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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
2012.12.01
Orion Beer getting into renewable energy business [Business]
Declining beer sales are part of the reasons being attributed to Orion Beer venturing into a non-brewing industry, choosing to get involved with Japan’s Renewable Energy Purchasing...
2012.11.30
Nakagusuku Industrial Festival promoting the village [Business]
Nakagusuku Village wants to grow, and is trying to get the word out to everyone on Okinawa that its residents are talented and producing a lot of products used by everyone. While ...
ANA keeping small jets on China routes [Business]
The tensions between Japan and China over the Senkaku Islands issue is keeping business movements down, leading All Nippon Airways to announce it is continuing its use of smaller a...
2012.11.22
Islands Fair showcases outer islands [Business]
The theme of the annual Islands Fair is “We Love Specialties of the Islands.” To get that message across to the public, the three-day Ritou Fair at the Okinawa Cellular Park Naha a...
Ogimi business park to get first two tenants [Business]
Officials at Ogimi Village announced Nov. 3 that two enterprises have agreed to lease space at the new Ogimi Village Business Promotion Park at Yui no Hama in Shioya district. The...
Ginowan to get two large-scale sports goods shops [Business]
The president of a leading Japan sports goods and sports clothes retailer “Xebio”, Tomoyoshi Morohashi, visited Ginowan City Office, Nov. 2, to exchanged a written agreement with G...
Budget carrier Peach scores big space at Kansai Airport [Business]
Kansai International Airport in Osaka has unveiled a new terminal for budget airlines, and Peach Aviation is the big winner. For the moment, Peach Aviation Ltd., will be the single...
JAL looking for extra Haneda slots [Business]
Competition for new landing and take off slots at Tokyo’s Haneda Airport is fierce, and Japan Airlines Corp., says it’s in the fight for a fistful of them. Japan’s Transport Minist...
Large hotel slated for former Ginbaru Training Area land [Business]
A Malaysian company has made it official; it will build a 200 room five-star hotel in Kin, on the land that’s been part of the U.S. Forces Ginbaru Training area. The project on 60 ...
New Tea Awamori being introduced this weekend [Business]
Zuisen Shuzo, an awamori distilling company, is introducing a new Awamori liquor using Okinawan Earl Gray tea leaves as an ingredient during the Okinawa Industrial Fair. The new aw...
2012.10.26
Okinawa FamilyMart creates unique internship program [Business]
By Mana Komatsu An attractive program is spreading in Okinawa by university students and a company. The program called “Gaku P Okinawa League” is an internship project ...
2012.10.19
Tourism figures show improvement on year-to-year [Business News]
Officials at the Okinawa Prefecture Culture, Tourism and Sports Division cautiously optimistic when, on October 15, they announced numbers of tourists who visited Okinawa during th...
2012.10.19
Steak chain heki eyes for Tokyo Pro Market listing [Business]
An Okinawan teppanyaki-style steak restaurant chain has set its eyes on public listing on Tokyo Pro Market in March next year. This is a part of Okinawa Pregecture government’s eff...
2012.10.10
Japanese car sales dip as the Senkaku issue lingers [Business News]
Japanese automobile sales in China dipped sharply in China last month as the anti-Japan demonstrations over the Senkaku Islands swept across China. Sales by Fuji Heavy Industries c...
2012.10.10
JAL now extending its Japan-China flight cuts [Business News]
Temporary flight cuts now in effect between Japan and China by Japan Air Lines will be extended. Japan Air Lines says it will extend the cuts in service because it’s seeing no uptu...
2012.10.05
40,000 ANA China Route reservations canceled [Business]
All Nippon Airways says that more than 40,000 seat reservations have been canceled on its Japan-China flights for the three months to November, as tensions mount between China and...
Naha Terrace Hotel wins Green IT Award [Business]
The Terrace Hotel in Naha City is the recipient of a Green IT Award 2012 in ceremonies in Tokyo. The hotel, along with Yokogawa Electrical Machinery of Tokyo, was recognized for gr...
Specialty hotel to open in Izumizaki [Business]
Specialty hotel to open in Izumizaki A new low cost hotel catering to women and long stay groups on Okinawa will open in Naha City’s Izumizaki district next summer. Hotel operating...
3,700 Chinese tourists cancel Okinawa trips [Business]
Some 3,700 mainland Chinese tourists have cancelled trips to Okinawa Prefecture amid deteriorating Japan-China relations over disputed islands located in the southern part of the p...
JAL shares plunge 8.73% as China tensions mouunt [Business]
Less than a week after relisting on the Tokyo Stock Exchange, shares in Japan Airlines (JAL) have nosedived, closing down nearly 9%. The Japanese national carrier has slipped daily...
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