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Miyako, Okinawa - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Miyako (宮古郡; -gun) is a district located in Okinawa, Japan. As of 2003, the district has an estimated population of 21,436 and the density of 132.85 persons per km². en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Miyako_District,_Okinawa   (55 words)

Encyclopedia: Shimoji, Miyako, Okinawa Shimoji (下地町; -chou) is a town located in Miyako district, Okinawa, Japan. People who viewed "Shimoji, Miyako, Okinawa also viewed: As of 2003, the town has an estimated population of 3,200 and the density of 135.25 persons per km². www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Shimoji,-Miyako,-Okinawa   (101 words)

Japan Focus Article Shimoji went on to produce a CD of contemporary popular music titled ‘Kaitakusha’ (Pioneer) which is almost completely in the Miyako variety. Okinawa as a unified speech community is absent in his scheme, reflecting, as it does, the fact that there exist marked differences between Northern and Southern Okinawan as well as the fact that the study of these two varieties has been conducted most comprehensively. In a letter to the editor, published in Okinawa Times on September 7th 2005, a 17 year old high school student from Uruma City on Okinawa criticizes elderly speakers for not using the local language when talking to her and urges them to pass the languages down to younger generations. www.japanfocus.org /article.asp?id=444   (6574 words)

Okinawa - Wikitravel Miyako Islands — tourists are usually most interested in the natural monuments found here Okinawa (沖縄) is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. The other end of the spectrum is Okinawa's host of resorts, usually located on a private beach in some remote corner of the island — which means you'll be stuck eating at the resort's expensive restaurant and using their expensive watersports services. wikitravel.org /en/Okinawa   (2407 words)

All About Okinawa-The Islands The city of Okinawa, the second largest in the Prefecture, is located in the central part of the Island and is known as the "Sports Convention City." Each year, Japanese baseball teams come to Okinawa City for their spring training. The Okinawa Islands have a total area of about 722 square miles, 22 of which are inhabitated, including Iheya Island, Daito Island and Kume Island, in addition to Okinawa. The west coast of northern Okinawa is well-known as a resort area, with many beaches and hotels on its coastline. www.jahitchcock.com /islands.html   (640 words)

Thursday, May 17, 2001 Shimoji island is connected to Irabu island by a bridge constructed after the airfield was opened in 1979. The Rand Corporation study recommends the U.S. military secure access to an airfield with a 3,000-meter runway on Shimoji island, a part of Irabu town. "Shimoji airport will be used by the U.S. military?" said a senior official of Irabu town. www.stripes.com /01/may01/ed051701e.html   (923 words)

Okinawa 1988-1991 Okinawa’s U.S. military bases cover 20 percent of the main island in the prefecture and represent 75 percent of the area used solely by the U.S. military in Japan. CAMP FOSTER, Okinawa — Reducing the number of American forces on Okinawa may not be a wise move at a time of uncertain and shifting security issues in East Asia, according to a panel created by Congress to study the basing of U.S. forces overseas. Okinawa Governor Keiichi Inamine, who advocates some troop reductions and moving MCAS Futenma to an offshore base, was unavailable Friday for comment. futenma.blogspot.com /2005_05_01_futenma_archive.html   (1441 words)

Japan uses submarine incident to whip up anti-Chinese nationalism The Koizumi government is using the discussion of a Chinese threat to justify the re-deployment of jet fighters from Okinawa to the island of Shimoji, closer to Taiwan. Japan is also considering establishing an electromagnetic wave-detecting station on Miyako Island—near where the Chinese submarine was spotted—to intercept the communications of Chinese warships and aircraft. Okinawa is the site of the largest US military base in the Pacific and the waters surrounding it are one of the most closely monitored military zones in the world. www.wsws.org /articles/2004/nov2004/jap-n29.shtml   (1636 words)

People\'s Plan Japonesia - Focus The governments and citizens of the six cities and all towns in the Miyako region have organized to prevent the U.S. military from using the civil airport as a relay point for its operations to the south. This gave rise to a massive opposition movement of the entire island communities of Miyako, including the local governments and people. Okinawa Governor Inamine, whose slogan is cutting back U.S. military bases in Okinawa, visiting the Igei region in October, officially urged the U.S. military and the Japanese government to stop the construction of the center. www.ppjaponesia.org /modules/tinycontent/index.php?id=8   (4727 words)

