Peace Award presentation to the Himeyuri Archives Center for fresh consideration on the inheritance of war. (29oc22)


Splendor of Okinawa: Allamanda Schottii, roadside Uruma, 27oc22


On 28 October, the award ceremony for the 11th Individual or Group Contribution to the Creation and Maintenance of Peace in the Asian Pacific Region was held in Naha. Public Utility Corporate Foundation Okinawa Prefectural Women Teachers and Girls High School Number 1 Himeyuri Peace Memorial Foundation Establishment Himeyuri Memorial Archives Center received the award.


Okinawa Peace Award Committee Chair Governor Denny Tamaki presented the award certificate and award medal with the award of 10 million yen to the foundation. He noted that staff and those associated with the foundation had “greatly encouraged” fresh consideration on the inheritance of war and propagation of peace.


Foundation Board Chairman Masanori Nakahodo stated, “The staff and others at the Archive Center have continued the work of promulgating in Japan and abroad the transmission of the thoughts of those former students. Since this world has become more and more doubtful, this activity is essential.” He added that he would like to propagate their work in East Asia as well.


Former Center Director Yoshiko Shimabukuro was with the Archive Center since its establishment. The current director Choukei Futenma inherited the job from her 4 years ago. He stated, “This is the pivotal 50th Anniversary of Reversion. Our generation  of staff haven’t known war. So, this is an essential time for us to take the baton we’ve inherited. This award is a huge encouragement for us.” Referring to the invasion of Ukraine and the Taiwan issue, he touched on worries about the international situation and stressed the extreme importance of citizen exchanges.

　

Original Japanese article: Ryukyu Shimpo, published Saturday 29 October 2022 at 06:34. Byline: Mariko Nakamura.

https://news.yahoo.co.jp/articles/8503c702dab8d0a486f40342d4fdc0ab7c4423e3


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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