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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
2016.04.04
B.C. Used Cars takes pride on customer service [Business]
By Miki Shioda B.C. Used Cars has been in the business since 1968 and, as a proof of their success, many Y-plate cars on Okinawa’s roads carry a “B.C” sticker on the back. Their fi...
11 million customers so far visit AEON Rycom [Business]
AEON Rycom shopping mall has counted over 11 million customers by the end of Feb. since the mall opened last April. The number is expected to exceed 12 million by the end of March,...
Ginoza reports success in growing strawberries [Business]
Ginoza Village on the northwestern coast of Okinawa’s main island boasts it has succeeded to become a village known for its strawberries. The Ginoza Road Station reports that it so...
OCVB survey finds half of tourist industry confused about foreign visitors [Business]
Okinawa Prefecture and Okinawa Convention and Visitors Bureau conducted a field survey to gauge the support for foreign tourists in Okinawan tourism industry companies, such as hot...
Okinawa’s economy grew 9th year in row [Business]
The Okinawa Prefecture Statistics Division has compiled a brief summary of the local economy during the fiscal 2013. According to the summary, the real GDP in the prefecture was 4 ...
New hotel aimed at Asian tourists planned for Nago [Business]
Felice Co., a company that manages business hotels in Naha and elsewhere in the country is planning to construct a new hotel in Yamanoha, Nago City. The company is currently waitin...
Kume Island company obtains halal certificate for products [Business]
Point Pyuru Co., a cosmetics maker that produces and sells cosmetics made using Kume Island’s deep sea water and local Okinawan ingredients, has obtained a Halal Certification for ...
Uza Terrace Beach Club Villas opens Friday [Business]
Terrace Hotels, the operator of luxury hotels on Okinawa, is scheduled to open its 5th hotel in Uza, Yomitan Village, on Mar. 15th. The Uza Terrace Beach Club Villas is the first v...
San-A, local banks top most desirable workplace list [Business]
Radical Okinawa Co., Ltd., the publisher of a free Okinawan job search magazine has published a list of companies ranked according to the preference of new graduates. San-A was vot...
HAPiNAHA to be closed, turned into commercial complex [Business]
Ryubo Holdings, the owner of department stores and supermarkets in Okinawa, announced that it would close the HAPiNAHA entertainment facility in the former Mitsukoshi Department St...
Nikko Alivila ranked best in Japan for 3rd time [Business]
Hotel Nikko Alivila Yomitan Resort Okinawa in Yomitan Village was selected as the No.1 hotel for families in Japan in TripAdvisor’s ‘Travelers’ Choice Hotel Awards 2016’ contest. T...
Orion Beer opens sales office in Taipei [Business]
Orion Beer Co., Ltd. opened its first overseas office in Taiwan on Feb. 27th. According to Orion Beer Co. officials, the company regards Taiwan as a promising lucrative market and ...
Asia’s largest cruise ship to run China-Okinawa route [Business]
Dream Cruise Co., a new cruise line company, based in Hong Kong and launched last December, is planning to open a regular route with a new cruise liner linking Guangzhou in China a...
Japan records most foreigners’ hotel stays ever [Business]
The number of foreign visitors’ overnight stays in hotels and Japanese inns (ryokan) increased by a whopping 48.1% in 2015 from the year before, which helped the hotel industry to ...
USJ sees no future for its theme park on Okinawa [Business]
Universal Studios Japan is reportedly leaning towards scrapping the plan to build a theme park in Motobu, according to sources familiar with the matter. The plan that was advocated...
Professionals give free advice to home builders [Business]
Architects Studio Japan, the largest nationwide network of architects in the country, is organizing a free exhibition and counseling event at Okinawa Convention Center this today a...
New chocolate made with awamori for Valentine’s Day [Business]
Edelweiss Okinawa, a high-class pastry shop, and Chuko Awamori Distillery have jointly created a new pastry that is made using Belgique chocolate and awamori. The new ‘Premium Choc...
Average company presidents older, women increase [Business]
The Okinawa Branch of Teikoku Databank, a business information company, has released a survey putting the average age of a company president in Okinawa at 58.2 years of age as of t...
Number of foreign workers increased by 44.6% [Business]
According to statistics of Okinawa Labor Bureau, released on Feb. 5th, the number of foreigners working in the prefecture increased 44.6 % to 4,898 people, as of the end of October...
Governor unveils details of new Okinawa MICE facility [Business]
Okinawa Governor Takeshi Onaga held a press conference on Jan. 20th at the Prefectural Government Office to officially announce details of the planned new MICE facility to be const...
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