Stars & Stripes CAMP FOSTER, Okinawa — Prefectural officials are upset that Marine helicopters and a transport plane will use a civilian airport on Shimoji Island for refueling on their way to and from a military exercise in the Philippines. Last year the mayor of Hirara City on Miyako Island, about 180 miles south of Okinawa, objected to the use of the city’s community airport for refueling. The previous year protests were filed when Marine helicopters landed on nearby Shimoji Island. www.estripes.com /article.asp?section=104&article=19783&archive=true   (491 words)

Ryukyu Islands Miyako Islands: Miyakojima, Ikema, Ogami, Irabu, Shimoji, Kurima, Minna, Tarama The portion south of Yoron belongs to Okinawa Prefecture, and the portion north of Yoron belongs to Kagoshima Prefecture. The Okinawa Centenarian Study attributes this phenomenon to a combination of diet, exercise, and lifestyle practices. www.toshare.info /en/Luchu.htm   (487 words)

Miyako-Irabu Island rift centers on airbase shift - JapanUpdate.com - Okinawa News, Classifieds, Events, Culture, Forums, and more! Miyako and Irabu Town were to merge into a new entity, Miyako Jima City, as part of the Trinity Reform Plan. A proposal for converting Shimoji Island’s airport into a new military airbase is at the heart of the dispute. Okinawa’s unique three-string guitar, the sanshin, is the inspiration for much of the island’s pop sounds as well as its musical heritage. www.japanupdate.com /en?id=6234   (804 words)

CAAB - Mayor protests military use of airport - 27/4//03 A similar protest was lodged two years ago when Marine helicopter pilots stopped off at a civilian airport on Shimoji Island as they traveled from Okinawa to Guam and the Philippines. “Miyako Airport is used by many residents and tourists,” Ishimine said in his pamphlet. CAMP FOSTER, Okinawa — The mayor of Hirara City on Miyako Island wants the U.S. military to find another gas station between Okinawa and the Philippines. cndyorks.gn.apc.org /caab/articles/mayorprotest.htm   (474 words)

Pro-American Forums - over 11,000 Patriotic Members! - Chinese Threat Shimoji Island has a training airfield with a 3,000-meter runway that could be used in military emergencies. Miyako Island currently has a Japanese military radar station and a small group of troops. The Tokyo Shimbun reported March 16 that the southernmost deployment of Japanese troops is on the main island of Okinawa. www.pro-american.com /forums/showthread.php?t=11493   (6269 words)

shamanism Shimoji A. Interface between shamanism and psychiatry in MiyakoIslands, Okinawa, Japan: a viewpoint from medical and psychiatric anthropology. An additional study reported that on the Miyako Islands, Okinawa, Japan shamanism, not psychiatry, is the accepted model used to treat mental illness effectively. Although the foundations supporting shamanism differ from those sustaining Western medicine, both traditions provide experiences that convince clients that specific procedural methods alleviate illness. www.vanderbilt.edu /AnS/psychology/health_psychology/shamanism.htm   (1925 words)

Japan Today - News - Okinawa governor urges Rumsfeld to reduce U.S. bases - Japan's Leading International News Network Miyako police have arrested a 20-year-old male temporary Shimoji Town Office worker on suspicion of attempted rape and beating up a 21-year-old female co-worker of the same office on Sunday. Okinawa Police Station said the arrest had nothing to do with the weekend visit to Okinawa by U.S. Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld and the demonstrations that accompanied his trip. Visibly angered by the Okinawa governor's strongly worded request, Rumsfeld said U.S. commanders here and throughout the world try to assure that they can minimize their impact on the local community. www.japantoday.com /e?content=news&cat=9&id=279127&display=all   (2352 words)

Stars & Stripes Shimoji, connected to Irabu Island by a bridge, is part of the Okinawa prefecture’s Miyako Island group, some 200 miles south of Okinawa. About 60 protesters, mostly labor union members and Miyako Island group residents, gathered outside the fences of an airfield on Shimoji Island when three CH-46 Sea Knight helicopters and one KC-130 air refueler landed the airport at 8 a.m. Akira Ishimine, mayor of Hirara, a small city on nearby Miyako Island, said he “had a growing sense of crisis that the use of the airport by the military this time is a part of their plan for future use of the airport on regular basis.” www.estripes.com /article.asp?section=104&article=25059&archive=true   (521 words)

Japan plans detecting system at East China Sea The Agency believes that a station on Miyako Island is not enough, and another one must be added at a southwest island to intercept and decode the rivalry's radio communication signals, Xinhuanet quoted Japanese newspaper Sankei Shimbun as saying. The Agency decided earlier to build a station on Miyako Island of Okinawa County to intercept and handle communication signals of Chinese warships and aircraft, which will be put into operation in 2008. HK-based Ming Pao Daily News reported on November 7 that presently Japan only has a radar station on Miyako Island without troops deployed there. www.chinadaily.cn /english/doc/2004-11/09/content_389843.htm   (342 words)

