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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
Grand Castle to become Double Tree by Hilton [Business]
Hotel Nikko Naha Grand Castle in Shuri, Naha City, will become Double Tree by Hilton Naha Shuri Castle on July 1st. The management company of the hotel, Ryukyu Hotel Resort Naha, h...
Number of visitors in 2015 hit new record [Business]
According to the Okinawa Prefectural Department of Culture, Tourism and Sports, the number of visitors to Okinawa between January and December 2015 reached a new record. The number...
Loisir Hotel land and buildings change owners [Business]
Asset management company Japan Reit Advisors Co., Ltd, announced that they have reached an agreement to purchase the land and buildings of the Loisir Hotel & Spa Tower Naha. Th...
Inclement weather forces cancellation of business fairs [Business]
Organizers of three business fairs scheduled for his weekend cancelled the events because of bad weather. Kadena, Tomigusuku and Okinawa City Busines Fairs were all cancelled becau...
Mori Trust purchases second property in prefecture [Business]
Mori Trust Co., Ltd., one of the largest real estate developers in Japan that specializes in hotel and urban-development projects announced the purchase of 7,338 square meters of l...
2016.01.02
Coffee shop opens car wash & garage family friendly Bright Factory [Business]
Usually when an entrepreneur opens a car service business, the first thing he or she adds is a small coffee shot to keep the customers happy while they wait for their vehicle to be...
New company to take over airport services [Business]
Japan Airlines affiliated companies, JAL Sky Naha, Okinawa Airport Service (OAS) and JTA Southern Sky Service will merge in July to launch a new company. These three companies are ...
Ryukyu Bank to install ATMs for foreign cards [Business]
One of the biggest complaints of foreign visitors to Okinawa has been the inability to withdraw cash from their credit and debit cards anywhere on the island. But now help is on th...
2015.12.31
Mori Trust buys defunct Sesoko Beach property [Business]
Mori Trust Co., Ltd,, one of the largest real estate developers in Japan, announced that they have obtained a 335,131-square-meter property on Sesoko Island, Motobu Town, from Seso...
Naha Rec Center to become hotel, duty free shop [Business]
Japan Post Holdings owned recreation facility Kanpo-no-Yado Naha Recreation Center in Minatomachi, Naha City, will become a duty-free shop and hotel next year. The facility closed ...
New Year falling on weekend dampens air travel [Business]
The main domestic airline companies running regular flights to Okinawa, JAL, ANA, and JTA all announced a decrease in the year-end holiday season reservations. Only RAC that flies ...
JTA to change contract workers to regular status [Business]
The Japan Transocean Air Co., Ltd. (JTA), and Okinawa-based subsidiary of Japan Airlines, announced on Dec. 15th the switching of all of their 46 flight attendants, who are current...
First new parking building opens at Naha Airport [Business]
Naha Airport Building Co., Ltd. held a ceremony Dec. 15th for the completion of the first new multi-story parking building at Naha Airport. The new parking building started operati...
Large hotel complex to rise on Nashiro Beach [Business]
Okinawa Resort Co. announced that it would construct a resort facility that includes a hotel, pool, and chapel on Nashiro Beach in Itoman City. Ken Corporation, a high-class real e...
Company offers sanshin players for hire on web [Business]
WiseBank, a local information and communications company in Ginowan City, started a new service on Dec. 8th, of dispatching Sanshin players for entertainment at parties and wedding...
Ishigaki to get second Grandvrio resort hotel [Business]
Route Inn Group, which does hotel business across the country, will construct a new resort hotel ‘Grandvrio Resort Ishigaki Villa’ in Arakawa, Ishigaki. The new hotel is scheduled ...
Kariyushi Group opens 2nd low-cost city hotel, plans more [Business]
Kariyushi Group, which manages several resort hotels in Okinawa opened its second low-priced city resort hotel ‘Kariyushi LCH’ in Izumizaki, Naha City on Dec. 4th. The second Kariy...
Okiko to enter Taiwan in joint venture with FamilyMart [Business]
Okiko Co., Ltd, a local bakery company in Nishihara Town, announced that it has reached an agreement with Taiwan FamilyMart Co., to launch a joint company to supply bread to the 3,...
Peach Aviation to add Okinawa flights [Business]
Officials at Peach Aviation, a Japanese LCC airline, announced that the carrier starts to run a new route between Naha and Narita from Feb. 20th. Also, the company will increase fl...
Sun Marina Hotel to become Sheraton [Business]
Starwood Hotels & Resorts, the operators of Sheraton and Westin hotel chains worldwide, announced officially on Dec. 2nd a plan to renovate Sun Marina Hotel in Onna Village, an...
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