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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
Recent graduates’ favorite companies listed [Business]
Kyujin Okinawa Co., the publisher of an employment magazine, has published the list of the most desirable companies recent graduates of Okinawan schools wish to work for. The major...
Okinawa Bank introduces multi-currency exchanging machines [Business]
Okinawa Bank has installed new multi-currency exchange machines at several locations on Okinawa. The new machines are capable of handling up to eight different currencies. The new ...
Development company to build luxury resort in Onna [Business]
The site of the old Onna Communications Facility is about to see new life as a resort hotel. Berjaya Okinawa Development, which works only with high end Four Seasons Hotels, says i...
2013.03.21
Tapic Group will take over the South Botanic Gardens [Business]
The Tapic Group, which is running hotel, medical and elderly care facilities businesses announced the take over of the Southeast Botanical Gardens in Chibana, Okinawa City, Friday....
2013.03.18
New International Air Terminal completion coming up [Business]
Construction of the new Naha International Air Terminal building is to be completed and open in January, and it’s hard to decide whether air travelers or the airlines serving Okina...
2013.03.07
New Ishigaki Airport starts business operations today [Business]
It’s been a work in progress for nearly four decades, but Ishigaki Airport finally has a state-of-the-art airfield capable of handling larger aircraft. The new Ishigaki Airport off...
2013.03.04
Chatan’s Fisherina Project transforming coastline [Business]
With every passing day, the west coastline of Chatan, behind Mihama American Village, is changing as a major reclamation project is redefining the central Okinawa town. The heart o...
Electric cycling to expand [Business]
If a company promoting the expansion of Electric Vehicle (EV) motorcycles in Okinawa, called “Terra Motors” has its way, quiet electric power is the way to keep Okinawa moving as i...
Chinsukou Mini Museum opens on Kokusai Street [Business]
Arakaki Kashi-ten has opened “Chinsukou Museum Mini” on Kokusai Street in Naha City. They aim to make the museum a strong landmark for promoting traditional Okinawan sweets of the ...
Wedding planning on the go [Business]
Okinawa Watabe Wedding Co. announced Monday it has started a new business called “Moai-Wedding.” The new concept allows friends in so called Moai groups, which are mutual informal...
2013.01.29
Flower & Food Festival in Onoyama Feb. 2nd & 3rd [Business]
It’s big, it’s beautiful and it fills Onoyama Comprehensive Athletic Park in Naha City for a free two-day run February 2nd and 3rd. The Okinawa Flower & Food Festival, which go...
Naha Hotel closes after 46 years [Business]
The owners of Hotel Nikko in Matsuo district of Naha City, announced their final decision to close the hotel, Jan. 17. The hotel has been closed for business since Dec. 19 last yea...
2013.01.18
Downtown Naha hotel being sold by Ishin Group [Business]
The Okinawa Nahana Hotel and Spa in central downtown Naha City is now being spun off to new owners by the Ishin Hotels Group, which says it can’t deal with the lodging unit any lon...
2013.01.18
OPA Building to close, re-open as Don Quixote discount store [Business]
Naha OPA building is one of the landmarks on Kokusai Street in Naha City. It has long been a Mecca for fashion conscious shoppers, especially the younger ones, with its cluster of ...
2012.12.26
Tourism to rebound and break records in ‘13 [Business]
A record number of visitors are expected in Japan next year, as the nation’s tourism programs recover from the earthquake, tsunami and nuclear disasters of March 2011. A major trav...
2012.12.26
ANA strikes mega-deal with United Continental [Business]
Japan’s largest air carrier is getting ready to get even bigger as it teams with United Continental Holdings in coming weeks. All Nippon Airways says it expects to more than double...
2012.12.24
JAL Group is smiling at holiday travel forecasts [Business]
The economy’s up a bit, and that’s enough to get people traveling again, with tens of thousands planning to travel during the Christmas ~ New Year holiday period. The Japan Air Lin...
2012.12.20
Yen tumbles fast on LDP election victory [Business]
The yen tumbled against other major currencies in early Monday trading following a sweeping election victory by the Liberal Democratic Party, whose leader, Shinzo Abe, is a staunch...
Orion Beer to go into hotel business [Business]
Orion Beer is looking for new businesses to get into as not long after the company announced its plans to enter the energy business, Orion Beer Co. President Yoshio Kadekaru announ...
2012.12.03
At Oki-Usedcar.com customer satisfaction is basis of all business [Business]
As anyone who has lived on Okinawa any length of time knows, the public transportation on the island leaves much to desire. No rail systems – save a short monorail line in Naha lin...
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