Working teams for concrete agriculture and fishing industry promotion, as well as human resource exchange, are advanced to strengthen friendly relations between Okinawa and Palau. (18ja23)


Splendor of Okinawa: Helianthus niveus, roadside Uruma, 17ja23


On 16 January, Okinawa Prefecture Governor Denny Tamaki, first among his visits, held discussions with Republic of Palau Minister of State Gustav Aitaro. In August of last year, a memorandum of understanding (MOU) was concluded on friendly relations between their governments. They agreed to establish a working team (WT) to concretely advance that understanding. They plan to cooperate in such sectors as agriculture and fishing industry promotion and development, as well as human resource exchange.


Governor Tamaki also requested consideration on the continued operation of Okinawa’s fishing fleet in the seas surrounding Palau. They confirmed both sides would work together to solve island related problems by action in technology, human and other resources, as agreed in the MOU concluded last August. 


According to the Prefecture, on the subject of working teams, Minister Aitaro stated, “We’re delighted that the MOU is progressing concretely.”

In addition to infrastructure development, he also spoke of cooperation in youth exchanges. Governor Tamaki responded, “We’d also like to push for links with schools, such as Ryukyu University.” 


About 30 people from within the prefecture related to such industries as fishing, environment, engineering and other concerned groups accompanied the governor on his trip to Palau. In his talks with Minister Aitaro and other important Cabinet Ministers, the governor added topics such as the conclusion of sister relations between Okinawa’s municipalities and each of Palau’s 16 states, as well as direct flights between Okinawa and Palau.


Okinawa and Palau have had historical and cultural connections since before the War due to large numbers of migrant workers and others from Okinawa domiciled there. Palau has limited operations of foreign fishing vessels within its EEZ since 2020. Since then Okinawan fishermen have continued doing long-line tuna fishing there, which contributes to the prefecture’s total catch. By concluding the MOU, a consideration is the desire to deepen cooperation in order to continue the operations of the prefecture’s fishing fleet.


On 16 January, Governor Tamaki and his entourage paid a visit to Palau’s monument to the war-dead and the Japanese Embassy. Moreover, they held discussions with the leaders of both upper and lower houses of the Palau National Assembly.


Original Japanese article: Ryukyu Shimpo, published Tuesday 17 January 2023 at 05:24. Byline: Yukito Toyama

https://news.yahoo.co.jp/articles/2845ff1d3956f135e792d4d7af16427a6d71188b


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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