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Peter Cave, Adam Lebowitz  -  27 Sep 2008
Japan Focus,The Ryukyu Shimpo has awarded the first Ikemiyagi Syuui Prize on the occasion of the 115th anniversary of the newspaper to Japan Focus.

Riken study: 2 genetic types of Japanese exist  -  Sep 26, 2008
The Daily Yomiuri,The Japanese can be genetically classified into two categories--people native to the Ryukyu Islands in Okinawa Prefecture and people native to other parts

Population substructure in Japan  -  Sep 25, 2008
ScienceBlogsMost Japanese individuals fell into two main clusters, Hondo and Ryukyu; the Hondo cluster includes most of the individuals from the main islands in Japan,

Former president to visit Okinawa  -  Sep 21, 2008
eTaiwan News,Former President Lee Teng-hui is scheduled to depart Monday for a four-day visit to Japan's Okinawa Prefecture on the Ryukyu Islands.

Tribute to Kin Ryosho at UH  -  Sep 24, 2008
Honolulu Advertiser,..."Ryukyu Geino: The Legacy of Kin Ryosho," a free public lecture-demonstration discussing the art and teachings of Master Kin Ryosho, will be presented on

Roger Pulvers  -  Sep 23, 2008
Japan Focus,Announcing the Ryukyu Shimpo's Ikemiyagi Syuui Prize awarded on the 115th anniversary of the newspaper. The award recognizes that "Japan Focus has made an

The Human Condition  -  Sep 17, 2008
LivePDX,Kobayashi was drafted into service during WWII, forced to fight on the Manchurian front and captured by the US on the Ryukyu Islands during the last days of

Sinlaku Lands in Northern Taiwan  -  Sep 13, 2008
AccuWeather.com...the eyewall (belt of highest winds and heavy rains ringing the eye) crossed Ishigaki Shima of the Yaeyama Islands (southwestern Ryukyu Islands).

Sinlaku Strengthening; 16W now a Tropical Depression  -  Sep 10, 2008
Global Surf NewsApproach to the southern half of the Ryukyu Islands, of which one is Okinawa, will happen late Friday into Saturday, local time.

Typhoon Sinlaku Starting to Affect Taiwan  -  Sep 12, 2008
Global Surf NewsDamaging winds will be a threat to Taiwan, as well as the southwestern Ryukyu Islands. Fluctuations in strength are expected over the next couple of days;

More on Sinlaku  -  Sep 11, 2008
AccuWeather.comLess of a jog is manifest in the JTWC path, the latest of which shows a path intersecting the Yaeyama (most southwesterly Ryukyu) Island Friday night and

134 bird species wiped out in 3 centuries: Group  -  Sep 22, 2008
Zee News,The four extinct species in Japan including the Bonin grosbeak and Ryukyu wood pigeon lived on the Ogasawara Islands and the Nansei Islands, it said.

Border-Crossers and Resistance to US Military Rule in the RyÅ«kyÅ«s ...  -  Sep 23, 2008
Japan Focus,The Four Autonomous Governing Bodies, Ryukyu Islands, and Dates of Establishment As a result of the multiple divisions that characterized the Ryūkyū Islands

Group collects books for Okinawa children  -  Sep 19, 2008
Stars and Stripes,The program began in 2006 when a local nonprofit organization, the Ryukyu American Historical Society, approached the American Women’s Welfare Association

Okinawa traditions honored at Maui Okinawa Kenjin Kai  -  Sep 18, 2008
Honolulu Advertiser,Jimpu Kai USA Kin Ryosho Ryukyu Geino Kenkyusho - Okinawan Odori (dance) under the instruction of Cheryl Yoshie Nakasone. Upon graduating from the

Savour the slow pace of life on Japan's Okinawa and Miyako islands  -  Sep 15, 2008
Earthtimes (press release),It was not until 1879 that Ryukyu was absorbed into the Japanese Empire and =the many years of independence have left their mark.

