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It’s all about cars at Car Beauty Pro S… [Business]
Most gas stations in Japan are far more than spots to fill up the tank. They have services that range from an oil change and other minor mai...Read More
Fashion Candy introduces new confectiona… [Business]
Fashion Candy, one of Okinawa’s best-known confectionary makers, especially for its “chinsuko” cookies, introduced Monday a new brand “Makuk...Read More
Okinawa FamilyMart thrives for local fla… [Business]
By Miki Shioda Okinawa FamilyMart prides itself as a community-based convenience store chain that has more than 300 shops throughout the pre...Read More
Groundbreaking ceremony Hotel Blossom Naha held [Business]
Orion Beer Co., Ltd and JR Kyushu Hotels Co., an affiliate of Kyushu Railway Company, or JR Kyushu, held a groundbreaking ceremony for a new city hotel named ‘Blossom Naha’ at the ...
Terrace Hotels to open 5th hotel on Okinawa [Business]
The Terrace Hotels, one of the largest local hotel groups in Okinawa, announced that it will open its fifth hotel ‘The Uza Terrace Beach Club Villas’ in Uza, Yomitan Village, Mar. ...
Ownership of Riga Royal Hotel changes hands [Business]
A real estate subsidiary of Morgan Stanley, one of the largest global financial services firms, obtained on Oct. 29th, the ownership and management rights of Riga Royal Gran Okinaw...
Frozen acerola juice from Motobu voted for best snack in Japan [Business]
Frozen juice labeled ‘Acerola Frozen’ produced in Motobu Town won the first prize in the 6th Nippon Local Snack Ranking Contest that took place at a local produce exhibition in Tok...
Record number of participants at Great Okinawa Trade Fair [Business]
The second board meeting of the 2nd Great Okinawa Trade Fair 2015, one of the largest international food-related trade fairs in Japan, was held on Nov. 19th in Naha. The fair is sc...
2015.11.20
Ritou Fair 2015 puts outer islands in focus on three-day weekend [Business]
A three-day fair promoting the products, beauty, and tourism opportunities of Okinawa’s 18 outer islands is staged at Okinawa Cellular Stadium in Onoyama Park in Naha over the thre...
Naha to receive record number of cruise ships in 2016 [Business]
According to Naha Port Authority, the number of cruise ship port calls to Naha this year will reach 115 by the end of the year. In 2016 the number is expected to reach a new record...
USJ to maintain Okinawa theme park plan [Business]
Comcast, an American mass media company, announced through its subsidiary NBC Universal on Nov. 13th that they have completed acquiring the 51% equity stake in the Universal Studio...
Foremost Blue Seal to open DYI ice cream parlor [Business]
Foremost Blue Seal, Ltd, a local ice cream making company, announced that it will close restaurant ‘On Dish’ that the company runs on Dec. 31st, and replace it with a new facility ...
Large aviation conference planned for Okinawa in 2017 [Business]
Gerard Brown, the head of Future Events at United Business Media, a leading business-to-business media and market information company in the U.K., visited Okinawa Governor Takeshi ...
Petrobras to shut down Nansei Sekiyu Nishihara refinery [Business]
Lincoln Shiodiro Ishikawa, the president of Nansei Sekiyu K.K. that operates the only oil refinery on the island, visited Akikazu Shimoji, the director general of the Prefectural D...
Korean LCC starts new route between Naha and Incheon [Business]
Easter Jet, a Korean low-cost carrier, is the newest airline to introduce regular international flights to Okinawa, as the company started flights between Naha and Incheon Airport ...
AEON Mihama renovates, reopens [Business]
AEON Ryukyu reopened its renovated AEON Chatan Shopping Center in Mihama, Chatan, Thursday. The renovated shop has expanded a health & beauty area and family & children’s z...
Okinawan designer shows creations at Tokyo Fashion Week [Business]
Issei Higa, a 35-year-old fashion designer from Okinawa, had his line of fashions under his own ‘Higa’-brand shown during the Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Tokyo that was held at a co...
Ishigaki to get first 18-hole champion-grade golf course [Business]
A unit of the Unimat Group, Unimat Precious Co., Ltd. that specializes in managing golf courses in the country, announced at a press conference in Ishigaki City a plan to construct...
2015.10.22
Okinawa Sangyo Matsuri showcases the best Okinawa produces [Business]
There’s not a better place to see what Okinawa makes, grows or processes than the three-day annual industry and business fair called Okinawa Sangyo Matsuri at Onoyama Park in Naha ...
Domestic airlines serving Okinawa increase passengers [Business]
Five major domestic airline companies, JAL, ANA, JTA, RAC, and Skymark that fly routes to and from Okinawa, and within the prefecture, announced their customer numbers for a period...
Awamori distillers attract with specialties at industry fair [Business]
Many local awamori distillers are bringing limited-production merchandise for sale at the Okinawa Industrial Fair this weekend. For example, Kumejima’s Kumesen Co., Ltd will offer ...
USJ executive: No change in Okinawa plan [Business]
The recent buyout of the management company of the Universal Studios Japan cast in some Okinawan tourist business circles doubts about the future of the USJ plan to construct a new...
Local makers introduce “Kariyushi” shirts for suits [Business]
Okinawa Prefectural Clothing and Needlework Industry Association has started to sell Kariyushi dress shirts intended for use with a suit and tie. According to an association press ...
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