The is a Japanese broadsheet newspaper published in Okinawa Prefecture. It was founded in 1893 by Shà  Jun, a former prince of the Ryà «kyà « Kingdom, and was the first newspaper to be published in the prefecture.
Historian George H. Kerr says of the newspaper, upon its founding, that it "strengthened leadership and promoted the development of informed opinion on matters of public concern". It has also been described as speaking for the former ruling class of the kingdom. Editor-in-chief à Âta Chà Âfu, along with others from the newspaper, played a role in the Kà Âdà Â-kai Movement, arguing for leadership of the prefecture to remain hereditary within the Shà  family, and opposing the Freedom and People's Rights Movement led in Okinawa by, among others, Jahana Noboru.
The Ryà «kyà « Shimpà  company involved itself in development and modernization efforts in the island prefecture, spurring agricultural production and innovation by hosting competitions and exhibitions, and arranged in 1915 for the first demonstration of an airplane in Okinawa.
Originally published every other day, it became a daily newspaper in 1906. During World War II, as the result of the national government's Newspaper Unification Policy, the paper was combined with the Okinawa Asahi and Okinawa Daily News (Okinawa Nippà Â) into the Okinawa Shimpà Â, and did not resume publication under the name "Ryà «kyà « Shimpà Â" until after the end of the war.
Today, it has the largest print-run of newspapers in Okinawa with both morning and evening editions, and the newspaper company is connected to a number of other businesses, including Ryà «kyà « Shimpà  Shipping, Ryà «kyà « Shimpà  Development, and