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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
2015.05.24
Yaese symbolic flower is part of Kamiya Shuzo Awamori [Business]
Kamiya Shuzo Awamori distillery is typical of Yaese Town’s industries, blending traditional tastes and skills with old-style processes while using local ingredients to create a uni...
Tigerair to become fifth airline to fly Naha-Taipei route [Business]
Tigerair Taiwan, an LCC airline that is a joint venture of China Airlines Group and Tiger Airways Holdings, announced it will start flying a three round trips a week between Naha a...
New ‘Kariyushi’ shirts use “washi” paper thread [Business]
A local supermarket chain, San-A Co., Ltd, and Pipenit, a local clothing manufacturer in Uruma City, have co-developed a new type of ‘Kariyushi wear’ that features local original d...
Kagoshima Bank prepares entry to Okinawa market [Business]
A major regional bank in the Kyushu district, the Kagoshima Bank with its head office in the Kagoshima Prefecture, held a board meeting on May 8th, in which it officially announced...
China Eastern to open Naha – Fuzhou route in June [Business]
China Eastern Airlines is on the final steps of opening a new route between Naha and Fuzhou in China in June. This will be the first regular route linking Okinawa and Fuzhou. The a...
2015.04.25
AEON Mall Okinawa Rycom opens Saturday [Business]
The largest shopping center in Okinawa Prefecture –a behemoth with more than 200 stores, 60 restaurants, a multi-plex theater and thousands of parking spaces—opens its doors Saturd...
Eva Airways doubles Taipei-Okinawa flights [Business]
One of the major air carriers in Taiwan, Eva Airways, announced at a lunch meeting with Okinawa Governor Takeshi Onaga in Taiwan on Apr. 20th that the company would increase its on...
Government promises support to USJ Okinawa theme park [Business]
In an apparent gesture intended to soften Okinawa’s opposition to the relocation of MCAS Futenma to Henoko, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga promised Wednesday that the centr...
Taiwanese company mulls large hotel project in Toyosaki [Business]
One of the six major cement makers in China and Taiwan, Chia Hsin Cement Corp., is considering to build a large commercial complex in Toyosaki, Tomigusuku City. The complex would i...
New aircraft maintenance company to open shop in Naha [Business]
ANA Holdings Inc. that is scheduled to open an office at the aircraft maintenance base to be constructed at Naha Airport, and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries have decided to establish ...
ANA to add two new international cargo routes from Okinawa [Business]
All Nippon Airways that has made Okinawa one of its international cargo hubs is planning to add two new routes to its existing cargo network centered on Okinawa. Akira Okada, the p...
ANA midnight Naha-Tokyo tickets on sale from today [Business]
All Nippon Airways announced April 6th that they would run limited “Galaxy” midnight flights between Naha and Haneda Airport in Tokyo during the summer vacation season from Jul. 17...
Orion Beer starts sale of its “summer beer” today [Business]
Orion Beer is bringing a limited production “summer beer” to store shelves today. This is the third year Orion brings its “Natsu Ichiban” labeled suds to the market. The name impli...
Awamori cocktails to be sold in PET bottles [Business]
Ryukyu Asian Co., a drink maker in Uruma City, has announced a plan to produce Awamori-based cocktails to be sold in PET bottles. The company says that the new drinks will appear o...
2015.03.30
English networking dinner creates great business networks [Business]
By Tony Nakamoto “In Okinawa, there are both Japanese and non-Japanese business people, so why don’t we get together to expand our opportunities to our mutual benefit?”...
2015.03.27
Helios distillery boasts Okinawa’s largest alcohol selection [Business]
Helios distillery in Nago City is best known for its long-time best selling ‘Kura’ Awamori, but there’s much more in its arsenal than merely Okinawa’s most famous liquor. Kura is t...
More than 10,000 tax free shops open in Japan [Business]
The number of tax free shops in Japan, in which foreign visitors can buy products without the 8-percent consumption tax is expected to pass the 10,000-mark by the end of March. The...
Confirmed: USJ Co. to build theme park on Okinawa [Business]
USJ Co. Chairman and CEO Glenn Gumpel has confirmed the company is planning to open its second theme park in Asia on Okinawa. The operator of the Universal Studio Japan theme park ...
Okinawan company captures market for conference translations [Business]
ISCEC Japan, a local company that provides simultaneous literal interpretation services for people with hearing difficulties, was in charge of literal interpretation at the 3rd Wor...
Rycom AEON Mall to get official Apple store [Business]
Ryukyu AEON announced officially on Mar. 5th that Apple Co. will set up an official Apple store called ‘NEWCOM’ in the AEON MALL Okinawa Rycom, currently under construction and sch...
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