The governor proclaims, “A welcome from all our prefecture’s people!”, to their Majesties the Emperor and Empress, for their first visit to Okinawa since taking the throne, from 22 to 23 October. (30se22)


Splendor of Okinawa: Royal Poinciana, roadside Uruma, 22se22.


The Prefecture announced on 29 September that their Majesties the Emperor and Empress will visit the prefecture from 22 to 23 October to attend the “2022 Chura Umi (Beautiful Sea) Cultural Festival.” The Royal Couple will attend the opening ceremony of the event at the Ginowan Convention Center on 23 October, where they will offer a greeting. This will be their first visit to the prefecture since taking the throne in 2019.


During their visit to the prefecture, the Royal Couple will receive a summary explanation of the Prefectural Administration by Governor Denny Tamaki. Moreover, they will observe relevant events at the Cultural Festival.


This Cultural Festival is being held in the pivotal 50th year since Reversion to Japan. Governor Tamaki emphasized, “We are promoting Okinawa’s culture both here in Japan and abroad. Our culture has a deep significance for us, far and above its diversity.” The governor further proclaimed in his comments, “There can be no higher joy for the prefectural people. We, as  the people of our prefecture, extend our welcome to the Royal Couple.”


This is the first Royal visit to the prefecture since the former Emperor and his wife came to Itoman National Okinawa War Dead Memorial and Yonaguni District in 2018. In July of 2010, the current Emperor, then Crown Prince, visited the prefecture for the National High School “Chura Shima (Beautiful Island) Tournament.”


Original Japanese article: Okinawa Times, published Friday 30 September 2022 at 10:54. Byline: Akinori Ono

https://news.yahoo.co.jp/articles/b89c1d2d751a0dfa3629255f09f6f9fcf0181a59


Denny in the News: news about Governor Denny Tamaki.

Denny Tamaki is the governor of Okinawa Prefecture in Japan. Although Okinawa is important as an international tourist destination and a key element in strategic US Military Forces, its governor receives very little coverage in the Japanese press and almost none in the English language media. 

  1. This blog hopes to  translate one news article a day on the governor.  It is unsponsored and unauthorized. The translator simply hopes to improve his skills and perhaps give the governor an English speaking audience. 

  2. Any suggestion on improving the translation will be gratefully accepted. However, please leave political comments for another forum.

  3. Where they occur, words and phrases in Ryukyuan (the Okinawan language) are rendered in italics and translated in parentheses. Names  whose readings are uncertain are rendered as Name (=Kanji?) as in Nagayuki (=長行?). Any corrections in such instances would be gratefully appreciated.

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