The 26th Okinawan Festival comes to Kapiolani Park  -  Aug 29, 2008
Honolulu Star-Bulletin,Musician and dancer Tatsuya Yasuda performs with local dance studio Sosaku Taiko Ryukyu Yuihana, presenting music and dance from the many islands of Okinawa

Sinlaku: piogge alluvionali su Taiwan e le isole Ryukyu  -  Sep 13, 2008
Meteo Giornale,359 mm in 36 ore alle Ryukyu. Preoccupa la persistenza delle piogge a Taiwan, previste intense fino alla prima parte di martedì. Piogge intense anche sulle

Vento forte e piogge intense in Islanda  -  Sep 18, 2008
Meteo Giornale,Piogge torrenziali sulle Ryukyu, per il passaggio della ts Sinlaku, che ora "punta" il Giappone. 119 mm in 24 ore a Mumbai (India), diluvio anche a

Se celebran 100 años de inmigración Okinawense en Argentina  -  Aug 30, 2008
El Ciudadano (Rosario),...grupos de tambores tradicionales de Japón; escuelas de karate; bailarines de ryukyu buyo y el Miruku Yagafu, con su Caravana del Dios de la Prosperidad.

Owase, Giappone: 444 mm in 6 ore  -  Sep 18, 2008
Meteo Giornale,Nelle ore precedenti, venti molto forti hanno investito Yakushima e Tanegashima, due delle isole Ryukyu settentrionali. A Tanegashima, registrate raffiche a

Una multitud celebró como en Japón  -  Aug 31, 2008
Clarín.com,También pasaron escuelas de karate, el conjunto de danzas Ryukyu Buyo y el grupo Miruku Yagafu, que representó la caravana del Dios de la Prosperidad Miruku

Pacifico: Sinlaku al capolinea, Hagupit in rinforzo  -  Sep 21, 2008
Meteo Giornale,Le isole Ryukyu, compresa Okinawa, sono state bersagliate dalle piogge intense e dal vento forte soprattutto tra mercoledì e giovedì.

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Zapach kwitnÄ…cej wiÅ›ni  -  Sep 1, 2008
Bankier,Jego centralnym punktem jest niewątpliwie Okinawa, niegdyś nazywana Ryukyu. Aż do XVII wieku było to niezależne królestwo, toteż pod względem kultury i

Argentina - Buenos Aires | Festejo por los 100 años de la ...  -  Aug 29, 2008
Latitud 2000,...diferentes escuelas de karate el grupo de Ryukyu Buyo (danzas tradicionales); el grupo Miruku Yagafu (caravana del Dios de la Prosperidad Miruku);

GS Trần Gia Phụng: Nhật Bản và Chiến Tranh Việt Nam  -  Aug 29, 2008
Ngư�i Việt Boston,Kể từ 1952, Nhật Bản hoàn toàn phục hồi chủ quy�n chính trị, chỉ trừ quần đảo Ryukyu ở phía nam, trên có thành phố Okinawa, được giao trở v� Nhật Bản năm

From the far east to the east end  -  15 Aug 2008
The Herald,After weeks of searching, he turned up in the most unlikely of locations - general manager of FC Ryukyu, which plies its trade in the Japan Football League

Long-time employee recalls US support for Okinawan recovery  -  15 Aug 2008
Media Newswire (press release),The patients came from the local area as well as the other islands of in the Ryukyu chain. Mr. Shimabukuro worked his regular hours during the day and was

Lee Teng-hui to visit Japan  -  Aug 11, 2008
Radio Taiwan International,He was invited by a group at Ryukyu University for a private visit. When Lee visited Japan in 2007, Tokyo said he was on a private visit.

Capsule CD reviews  -  Aug 14, 2008
The Gazette (Montreal),Gems include Oki Dub Ainu Band, who use indigenous Japanese sounds with dub and reggae, and the ambient electronic sounds of Ryukyu Underground.

Airman on a quest to recognize those missing from Okinawa memorial  -  Jul 28, 2008
Stars and Stripes,..."My grandfather, who served in Europe, and I were talking about the Battle of Okinawa and he said he had a cousin who was killed in the Ryukyu Islands.

Textiles in motion  -  Aug 8, 2008
Honolulu Star-Bulletin,...the local Ukwanshin Kabudan Ryukyu Performing Arts Troupe will wear costumes featuring stencil-dyed material designed by visiting artist Yusuke Yokoi.

Breakfast of Champions 8/7: Hiroshima Commemoration  -  Aug 7, 2008
Minneapolis City Pages,The Chura Ryukyu Sanshin Kai plays "Hana," which means "flower." Having an Okinawan group perform at a ceremony like this is appropriate, too.

