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The Okinawa Times (沖縄タイムス) is a local newspaper based in Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. The company has its registered headquarters in Naha. The newspaper is one of the two major dailies in Okinawa, the other being Ryukyu Shimpo. [1] In 2015 the editor in chief was Kazuhiko Taketomi. [2]
The first dailies were established in Japan in 1870. [1] In 2018 the number of the newspapers was 103 in the country.. Below is a list of newspapers published in Japan. (See also Japanese newspapers.)
On May 18, 2021, Liu Zhongjing responded to the slogan “today's Hong Kong, tomorrow's Taiwan, the day after tomorrow's Okinawa” by stating that “yesterday's Shanghai and the day before yesterday's South Guangdong” reflect a nationalism that could restore stability in the Far East. [34]
The island was formally controlled by the United States Civil Administration of the Ryukyu Islands until 1972, with around 26,000 U.S. military personnel stationed on Okinawa today, comprising about half of the total complement of the United States Forces Japan, spread among 31 areas, across 13 bases and 48 training sites. United States ...
"Ryukyu" is an other name from the Chinese side, and "Okinawa" is a Japanese cognate of Okinawa's indigenous name "Uchinā", originating from the residents of the main island referring to the main island against the surrounding islands, Miyako and Yaeyama. [27] Mainland Japanese adapted Okinawa as the way to call these people. [citation needed]
Okinawa Island, the most populous island of Okinawa Prefecture; Okinawa Islands, an island group including Okinawa itself; Okinawa (city), the second largest city in the prefecture; It may also refer to: Battle of Okinawa, a major battle in the Pacific Theater of World War II, fought between the United States and Japan
The station in Shuri City (currently Shuri Samukawa-cho, Naha City) started on March 19, 1942, during the Pacific War. Wired broadcasting was transmitted around Naha, but three years later, in March 1945, the station equipment was damaged in the air raids just before the Battle of Okinawa, and the ceased operating and was temporarily discontinued.
Futoshi Miyagi (ミヤギ フトシ, Miyagi Futoshi, born 1981) is an Okinawan artist and writer. He works in various mediums, such as photography, objects, video and text, to construct narratives on the subjects of sexual minorities and untold stories in history, often in relation to Okinawa.