Kin to a U.S. Marine Corps live shooting range puts residents at constant risk of stray bullets and other munitions landing on private property, ripping through roofs or even injuring civilians.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Regional Voices: Okinawa
Nov 22, 2019
Shuri Castle fire threatens Okinawa's tourism and traditional crafts industries
A predawn fire that destroyed much of Shuri Castle in Naha, Okinawa Prefecture, has shocked the local tourism industry and associations of traditional Ryukyu Kingdom crafts, raising alarm about the loss of the historic attraction and potential harm to the prefecture's ability to promote its culture.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Regional Voices: Okinawa
Oct 20, 2019
Okinawan pig farmers beef about U.S.-Japan trade deal while restaurants fire up grills
With Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and U.S. President Donald Trump having reached a final agreement on Sept. 26 to conclude a trade pact to lower tariffs on American beef and pork, Okinawa Prefecture's livestock industry has been increasingly concerned about competition intensifying when the cheap U.S. imports begin.
Japan Times
JAPAN / History / Regional Voices: Okinawa
Sep 20, 2019
Exhibition traces history of Okinawa tattoo tradition that became a mark of shame
Back when Okinawa was the Ryukyu Kingdom (1429-1879), tattooing the back of women's hands was a common practice, with the tattoos admired by men and women alike for their elaborate designs.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Regional Voices: Okinawa
Mar 12, 2019
Lose your wallet or cash in Okinawa? It's more than likely you'll get them back, police data shows
Lost wallets or hard cash reported to the Okinawa Prefectural Police last year had a higher chance of being returned than in the preceding four years, earning praise from foreign tourists who got their money back.
JAPAN / Media
Feb 8, 2018
Sankei Shimbun retracts unverified story of rescue by U.S. Marine in Okinawa
The Sankei Shimbun has retracted a story it published last year about a U.S. Marine saving a person involved in a car crash in Okinawa, saying in its Thursday edition that it could not confirm that the events took place.
JAPAN
Aug 23, 2016
Okinawa media union protests forcible removal of reporters
A group of labor unions for media in Okinawa Prefecture issued a statement of protest after two local newspaper reporters were forcibly removed by riot police while covering protests last week near a helipad construction site in a U.S. military training area.
When will Japan intervene to support the yen?
Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki has reiterated the government's readiness to take an appropriate action as the yen continues to slide against the U.S. dollar.
'So hot you can't breathe': Extreme heat hits the Philippines
A pedestrian cools himself with a folding hand fan as he waits for a ride along a road in Manila on Wednesday, as extreme heat hit the Philippines.
Raising kids in Japan as a single parent? It takes a village.
Making things work as a foreign, single mother in Japan isn't easy, but these tips and tricks can help you through the hardest parts.
Yen rebounds strongly after first slide past ¥160 since 1990
The yen dropped to ¥160.245 per dollar on Monday before heading into the other direction to ¥155.01 amid speculation of an intervention by Japanese currency authorities.
JAL cancels international flight after captain gets drunk at Dallas hotel
A Japan Airlines' flight from Dallas to Tokyo was canceled last week after its captain got drunk at a local hotel.
Climate change, chalky grains and the risks for Japan’s rice farmers
A farmer plants seedlings in Satsumasendai, Kagoshima Prefecture. Japan’s self sufficiency rate for rice is nearly 100%, compared with 38% for food overall, on a calorie basis.
Japan wants you to spend more with ‘luxury tourism’
Performers play a traditional drum unique to Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, in the prefectural capital of Kanazawa on March 16 to mark the extension of the Hokuriku Shinkansen line to Tsuruga Station in Fukui Prefecture.
Theaster Gates’ ambitious ‘Afro-Mingei’ brings Black Chicago to Tokyo
Theaster Gates' “A Heavenly Chord” lines up church pews before seven speakers and a Hammond B3 organ, a type of electric organ prevalent in Black American churches.
Casa del Cibo: A thriving jewel born from Tohoku’s harsh past
When chef Ryohei Ikemi moved to Hachinohe, Aomori Prefecture, and opened Casa del Cibo in 2011, it was the first proper Italian restaurant in the city.
Town to block view of Mount Fuji in response to overtourism
The town government of Fujikawaguchiko, Yamanashi Prefecture, decided to set up a 2.5-meter-high screen to prevent tourists from taking pictures of Mount Fuji looming behind a convenience store.

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