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Work begins on replacing the roofing tiles on Hoshimmon Gate at Shuri Castle, planned completion in March Visitors watching the roofing work being done at Shuri Castle’s Hoshimmon – January 18, at Shuri Castle Part in Naha (Photograph by Moriaki Kise) January 19, 2021 Ryukyu Shimpo   Shuri Castle Park, which had many of its buildings, including the main temple, burned down in October of 2019, began replacing the roof tiles on Hoshimmon Gate January 18. The undertaking will use 13,000 concave and convex tiles, and the plan is to finish by the end of March. Hoshimmon is located at the entr...

January 11, 2021 Ryukyu Shimpo   Uruma City held its first coming-of-age ceremony at the Ishikawa Multipurpose Dome (bullfighting ring) on January 10, taking extra care to provide proper ventilation. As a special guest for the year of the Ox, an enormous 1,100 kg 10-year-old fighting bull named “Ryuriki-oh” made an appearance. While signing along was not allowed for the music, at the height of Uruma City’s song, Ryuriki-oh stepped in for the new adults, letting out a loud “Moo” and eliciting laughter from those in attendance. (English translation by T&CT and Sam Grieb)  

LDP loses first of series of Okinawa polls in blow to Suga government Sorry, but your browser needs Javascript to use this site. If you're not sure how to activate it, please refer to this site: https://www.enable-javascript.com/ Jiji Jan 18, 2021 Miyakojima, Okinawa Pref. – A candidate supported by the ruling bloc has lost to an opposition-backed rival in the first of a series of mayoral elections in Okinawa Prefecture, in a blow to the government of Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga in the run-up to next year’s Okinawa gubernatorial election. In the mayoral poll in the city o...

Русский Miyakojima, Okinawa Pref., Jan. 18 (Jiji Press)--A candidate supported by Japan’s ruling party has lost to an opposition-backed rival in the first of a series of mayoral elections in Okinawa Prefecture, in a blow to the government of Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga in the run-up to next year’s Okinawa gubernatorial election. In the mayoral poll in the city of Miyakojima in the southernmost Japan prefecture on Sunday, Kazuyuki Zakimi, 71, an independent supported by the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan, the Japanese Communist Party and the Social Democratic Party, defe...

Vini Vitharana was born on June 2, 1928 at Pallikudawa, Tangalle. He had his early education at Christ Church College, Tangalle and entered Mahinda College, Galle in 1942 from where he continued his studies until he passed his University entrance examination and entered the University of Colombo in 1945. His academic record appears below. Qualifications: BA University of Colombo 1949, MA Vidyodaya University 1959, PhD Peradeniya University 1966, PhD London 1968, Lanka Sahithya Shoori – Vidyodaya University, Sahithyacharya – Vidyalankara University and Shaastra Visharada – 1st Class –...