Shimoji Town in court fight over aloe vera business - JapanUpdate.com - Okinawa News, Classifieds, Events, Culture, Forums, and more! Shimoji Town on Miyako Island finds itself in a court battle with a German company over an aloe vera venture that went sour. Shimoji Town in court fight over aloe vera business - JapanUpdate.com - Okinawa News, Classifieds, Events, Culture, Forums, and more! A second group of angry homeowners in Awase, Okinawa City, are heading for courts in their battle against construction of a high-rise apartment building in the midst of their single homes. www.japanupdate.com /en?id=5714   (758 words)

Okinawa Reunion I am planning to visit Okinawa in the near future, and would love to be able to see her. I am planning to visit Okinawa in the very near future and would like to be reunited with as much of my family as possible. Additional Info: She is or was living in Okinawa, the last I was in contact with her was approximately two-three years ago. www.okinawa.com /reunion.html   (6945 words)

Naomi's Okinawa Connection - Guestbook - July 2000 I was stationed at Okinawa and Miyako Jima 1957-58. I occasionally look for sites about Okinawa just for reminiscence sake and to see if I can find traces of anyone I knew while I was there, though there is little chance of that. I will be moving to okinawa in January of 2001 and I am curious if there is any foreigners out there who are living in Okinawa and working. naomi.okinawa-connection.com /guestbook/2000/guestbook0007.htm   (2210 words)

Asian Political News: Kyodo news summary -5- NAHA, Japan - About 1,000 people gathered Sunday for a rally on Miyako Island in Okinawa Prefecture to protest against a U.S. proposal to allow a civilian airfield on nearby Shimoji Island to be used by the U.S. Air Force and the Self-Defense Forces. The rally participants gathered in Hirara, some 15 kilometers east of Shimoji airfield in the town of Irabu, and adopted a resolution demanding that use of the airfield be limited to civilian aircraft and that the Japanese government adhere to a 1971 accord with Okinawa to limit the airfield's use to such aircraft. Koizumi made the remarks to reporters traveling with him after arriving in Vientiane to take part in meetings with the leaders of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations and its partners. www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m0WDQ/is_2004_Dec_13/ai_n8593092   (1286 words)

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The Japanese journal of psychiatry and neurology on Medscape - 45 4 Interface between shamanism and psychiatry in Miyako Islands, Okinawa, Japan: a viewpoint from medical and psychiatric anthropology. Clinical study of insomnia, a common disorder in primary care: from a viewpoint of consultation-liaison psychiatry. www.medscape.com /medline/publicationbrowser/7196/45_4/dt_12011991/limit_0   (295 words)

FAR SIDE MUSIC LTD. TRADITIONAL AND MODERN SHIMAUTA Featuring Testsuhiro Daiku, also Satoru Shimoji, Sachiko Shima, Rikki and others. Mostly Yaeyama and Miyako island artists. Excellent album, highly recommended. Another of the popular Okinawan compilations.This one features Begin, Isamu Shimoji, Rimi Natsukawa, Nenes (the old one) Nenes (the new one) Toru Yonaha and Kaori Futenma. Good for an overview of the current scene, but not much to distinguish it from the others. Okinawa's most famous tunes, female vocals over brass and guitar accompaniment. Recommended. www.farsidemusic.com /acatalog/TRADITIONAL___MODERN_mixture.html   (424 words)

Domestic 1-day trip on NH - any ideas? I was recommended Miyako and Shimoji down in the south, but I'm afraid they are a bit far, adding extra costs and time because of the increased number of segments. Basically I have been considering going to either Hokkaido or Okinawa, as I have only been to the Tokyo area before. Or would it be doable and woth it? www.flyertalk.com /forum/showthread.php?t=318647   (372 words)

Aerosonde - Article also...Dr Hiroki TANAKA is operating the flux experiment on Miyako Jima and he was kind enough to help us out whist we were in Miyako. was carried out within Shimoji Airport as in Typhoon Hunter 2001. Luckily some of us had the foresight to get an early night while the others stayed up comparing traditions in different countries. www.aerosonde.com /drawarticle/70   (595 words)

New-arrival guidance The direction of subscription hope should enter from here the news mail which covered the new arrival photograph, the subject of Okinawa, etc. www.s-breeze.com /sinnsakuE.html   (34 words)

→    Okinawa current time World Clock » Asia » Japan » Okinawa Select a region on the map below to discover world time. www.timegenie.com /state.time/jp47   (349 words)

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