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THE SILK ROAD - A living history of int… [CURRENT ISSUE Education]
The Okinawa Prefectural Museum and Art Museum is offering the exhibition of “Silk Road”, you will meet over 100 very rare and historical ass...Read More
Friends Abroad is looking for foreign me… [Community Education Family]
Are you interested in an International Culture Exchange in Okinawa!? Now Friends Abroad is looking for foreign members for the Culture Teach...Read More
Learn and Improve your Japanese in Okina… [Education Japanese Lesson]
Since 2010, Touyou Gengo Bunka Gakuin (Asian Language & Culture College) in Midorimachi, Uruma City has been providing quality Japanese ...Read More
2014.03.02
Japan Foreign Ministry making efforts to improve ODA [Education]
By Edo Heinrich-Sanchez This week the Economist.com has gathered leaders for the World Ocean Summit in San Francisco. Keynote speakers include U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, ...
2014.01.20
University students visit Okinawa to learn firsthand [Education]
A class of twelve students and one faculty member from Soka University of America, an international liberal arts university located in Southern California, are in Okinawa this week...
Participants wanted for OIST Café study group [Education]
Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University (OIST) is inviting participants to attend study group “OIST Café” on Jan. 24th starting at 4 p.m. on OIST campus. Th...
2013.12.22
English education is key factor in sustainable future [Education]
By Edo Heirich-Sanchez Next year will be the Education for Sustainable Development 2014 World Conference, in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, from Nov. 10 through 12 with the Stakeholder ...
2013.12.16
“Genki English” aims at more effective English teaching [Education]
By Edo Heinrich Sanchez This week, I would like to introduce Richard Graham from “Genki English.” We are only a couple of weeks away from the new year and we hope you can join us i...
2013.12.06
AMICUS International works dual education programs [Education]
Located on a grassy hillside, AMICUS International School is on a visionary mission to take its students to new educational experiences. AMICUS is Okinawa’s latest international sc...
2013.11.28
Sci-Tec College offers free Japanese class [Education]
Recognizing that many foreigners are uncomfortable trying to deal with Japanese and the Japanese language, Sci-Tec College Naha is offering a free sample lesson to entice foreigner...
2013.11.25
TEDxRyukyu speaker Dr. Gong Ping Yeh [Education]
By Edo Heinrich-Sainchez This week, we would like to introduce to you another TEDxRyukyu speaker: Dr. Gong Ping Yeh, better known among friends as “G.P.” His first presentation I h...
2013.11.17
AmerAsian School marks 15th anniversary [Education]
Okinawa’s only school offering an English and Japanese education for AmerAsian children is celebrating its 15th year of service to the community this year. The Ginowan City-based s...
OIST welcomes Prof. George Iwama as Executive Vice President [Education]
Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University (OIST), is welcoming Prof. George Iwama as the executive president starting January 2014. Prof. Iwama was born in Na...
80% of schools teach or use Okinawan dialect [Education]
According to Okinawa Board of Education survey, 80 percent of public elementary and junior high schools in the prefecture had classes and school events in Okinawan dialect in 2012....
Three Iheya school girls find “It’s big world” [Education]
Iheya Island Board of Education announced students Kana Nishime, Mari Kojima and Yuna Takara, all third graders at Iheya Junior High School, reported their 30-day short home stay i...
Seniors go back to school to complete education [Education]
In the chaos on Okinawa after the war, many children were not able to finish school or attend at all, and have a mandatory education. But better late than never. A special school t...
JICA Okinawa celebrates 10,000th trainee [Education]
JICA (Japan International Cooperation Agency) Okinawa, a facility located in Maeda, Urasoe City, welcomed its 10,000th technical trainee, Sep. 14. To celebrate the occasion, JICA s...
2013.07.29
Magic Museum returns with light and sound [Education]
The Magic Museum is returning to the Urasoe City Museum on Saturday for a six-week run, taking visitors through the world of art as experienced with both light and sound. “Magic Mu...
2013.05.14
Free Ocarina Experience class & mini-concerts Thursday [Education]
A series of Spring Ocarina Experience classes and mini-concerts are coming up in Okinawa City and Chatan the next couple weeks to promote the music of Okinawa and its role in local...
2013.05.09
Nobel Prize winner to give free lecture at OIST [Education]
A Taiwan-born chemist who won the 1986 Nobel Prize for Chemistry will be featured lecturer Saturday morning at Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology. Dr. Yan Tseh Lee, who wo...
2013.03.15
Theater, music workshops slated for Sunday at Sakurazaka Theater [Education]
More than a half-dozen workshops for beginners and mid-range skills are on tap Sunday as the 22nd Sakurazaka Civil University Festival takes place in a Sakurazaka Theater Hall. Adm...
2013.03.01
OIST offering tours, demonstrations, seminars Sunday [Education]
It’s a day for kids of all ages – youngsters to senior citizen youth at heart – as Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology opens its campus for a special science day. The Open ...
2012.09.15
American leaders staging English presentation contest [Education]
The U.S. Consulate Naha and the American Chamber of Commerce Okinawa are making final preparations for an English Language PowerPoint Presentation Contest on September 22nd. The co...
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