Lilies of the field, lilies of the valley, tiger lilies  -  Jul 31, 2008
Times of Northport,Lilium longiflorum, a scented native of the Ryukyu Islands, the white Easter lily is sold throughout the United States, usually potted for the holiday.

Fung-Wong forecasted to be major typhoon at landfall..  -  Jul 27, 2008
Global Surf NewsWind gusts in Hualien City, population 110000, have already increased to around 50 mph, and far southern areas of Japan's Ryukyu islands have also

Starwood signs New Sheraton Hotel in Okinawa, Japan  -  Jul 17, 2008
ASIATravelTips.com,Okinawa is Japan's southernmost prefecture and consists of hundreds of islands known as the Ryukyu, an independent kingdom until 1879 when it became a

Heroes of Yesterday  -  Jul 17, 2008
Sourdough Sentinel,Veterans from the 7th and 96th Infantry Divisions as well as members of the Ryukyu American Historical Society have also been vital to the success of the

Associação Okinawa promove Exponipo 2008 na Capital  -  Aug 13, 2008
MS Notícias,Consiste em 169 ilhas que formam o arquipélago Ryukyu, numa cadeia de ilhas de 1000 km de comprimento. Okinawa fazia parte de um reino independente,

Sống lâu nhá»? chế độ ăn "Okinawa"  -  Aug 13, 2008
Vietnam net,...(Ảnh: Sante-az.aufeminin) Hòn đảo nổi tiếng toàn thế giá»›i vá»? kỉ lục tuổi thá»? Okinawa thuá»™c quần đảo Ryukyu giữa Nhật Bản và Ä?ài Loan.

Un séisme modéré a secoué le Japon  -  Aug 4, 2008
XINHUA,HONG KONG, 5 août (Xinhua) -- Un séisme de magnitude 5,1 sur l'échelle ouverte de Richter a secoué le nord-ouest de l'archipel de Ryukyu au Japon lundi à

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PrzeglÄ…d Olimpijski (3)  -  Aug 12, 2008
Salon 24,Po pierwsze, Beniowski dostał propozycję, by zostać królem jednej z wysp w archipelagu Ryukyu. A to nie to samo co Tajwan. Po drugie, Tajwan - póki co

Winzige Inseln als Spannungsherde in Ostasien  -  Aug 11, 2008
NZZ Online,Die unbewohnten Inseln liegen nordöstlich von Taiwan und am nördlichen Ende der Kette der Ryukyu-Inseln im Ostchinesischen Meer.

Incidenti nucleari (alcuni poco noti)  -  Jul 23, 2008
Il Pane e le Rose,Isole Ryukyu (Giappone). Un jet militare americano A-4E con a bordo una bomba all’idrogeno B-43 scivola in mare da una portaerei statunitense vicino alle

PLAVBA K BOJIÅ TÃ?M V PACIFIKU – 16: Okinawa nejkrvavÄ›jší  -  Jul 30, 2008
Lidovky.cz,Japonci, jejich 32. armáda, jíž veleli generálové Mitsuru Ušijima a Isamu Cho, se zejména soustředili na obranu hradu Shuri, středověké pevnosti Ryukyu

Se disfruta la riqueza de la cultura de Japón en la Casa de la Ciencia  -  Aug 8, 2008
La Jornada de Morelos,Para el día de hoy, dentro de la Semana Cultural de Japón se presentará la compañía Ryukyu Koku Matsuri Daiko México, con un espectáculo de tambores de

Karatekas mit Leib und Seele  -  Aug 8, 2008
Thüringer Allgemeine,...ihre kämpferischen Fähigkeiten vor allem in der Stilrichtung Ryukyu Kobudo (Karate mit Waffen) vervollkommnen und neue Bewegungsabläufe kennenlernen.

