As Okinawa’s average life expectancy continues to decline, governor points out that the strengthening of health care has achieved only 30% of its goals. (27ja23)


Splendor of Okinawa: Globe Amaranth, roadside Uruma, 17ja23


The Health and Longevity Okinawa Promotion Committee Office held a meeting on 23 January  at the Prefectural Office  involving each of its departments. The committee’s roadmap of the state of achievements in 2022 has been published. 25 goals had been set. Only 6 among them, such as the rate of special health checks, the quota for elderly not receiving nursing care authorization, the number of prefecture run facilities with smoking within their confines completely forbidden, met their goals. That is an achievement of under 30% of the total goals.


Through the work of each department on activities and eating habits, health management practices, education, and such, the Prefecture aimed at social environment maintenance with the prefecture’s people working together to promote health.


However, according to the nation’s prefectural health chart, Okinawa’s ranking on average longevity has continued to fall. In 2020, Okinawa hovered around 43rd in the nation for men and 16th for women.


Considering those statistics, Governor Denny Tamaki stated, “I cannot but say that the revival of  Health and Longevity Okinawa is in danger.” He added that he will inspect the workings of the Prefectural Office system and pointed out that he would strengthen health promotion for those in the prime of their working lives. 


When the Prefecture finishes assembling the final results of its 2nd plan (Healthy Okinawa 21) for 2022, it plans to formulate a third plan for 2023. The committee’s working group, whose activities were shut down by the scourge of Covid-19, will also set to work again. 


Original Japanese article: Ryukyu Shimpo, published Thursday 25ja23. Byline: Takuya Kayo 

https://news.yahoo.co.jp/articles/62e05a771303a525d3cea15f6b7b60a83afc05ea


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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