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Day of Naha: Immerse Yourself in the Cap… [Community CURRENT ISSUE]
July 8th is Naha Day in Okinawa. This special occasion originated from the use of play-on-words or rather, a play-on-numbers. Naha’s two syl...Read More
Hamauri ritual purifies body of evil spi… [Community CURRENT ISSUE]
Hamauri is one of Okinawa’s oldest customs, a time when people cleanse themselves of evil spirits. On Mar. 3rd of the lunar calendar (April ...Read More
Day of Naha: Immerse Yourself in the Cap… [Community CURRENT ISSUE]
July 8th is Naha Day in Okinawa. This special occasion originated from the use of play-on-words or rather, a play-on-numbers. Naha’s two syl...Read More
2013.01.01
Ocean Expo Winter Fantasy 2012 runs to mid-January [Community]
From the central gate to Ocean Expo Park to the aquarium circumference zone, it’s time for Winter Fantasy 2012. The illuminations at Ocean Expo Park signal the winter spirit in Oki...
2012.12.28
Midnight fireworks launch the new year at Mihama [Community]
The night promises to be a bit chilly, but not a drop of precipitation’s in the forecast for the New Year’s Eve midnight fireworks at Mihama’s Sunset Beach. Organizers say there w...
2012.12.27
Eat while contributing at special charity event [Community]
Tortilla Factory LLC, a company operating Obbligato, Tortilla Factory and Mark’s Drive In restaurants, is once again opening its heart to the community with a charity food event. T...
2012.12.27
Honobono Marche is spiritual, cleansing event [Community]
Honobono Marche is based on the spirit of Ho’oponopono, a Hawaiian word meaning “washing of the heart” and the foundation of an annual event taking place Friday at the Jingu Temple...
2012.12.14
JICA friendship eve on Africa set for tonight [Community]
Five times each year, the Urasoe International Communications Association stages special events to bring Okinawa and the world closer together, and this week it’s a Friendship Semi...
Camp Kinser to have holiday parade, tree lighting ceremony [Community]
Camp Kinser will conduct a Holiday Parade and Tree Lighting Ceremony to celebrate the upcoming holiday season near the Camp Kinser Commissary at 5 p.m. Dec. 1. The parade will marc...
2012.11.24
Koza International Plaza opens to aid foreigners [Community]
A new business designed to provide counsel to foreigners in Okinawa who are confronted with a myriad of confusing issues is now open in Ichibankan Mall in Okinawa City. The Koza In...
2012.11.22
Friends of Shikinaen gathering set for Sunday [Community]
The 14th Friends of Shikinaen meeting is coming up Sunday, as hundreds of Okinawans gather to salute the World Heritage Site on Okinawa. Designated as a World Heritage special scen...
2012.10.26
Koza A-lunch Championship Contest looks for weekend judges [Community Gourmet]
The Koza A-lunch Competition in 2011 was so successful, the organizers are doing it again this weekend, holding a two-day competition to pick the best restaurants in the area, and ...
2012.10.19
Entertainment side shows dominate Okinawan wedding parties [Community]
By Jun Ikemura An Okinawan wedding party is special. While weddings in mainland Japan tend to be very formal affairs with endless speeches and carefully choreographed appearances,...
2012.10.12
Nanjo City Festival is rare event [Community Festival]
Nanjo city festival scheduled for this weekend at Gusuku Road Park does not get to be routine as the event is held only every four years. The weekend’s festival is only the second ...
2012.10.12
Yambaru fair showcases awamori, fishery products [Community]
The Yambaru Industrial Fair in Nago’s 21st Century Forest Gymnasium will be held for the 28th time this year over the weekend. Yambaru is the area comprising the northern part of ...
2012.10.05
Mihama invites public to Halloween Costume Contest [Community]
The annual Halloween Costume Contest in Mihama 2012 will be held on Oct. 31 from 6 p.m. ~ 8 p.m. to thank customers for their frequent patronage to the Mihama area over the years....
2012.09.28
Yohei Morita, no run-of-the-mill physicist [Community]
Not everyone holds a doctorate in high-energy physics, and even fewer hold records in developing the fledgling Internet, but Yohei Morita holds both. Morita is a physicist totally ...
2012.09.28
Yokkatsu Eisa fest coming to Ayahashi Hall [Community]
Eisa was originally performed to honor the memory of ancestors on Kyu-Bon, but traditions have moved the dance to level of Okinawa folk art. Sunday the Yokatsu Eisa Fest brings tog...
2012.09.28
Okinawa-India Friendship marks 10th anniversary [Community]
Musicians, artisans and artists from India are appearing at the Naha International Airport Domestic Terminal this weekend as the Okinawa-India Friendship Association celebrates its...
2012.09.15
Tens of thousands protest Osprey deployment [Community]
Ginowan Seaside Park and a space outside the Diet building in Tokyo on Sunday were the venues for tens of thousands who gathered to voice their opposition to deployment of U.S. Osp...
2012.09.15
Pointillist learns all from grandmother [Community]
His family line is special, his grand mother was a Kaminchu, a person able to talk to gods, her family being a Kaminchu family since ancient times, but not wanting to mix with thos...
Marines to test tsunami warning system [Community]
A new installation-wide tsunami warning system designed to alert personnel on all Marine camps and stations, and White Beach Naval Facility, to the threat of an imminent destructiv...
2012.08.24
Stunning physics photos in OIST photo exhibition [Community]
Physicists and scientists all over the world are dealing in complex issues like ‘why is the universe made of matter and not antimatter?’. However, very few people know what actuall...
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