El kárate, y César Castaño  -  Jul 18, 2008
La Nueva España,...un reto que le permitiría acercarse aún más al espíritu del reino de Ryukyu (actualmente Okinawa), de cuyos sistemas de combate se dice que surgió,

Show de tambores e da J~Squad abrem Festival Nipo  -  Aug 1, 2008
O Diário do Norte do Paraná (Assinatura),Entre as atrações, um dos destaques é o grupo paulistano Ryukyu Koku Matsuri Daiko, uma das nove filiais do grupo de mesmo nome criado em Okinawa (Japão) em

¡Yamaguchi y Maekawa se imponen el Korakuen!  -  Jul 24, 2008
Notifight.comOkinawa es la sede de Patrimonio Mundial de la Humanidad por sus ruinas de castillos de Reino de Ryukyu que florecio desde 1427 hasta 1879 cuando Okinawa

Bechtel Elementary Ryukyu Festival features Okinawa cultural staples  -  Mar 27, 2008
U.S. Marine Corps Bases Japan,CAMP MCTUREOUS, Okinawa (March 28, 2008) -- Bechtel Elementary School hosted its 19th Annual Ryukyu Festival in the school's gymnasium March 20.

This summer, go Japan  -  Apr 13, 2008
MSN India,It was traditionally worn by the people of Okinawa and produced throughout the Ryukyu Archipeligo. The fabric is highly sought after in Japan,

Black enka singer puts on Fukuoka show for bj league  -  Apr 13, 2008
Mainichi Daily News,...show for the Basketball Japan League's Rising Fukuoka before it played its final home court match against the Ryukyu Golden Kings here over the weekend.

Japan’s Underwater Pyramid  -  Apr 13, 2008
Weird Asia News,Underwater rock formations resembling a pyramid found off Yonaguni Jima Island in the Ryukyu Islands of Japan may represent the Asian version of Atlantis

Expert martial artist to visit  -  Mar 27, 2008
Indiana Daily StudentAlong with Jay, Will Higginbotham will also be teaching along with David Rhodes,who owns Ryukyu Kyusho Martial Arts. Higginbotham is a professor at Butler

Gil's ancient art from the Far East  -  Mar 27, 2008
Blackpool Gazette,Ryukyu Kobudo is considered to be a companion martial art to karate, in which Gil also holds a black belt, and sees practitioners face off using a 6ft long

Hong Kong Express Airways launches Scheduled Flights to Okinawa, Japan  -  Apr 3, 2008
ASIATravelTips.com,Located in the Ryukyu Islands, Okinawa is a popular holiday and leisure destination renowned for its tropical beaches, crystal blue seas and coral reef,

Easter lilies ready to reach full bloom  -  Mar 29, 2008
The Coloradoan,Easter lilies are also known as Bermuda lily or St. Joseph’s lily and is native to the Ryukyu Islands south of Japan. They closely resemble the Madonna lily

COA finds new Taiwan cherry tree  -  Apr 14, 2008
China Post,The Taiwan cherry is native to southern China, Taiwan and Japan's Ryukyu Islands, and is usually found at elevations of between 500 meters and 2000 meters.

Airman questioned in taxi robberies in Okinawa  -  Apr 10, 2008
Stars and Stripes,According to accounts in the Ryukyu Shimpo, one of Okinawa’s two Japanese-language daily newspapers, the teens had been hanging out at the airman’s home on

The Whig-Standard, Canada's oldest continually published newspaper ...  -  Apr 4, 2008
The Kingston Whig-Standard,Naha, largest city in the Ryukyu chain with a population of 66000, was only six miles from forward elements of the 77th Infantry Division moving down the

1 April 1945 - 'The “Last' Battle  -  Apr 1, 2008
Hawaii Reporter,In one night, more than 1300 major naval elements had converged on Okinawa, the core island of the Ryukyu chain. To the Japanese there, it must have seemed

Techong departs today for doctorate scholarship in Japan  -  Apr 1, 2008
Marianas Variety,The 28-year old Techong will pursue his doctorate degree in Clinical Psychology at the Graduate School of Psychology of Ryukyu University in Okinawa,

First Palauan to pursue Doctorate degree via Japanese Gov’t ...  -  Mar 31, 2008
Marianas Variety,Techong will depart Palau on Tuesday, April 01, 2008 to pursue his doctorate degree in Clinical Psychology at the Graduate School of Psychology of Ryukyu

Japan Establishes Rapid Reaction Force  -  Mar 28, 2008
DefenseNews.com (subscription)It also supplements and then replaces US troops as a deterrent in the Ryukyu Island chain. In the end, it's also the manifestation of new roles for and new

Japan court rules troops involved in WW2 suicides  -  Mar 28, 2008
Reuters India,No one knows how many died that way, but the local Ryukyu Shimbun last year put the figure at at least 995. The issue has sparked furious debate in Japan,

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