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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
Okinawa’s non-regular employment rate highest in Japan [Business]
According to the Prefecture Labor Office, the rate of part-time job offers to job openings received by the office in Okinawa in fiscal 2013, is the highest in Japan. A whopping 71....
Foreign laborers doubled in only five years [Business]
The number of foreign laborers working in Okinawa has nearly doubled compared in 2008. A strong tourism market and manufacturing sector are driving demands for an increased work fo...
SilkAir makes first flight to Naha Airport [Business]
A charter flight of SilkAir, the regional wing of Singapore Airlines, arrived at Naha Airport Tuesday. This is the carriers first flight to Japan. Jumbo Tours of Naha and Follow M...
OTS to launch new branch company in Singapore in October [Business]
Okinawa Tourist Service, OTS, will launch its second branch company overseas in Singapore this October. The new branch that follows the launch of the OTS Taipei office is tentativ...
Hyatt to open in Naha next May [Business]
The world famous hotel brand, Hyatt Hotels, is scheduled to open a hotel on next May at the site adjacent to Sakurazaka Theater in the Makishi area of Naha. Ken Corporation, a high...
Okinawa hotel sales increase by 5.6% [Business]
Teikoku DataBank, the largest corporate research provider in Japan, Okinawa Division, announced the results of its fiscal 2013 trend survey of Okinawa’s hotels sales. According to ...
Okinawa tops tourist satisfaction survey [Business]
Okinawa’s a terrific place to take a vacation. That’s the word that has smiles on the faces of Okinawa tourism and government officials, as Jalan, one of Japan’s major travel magaz...
OPG planning to re-open Singapore Office [Business]
The Okinawa Prefectural Government is planning re-open its overseas office in Singapore. after a hiatus since 2004. According to a prefecture spokesman, re-opening of the office wo...
Yagaji Beach in Nago renewed [Business]
A healthcare corporation, TAPIC Group that owns mainly medical-related facilities and a hotel opened the renewed Yagaji Beach in Nago, on Aug. 30th. Yagaji Beach is one of the olde...
Minimum wage in Okinawa set at ¥677/hour [Business]
Okinawa Minimum Wages Council submitted a report on August 26th, to Naoki Tani, the chief of Bureau of Okinawa Labor Department that minimum wage in Okinawa should be set at ¥677 p...
Fuji Dream Airlines to start to run charter service to Kume and Miyako Islands [Business]
Regional airline based in Shizuoka prefecture, Fuji Dream Airlines (FDA), will start to run direct charter flights between Nagoya (Komaki), Matsumoto, Shizuoka and Kume and Miyako...
Sharp increase in overseas tourists rental car use [Business]
According to a survey of the Rental Car Association of Okinawa, the number of rental car use by overseas tourists hit a record 29,767 between January and June in 2014, which surpas...
Okinawa 2015 request ¥379.4 billion budget for 2015 [Business]
The Cabinet Office decided, Aug. 26, that the budgetary request relating to Okinawa development budget in 2015 will be ¥379.4 billion. That’s an increase of around ¥300 billion fro...
KPG Group to build new hotel in Onna Village [Business]
KPG Hotel & Resort Group that owns seven hotels in Japan announced that it would open a new ‘Condo Hotel’ in spring 2016 adjacent to Kafuu Resort Fuchaku Condo Hotel. KPG alrea...
Plan fixed to change Park Avenue into two-way street [Business]
Motorists and pedestrians in Okinawa City’s Chuo area will soon be facing changes to the traffic patterns on Park Avenue. A one-way street since 1985, the Center shopping District ...
Okinawa women score high as business leaders [Business]
The highest number of women leading Japanese companies is in Aomori, while Okinawa’s close behind in second place. A survey by Teikoku Databank Fukuoka says Kyushu and Okinawa area...
Resort hotels springing up in Mihama [Business]
Resort hotels and condominiums appealing to a wide range of pocketbooks are popping up in the Mihama district of Chatan Town. Ten years ago there were no hotels in Mihama, and now ...
Yaeyama aggressively promoting Skymark Airlines [Business]
Cooperative associations in the Yaeyama district want increases in tourism and business, and to insure they’re getting the best services possible, they’re encouraging Ishigaki resi...
Taiwanese hotel group to build hotel on theater site [Business]
The Kokusai Street site of the historic Kokuei Kan Theater is soon to become a hotel. Unro Kanko, the L’Hotel de chine, is planning to manage a new hotel slated for construction on...
2014.08.20
Creative Wabori tattoos are Chatan shop specialty [Business]
A new tattoo emporium is open in Chatan Town, and artisans Jin and Daisuke are offering an extensive variety of designs. Dope Tattoo is celebrating its grand opening through the en...
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