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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
2013.06.16
Searchlights add symbols of peace 22nd, 23rd [Community]
Searchlights which criss-crossed Okinawa skies during the Battle of Okinawa in the Spring 1945 are to be illuminated again on June 22nd and 23rd, but for the purpose of promoting t...
2013.05.14
Dream Garden Market set for Thursday at Oto-Ichiba [Community]
The Dream Garden Market, a showcase of handmade goods by local artisans, will be open this Thursday, May 16th, at Koza Music Town. The market, which is free, runs 11 a.m. ~ 3 p.m. ...
2013.05.10
Mother’s Day shows family appreciation [Community]
By Bill Charles Sunday is Mother’s Day, a celebration honoring mothers and motherhood, and the influence moms have worldwide on practically everyone. Okinawa’s jumping into the swi...
2013.04.29
Golden Week kicks off Monday [Community]
Companies, banks and public offices close, people are on the move and airports are a congested mess during the upcoming Golden Week, which gets its start on Monday. Golden Week is ...
2013.04.29
Zombies, Jedi and Muggles Welcome; Annual Comic Con is geek heaven [Community]
By Rebecca Baldwin, Library Technician It’s time again to dust off superhero capes and Vulcan ears, and recharge lightsabers — it’s time to meet down at the Hall of Justice, ...
2013.04.12
Jintoku Temple Flower Festival celebrates Shaka’s birthday [Community]
The historical Buddha Shaka, which was the first Buddha ever to come to Japan in 538, is being honored Sunday with a flower festival in Naha City. The Jintoku Temple Flower Festiva...
2013.04.01
Gardens & Yards open to public in Nanjo City [Community]
“The opening up of gardens in Nanjo city 2013” is held in every Spring and Autumn since 2010, and takes place starting April 6th, Saturday. This year marks the event’s seventh year...
2013.04.01
Shisa Exhibition opens Wednesday in Tsuboya Area [Community]
A free Shisa Exhibition opens its doors Wednesday, Shisa Day, to present the popular Okinawan pottery to tourists and locals alike. The events are held centering on the famous Tsub...
2013.03.31
Wonder Museum to celebrate its 9th anniversary [Community]
The Wonder Museum at Okinawa Kodomo no Kuni, the Okinawa Zoo & Museum, is hosting a series of special free events during the period April 1st through the 14th, as it celebrates...
Marines, local community initiate idea contest [Community]
Marines on Okinawa are taking interaction with the local community to a new dimension. The United States Marine Corps Camp Smedley D. Butler has created a Community Relations Idea ...
2013.03.22
Cute ‘Girly’ Group Exhibition now showing [Community]
Three female collaborators have created an adult joint work exhibition now on display at Gallery Shop Kufuu. The works of Yuko Izumikawa, Yuriko Touyama and Akiko Ganaha are on exh...
2013.03.21
Gospel music to fill Okinawa Co-mission Conference [Community]
Zion Christian Fellowship is hosting the 17th Okinawa Co-mission Conference Saturday evening, with guest pastor Akira Takimoto addressing participants, while gospel music fills the...
2013.03.15
Beach cleaning, Only One Fair linked at Uruma City [Community]
It’s a two-part day Sunday, with a Teruma Beach Cleaning in the morning and a free public fair in the afternoon in Uruma City. Participants gather in front of Uruma Gelato Sunday m...
2013.03.10
AWWA donates millions as it serves community [Community]
Many people aren’t aware of the American Women’s Welfare Association, or the countless projects it undertakes on behalf of five military spouse organizations on Okinawa, or the act...
2013.02.15
NPO staging Issaigassai Festival in Onna-son [Community]
More than 60 stores are coming together Sunday at Onna-son for the Issaigassai Festival sponsored by the NPO corporation Fureai Net Onna. The 10 a.m. ~ 4 p.m. festival is geared fo...
2013.02.15
Ogimi Village celebrates Camellia Festival with show, tours, music [Community]
Working a theme of nature and the camellia, Ogimi Village is this weekend celebrating the 3rd Ogimi Camellia Festival. “The woods walk tour of limestone”, which provides a glimpse ...
2013.02.15
Koza Ginten Festival Saturday brings mainland students [Community]
Students from Kanagawa Prefecture will join the Koza Ginten Festival this Saturday, commemorating the Ginten arcade in Koza. The Koza Gineten Festival, the Ginetengai, takes place ...
2013.02.13
Friendship Seminar looks at the CARICOM countries [Community]
Antigua Barbuda. Republic of Guyana. Grenada. Jamaica. Republic of Suriname. Saint Christopher and Nevis. Barbados. Republic of Haiti. Commonwealth of Dominica. Republic Trini...
2013.02.07
Lunar New Year ushered in this weekend [Community]
Unless someone ventures into Itoman City this weekend, it’s unlikely that anyone would realize that Sunday is Lunar New Year. The Lunar New Year, also known as the Chinese New Year...
2013.01.27
III MEF Bandmaster shares all about music [Community]
Stephen B. Giove is a pianist, a drummer, and a master musician now leading the III Marine Expeditionary Force Band. He’s a Marine with a toe-tapping sense of musical timing, start...
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