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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
Naha Airport fourth largest international cargo hub in Japan [Business]
The Okinawa Prefectural Government held a meeting on promotion of local products overseas at Okinawa Industry Support Center on Mar. 14th. The volume of international cargo passing...
Temp agency lures workers from Kyrgyzstan [Business]
Relationship Co, a company providing temporary workers to businesses in Kanto region in mainland Japan and Okinawa, announced at a press meeting at Okinawa Times on Mar. 12th that ...
New shopping center to be constructed in Nago [Business]
Nikken Housing Co., Ltd, a local real estate company based in Naha, will start the construction of a shopping center with sports gear stores and restaurants, in Nago City from Apri...
China Airlines to start regular Taipei – Ishigaki flights [Business]
China Airlines announced Mar. 11th the start of regular flights between Ishigaki and Taipei during this summer. The flights are scheduled to run two round trips per week from April...
Three municipalities join forces with AEON [Business]
Ahead of the scheduled opening of the ‘AEON Mall Okinawa Rycom’ next month at the former site of the Awase golf course, Kitanakagusuku Village, Okinawa City and Chatan Town collect...
Value of Okinawan exports in 2014 increased 9% from previous year [Business]
According to figures published by the Okinawa Prefecture General Bureau, the exports of beverages and grocery items from Okinawa to overseas in 2014 increased 9 % to ¥1.454 billion...
2015.03.12
Entertainment hub HAPINAHA opens on Kokusai Street [Business]
HAPINAHA is celebrating its grand opening Thursday in downtown Naha City on Kokusai Street, creating a large amusement center in what was once the Mitsukoshi department store. HAPI...
Hoshinoya Resort Co. acquires large land area in Yomitan [Business]
Hoshinoya Resort Co., a company with headquarters in Karuizawa, Nagano Prefecture that manages a number of luxury hotels in Japan, has taken over the assets of bankrupt Okinawa Umi...
Skymark to scrap Naha-Yonago flights from Sep. 1st [Business]
Skymark Airlines that is currently in bankruptcy protection under civil rehabilitation proceedings announced Mar. 4th its intention to discontinue the route between Naha and Yonago...
New high school graduates rank companies for job prospects [Business]
Radical Okinawa Co., Ltd, a local company publishing job information magazine ‘Rookie’, has announced its annual popularity ranking list of companies among graduating high school s...
Data book on wages in Okinawa published [Business]
Boken-O, a company that publishes job information magazine ‘J-warm’, has published its annual book on actual wages paid by Okinawan companies. The book called ‘The average wage bas...
OCVB publishes Muslim tourist welcome Handbook [Business]
The Okinawa Convention & Visitors Bureau, OCVB, has published an “Okinawa Muslim Tourist Omotenashi (hospitality) Handbook” that is aimed to provide businesses and people in lo...
2015.02.28
Orion Beer to open namesake beer terrace at new AEON Mall [Business]
Orion Breweries, Ltd. announced a plan to launch a large beer terrace at AEON Mall Okinawa Rycom that is scheduled to open in April in Kitanakagusuku. According to a company spokes...
Kagoshima Bank plans to expand to Okinawa [Business]
The Kagoshima Bank, Ltd, one of the biggest local banks in Kagoshima prefecture, held a press meeting at its head office in Kagoshima City, Feb. 26th, to announce a plan to expand ...
OTS Rental Car opens tax free shop at premises [Business]
OTS Rental Car Co., a subsidiary of Okinawa Tourist Service Inc., has opened a duty free shopping counter in their rental car office at Toyosaki, Tomigusuku City. This is the firs...
Okinawa companies see little merit in weak yen [Business]
Business information company Teikoku DataBank, Okinawa Branch, has released results of its survey on influence of the cheaper yen on companies in Okinawa. According to the survey, ...
Great Okinawa Trade Fair 2014 deemed success [Business]
The planning committee of the Great Okinawa Trade Fair 2014 that took place last November at Okinawa Convention Center and Ginowan City Gymnasium, held a meeting, on Feb. 4th, and ...
Skymark files for bankruptcy, Okinawa routes to be reduced [Business]
Skymark Airlines Inc, the third largest airline company in Japan, has given up efforts to rebuild its business on its own, and applied to Tokyo District Court for bankruptcy rehabi...
Island’s largest solar energy facility goes on line [Business]
Ichigo ECO Energy Co.,Ltd, one of the group companies of Ichigo Group Holdings, a Japanese real estate and clean energy company with headquarters in Tokyo, has completed the constr...
Record number of tourists visited Okinawa in 2014 [Business]
According to statistics published by the Prefectural Department of Culture, Tourism and Sports on January 23rd, the number of tourists visiting Okinawa in 2014 set the new all time...
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