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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
Tokashiki Island trains young farmers from Philippines [Business]
Yumeshima Tokashiki, an agricultural production corporation located on Tokashiki Island, started accepting trainees from the Philippines four years ago to teach them organic agricu...
Yaeyama Chlorella to be exported to US market [Business]
Starting April, Yaeyama Shokusan Co. Ltd., a local producer of chlorella health supplements, announced that it would start selling its products in the US market. Up to now, the com...
Original new Kariyushi shirt designs unveiled [Business]
AEON Ryukyu has begun to sell their 2014 line of Kariyushi shirts. According to AEON officials, the new line of shirts should have been in all five AEON department stores on Okinaw...
Domino’s Pizza to open first outlet in Okinawa [Business]
Domino’s Pizza will open its first outlet in Okinawa on Hwy 23, also known as the Kokutai Road, on Mar. 28th, in Chatan. The company plans to increase its outlets in Okinawa furthe...
Kougei no Mori handicraft center to be built in Tomigusuku [Business]
The Okinawa Prefectural Industrial Arts Development Investigation Office announced on Feb. 3rd that they have completed the plan to build a handicraft center called Kougei no Mori ...
Okinawa promotes resort weddings in Hong Kong [Business]
Okinawa officials, Okinawa Convention Bureau and Okinawa Resort Wedding Association attended the Hong Kong Valentines Wedding Expo, held Feb. 14 ~ 16, at the Hong Kong Convention E...
2014.02.22
Naha showcases its homemade products [Business]
A week-long Products of Naha Fair is under way at the Ryubo Palette Kumoji. Admission is free for the daily 10:30 a.m. ~ 8:30 p.m. product fair, taking place on the 6th Floor throu...
Okinawa candidate for new Universal Studios Japan theme park [Business]
The movie theme park Universal Studios Japan (USJ) announced plans to build a new theme park in Asia, Wednesday, following the success of their first theme park in Osaka. According...
Okinawa hotel business expects bright future [Business]
According to the Okinawa Hotel Association the average occupation rate in its 37 member facilities on Okinawa in 2013 was 76.4%, a 4.8% increase from previous year, and at the same...
2014.02.20
Renovated Au Kokutai shop offering big deals [Business]
Okinawa’s premiere cellular phone and service organization, the Au Shop near Kadena Air Base is offering a series of special deals as it celebrates completion of its grand renovati...
2014.02.12
Au Shop Kokutai projects new image [Business]
Au shop on Kokutai Street outside Kadena Air Base celebrated their renewal opening, Monday, after renovating the shop to give it a new and fresh image. To celebrate the occasion, t...
Okiham aims to make softshell turtles new success product [Business]
Okiham Co. has succeeded in breeding and growing softshell turtles in an industrial scale, and has developed a new commercial product that has been for sale on store shelves from t...
2014.02.10
Kyued Up – using business to design the future of Okinawa! [Business]
By Edo Heinrich-Sanchez Kyued Up is a pioneering initiative that brings together scientists, designers and entrepreneurs to propose new businesses for Okinawa and you can be part o...
2014.02.09
Second Naha airport runway moves to construction [Business]
Talk of the need for Naha International Airport to expand with a second runway is over; full scale construction of the new 2,700-meter runway is set to begin this month. Land recla...
2014.02.08
New Kitanakagusuku AEON mall to be named “Okinawa Rycom” [Business]
The largest shopping mall complex in Okinawa now under construction at the former Awase Golf Course site in Kitanakagusuku is to be called AEON Mall Okinawa Rycom according to an A...
Okinawa’s largest stationery/book store to re-open [Business]
Major book retailing company Junkudo opened a large shop in Naha in April 2009. Since the opening, the sales at the store have continued to be stable reaching ¥130 million in one m...
Ie Island cow sells for record price [Business]
Cattle sold at the year’s first JA Ie Island Branch cattle auction at Ie Village Agricltural Center, Jan 15, fetched clearly higher prices than precious year. In the auction, a 300...
Dollar gaining strength as yen weakens [Business]
The dollar was solid above 105 yen in Tokyo trading on Monday, the final market day of 2013, aided by Tokyo stock price gains and speculation of wider interest rate differentials b...
ANA to add more cargo flights through Naha [Business]
All Nippon Airways announced a plan to increase international cargo flights routed through the Naha Airport that earlier this year became the hub for ANA cargo routes between Japan...
Eyeglasses retailer Owndays to open shop in Okinawa [Business]
Major eyeglasses company Owndays that has a chain of 120 stores in and out of Japan has established a fully owned subsidiary Owndays Ryukyu in Naha City to open and operate Owndays...
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