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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
Skymark announces new flight schedules for winter and spring [Business]
Skymark Airlines, a budget airline currently in bankruptcy protection, announced Aug. 21 its planned changes to its flight schedules during the winter season between Oct. 25th and ...
Venture Market exchange event aims to attract 250 companies [Business]
The 6th Okinawa Venture Market cross-industrial exchange event will take place Dec. 1st at Okinawa Cellular Park Naha in Onoyama, Naha City. Organizers of the event aim at attracti...
ANA and Yamato to test luggage delivery service [Business]
Okinawa Yamato Transportation co., Ltd, a subsidiary of a large parcel delivery company Yamato Japan, and ANA, All Nippon Airways Co., Ltd, will jointly start on a test basis a tem...
Okinawa Festival attracts 10,000 in Hong Kong [Business]
Hong Kong based Japanese restaurant owners organized an Okinawa Festival in the city to promote special Okinawan products and tourism to Hong Kong residents. The festival took plac...
USJ CEO meets governor, asks for better transport infra [Business]
Universal Studios Japan CEO Glenn Gumpel visited Okinawa to meet Governor Takashi Onaga for the first time, Jul. 17th. The meeting took place at the prefectural office. IN the meet...
China Eastern starts regular Naha-Hangzhou flights [Business]
China Eastern Airlines started Jul. 21st regular two round trip fights a week between Naha and Hangzhou in China. The flights take place on Tuesdays and Fridays. The inaugural flig...
Nanjo business group reaches out to U.S. Military community [Business]
13 Southern Okinawa business operators including Chinen Fisheries Cooperative Association and Nanjo City Tourist Association, have joined forces setting up ‘Discovery Nanjo,’ a Fac...
ANA starts summertime Tokyo-Naha night flights [Business]
ANA, All Nippon Airways has started its limited-time, summer-season-only service of so called ‘ANA Galaxy Flights’ between Naha and Haneda in Tokyo. The Galaxy Flight makes only on...
Record number of cruise ships visit Okinawa [Business]
The number of cruise ships expected to visit ports in Okinawa Prefecture this year is expected to reach a record number. According to Okinawa General Bureau, cruise ships are expec...
Average annual income in Okinawa just over ¥2 million [Business]
The Okinawa Prefecture Department of Planning released Monday the summary of statistics of incomes by municipality in the fiscal 2012. According to the figures, the income per capi...
Company establishes plant to produce Halal food [Business]
A Mie Prefecture-based food and cultural goods cooperative has established a new company in Okinawa named Kakehashi Co. that built a new food processing plant in the international ...
New wedding organizer to open in Mihama [Business]
ESCRIT, a bridal facility management company in Tokyo, will open a new wedding center ‘Centlegenda Okinawa’ in Mihama, Chatan, in October in cooperation with Hilton Okinawa Chatan ...
China Eastern connects Naha and Fuzhou; Hangzhou from 17th [Business]
The China Eastern Airlines started regular flights between Naha and Fuzhou in China on Jul. 1st. The inauguration of the new route marks the first time ever for regular flights bet...
Naha land value sees first increase since 1992 [Business]
The National Tax Agency Okinawa Division announced Jul. 1st estimated prefectural roadside land values, which are the standard used for calculating inheritance and gift taxes. Acco...
Hyatt Regency opens in Naha [Business]
The world famous luxury hotel chain, Hyatt Regency, opened its first hotel on Okinawa in the Sakurazaka area of Makishi, Naha City, on Jul. 2nd. The new hotel is the 10th Hyatt Reg...
Tigerair begins Taipei – Naha fights [Business]
Still another airline began flying an international route to Okinawa, as the Taiwanese LCC airline, Tigerair Taiwan, started regular flights between Naha and Taipei on Jul. 29th. S...
Ishigaki distiller matches red wine and plums for new drink [Business]
Seifuku Distilery Co., Ltd, a maker of Okinawan Awamori in Ishigaki, has brought to the market a new liqueur labeled “Ishigaki Ume Flavored Wine” from Jun. 18th. The new product is...
2015.06.18
Kokusai Street Yatai-mura to open Friday [Business]
People love to eat food at Japanese style food stalls called “yatai” that are mostly present at various festivals that the island has almost every weekend, especially during the su...
USJ inspects Ocean Expo as potential site for theme park [Business]
Hiroto Izumi, an assistant to the Prime Minister, and Tsuyoshi Morioka, a marketing chief of the Universal Studios Japan along with Okinawa Prefecture Deputy Governor Mitsuo Ageda ...
Yonabaru’s Agarihama to get new MICE facility [Business]
Okinawa Governor Takeshi Onaga announced officially at a press conference at the Prefectural Government Office on May 22nd the much-awaited decision to locate the prefecture’s new ...
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