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・11/26 Nago Autumn Fireworks Festival @ Nago Fishing Port 17:00~21:00 (Fireworks 20:00~) Free to enter https://r.goope.jp/srb-47-37/info/479...Read More
The Okinawa Zoo needs your help [News]
The Okinawa Zoo is now asking for Crowd-Funding support in order to raise money to help feed the animals at the zoo. Due to COVID19, attenda...Read More
Share of foreign residents in Okinawa increasing [News]
The estimated population of Okinawa Prefecture as of Oct. 1, 2017, was 1,443,802 that is 3,889 more than the previous year. Of the total, Japanese nationals comprised 1,429,944 tha...
Kankyo Solution starts accepting waste from U.S. Military [News]
The business suspension of a main industrial waste disposal company on Okinawa, Kurashiki Kankyo, led to the disruption of waste collection from the U.S. military bases. On Wednesd...
Taiwan habu increasing in Nago area [News]
An increasing number of cases has been reported of Taiwan habu snakes entering into private houses in the Nago area. Taiwan habu is 1.2 times more venomous than the Okinawa habu. I...
Futsal tournament for disabled slated for January [News]
“Mix Soccer Okinawa Cup 2018”, a futsal tournament with the all-star Ibaraki Prefecture disabled players’ team as a guest team, is scheduled to take place in the Kadena Town Sports...
Hyakuna Garan again candidate for Forbes Travel Guide 2018 wards [News]
Hyakuna Garan, a luxury resort in Tamagusuku, Nanjo City, has been named for the 4th time a candidate for the “Best Resort” by Forbes Travel Guide 2018. The results will be announc...
OCVB aims to better tourism for sexual minorities [News]
Okinawa Convention Bureau (OCVB) has applied for a membership in the “International Gay & Lesbian Travel Association” (IGLTA), an association to advance tourism experiences for...
Nishihara High marching band wins gold for 5th consecutive year [News]
The 45h National Marching Band Competition, sponsored by the Japan Marching Band Association, was held at Saitama Super Arena on Dec. 16 & 17th. Nishihara High School marching ...
High-speed vessel mulled from Naha to Motobu, Churaumi Aquarium [News]
One of the projects included in the “Okinawa Sightseeing Step-up Strategy 2017” business plan to boost Okinawa tourism, is a proposal to establish a high-speed boat connection to t...
Christmas lights tuned on at Urasoe Kyouzuka Yuimaru Center [News]
The 13th Christmas Illumination lights on Kyouzuka Yuimaru Center Street in Urasoe have been turned on. The lighting ceremony was held on Dec. 9th with local children singing and d...
Ryuguujou decorates X’mas tree with golden pupas [News]
“Ryuguujou Chouchouen”, a sightseeing facility in Motobu featuring butterflies, is displaying a X’mas tree decorated with 700 pupas of tree nymph butterflies. The pupas shine in go...
New website matches foreign job seekers to job offers [News]
Ryukyu Interactive, Inc. has opened a job-seeker/job-offer matching website “Job Antenna Global” to support foreign persons to find a job in Okinawa. Information on the website is ...
West Coast Road proceeding in time [News]
The construction of a seaside road in Urasoe connecting the Minatomachi area in Naha to Ujidomari in Ginowan is proceeding in time. The road is scheduled to open within this fiscal...
Digital aquarium planned for new Toyosaki mall [News]
A consortium of companies planning to build a large new large-scale shopping mall in Toyosaki, Tomigusuku City, announced Monday a project to include a digital aquarium in the faci...
Five boys apprehended for arson at Tomari Elementary School [News]
A series of arsons happened at a garbage collection point at Tomari Elementary School in Naha on Nov. 5th and 6th. After investigation, Naha Police apprehended five junior high sch...
Man arrested for putting stuffed wolf up for auction [News]
Okinawa Prefectural Police, Prefectural Living and Safety Division, has sent to the Public Prosecutors’ Office a case of a 69-year-old Ginowan man who is suspected of violating the...
Bank of Japan Naha Branch renovates exhibition space [News]
The Bank of Japan, Naha Branch, opened its renovated permanent exhibition space Monday in commemoration of the 10th anniversary of its move to Omoromachi, Naha City. The space feat...
Marine helicopter window frame falls on Ginowan school yard [News]
A window frame from a CH-53E transport helicopter fell Wednesday on the grounds of an elementary school in Ginowan. According to local TV news and other sources, the window pane is...
Call for blood donations before Christmas at AEON Rycom [News]
The “Okinawa Student Blood Donation Promotion Council”, a private volunteer group, is organizing an event to promote blood donations on the ground square of AEON Mall Rycom 1st flo...
Basketball World Championships 2023 to take place in Okinawa City [News]
Okinawa City has been selected to be one of the hosts of the 2023 FIBA World Championship Preliminary Basketball matches. After the selection, Okinawa City Mayor Sachio Kuwae said,...
Piece of slicer blade found in school lunch in Okinawa City [News]
A piece of a food slicer blade broke off in the 2nd Supply Center of School Meals in Goeku, Okinawa City, and went into a lunch served at an elementary school. The piece was found ...
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