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The “PayPay” app is offering cash back u… [CURRENT ISSUE News Technology]
“PayPay” is one of the most popular electronic payment apps in Japan. Ginowan city is trying to promote and encourage cashless payment on th...Read More
Recording services offered to the public… [News]
Okinawa Public Theater Ashibina in Okinawa city is offering recording services in the hall of the facility. Due to COVID-19, a lot of events...Read More
Go To Eat Campaign begins [Gourmet News]
The “Go To Eat Premium Ticket Campaign” has started and began on Nov. 17th. The “Go To Eat Campaign” is focused on supporting food service e...Read More
Lightning causes power failure in Yaeyama area [News]
An apparent lightning strike caused a power outage on Thursday in all areas of Yaeyama islands, except on Yonaguni and Hateruma. Officials at the Okinawa Electric Power Co. said th...
Engine fire on bus forces evacuation of passengers [News]
The engine of a bus caught fire Thursday afternoon in Kokuba, Naha City, forcing the bus to stop and passengers to evacuate. No one was hurt in the incident, but the traffic on the...
Nanto Shuzo replaces Nihede Beer with new craft beer [News]
Nanto Shuzo, a maker of craft beer in Okinawa World theme park in Nanjo City, has developed a new craft beer called “Okinawa Sango Beer” (Okinawa Coral Beer) that uses ground water...
Typhoon wreaks havoc on Kume prawn farm [News]
Typhoon Chaba that made a direct hit to Kume Island wrought havoc on a prawn farm on the island when the storm cut the power off for an extended time to pond aerators that provide ...
Typhoon Chaba lashes Kume Island with 59.7 m/s winds [News]
The 18th typhoon of the season, Chaba, that approached Okinawa Main Island Monday and Tuesday, developed into the strongest of the season so far to approach Japan with a central at...
Convenience store robbery suspect arrested in Miyagi [News]
Police arrested 22-year-old Keisuke Onaga in Miyagi Prefecture Sep. 29, on suspicion of theft. Onaga was placed on the national wanted list after he allegedly stole ¥1,010,000 in c...
Nakagusuku welcomes 20,000th resident [News]
Nakagusuku Village held a ceremony at the Village Office to celebrate its population exceeding 20,000. At the ceremony, Chihiro Miyagi, who was deemed the 20,000th resident of the ...
Conflicting typhoon closings confuse working parents [News]
All public schools on Okinawa Main Island were closed Oct. 3rd because of passing of the Typhoon No.18. However, some businesses and municipal offices were open as usual during the...
Airbnb prompts complaints among local residents [News]
About 40 people have lodged a complaint with Naha City Office concerning “Airbnb” accommodation information website that allows house and condo owners to rent vacant rooms to trave...
New machine to shorten passport control lines [News]
The Japanese government decided Friday to introduce a new machine to passport checkpoints at airport immigration counters to speed up the process of acquiring a facial photo and fi...
Okinawa population increases [News]
The Statistics Division of the Okinawa Prefecture Department of Planning has announced that the estimated population of the prefecture was 1,435,233 as of Sep. 1st. The figure show...
All broken elevators on Yui Rail stations fixed [News]
All six elevators on various Yui Rail stations in Naha City that had been broken for a long period are now all fixed and in service as of Wednesday. Both the elevator at the Gibo S...
Leptospirosis bacteria lurks in northern Okinawa rivers [News]
The Okinawa Prefecture Health and Longevity Division announced Wednesday that in Kunigami there has been a mass infection of leptospirosis, a bacteria-caused infection that is most...
Typhoon Megi causes damage on Sakishima islands [News]
Typhoon Megi, the 17th typhoon of the season, passed Yaeyama and Yonaguni islands on its track westward on Tuesday. On Yonaguni, maximum winds of 52.8 m/s lashed the island. 1,990 ...
Flu prompts suspension of two classes in Okinawa City [News]
Two classes at Mito Junior High School in Okinawa City have been suspended because of a breakout of flu. The classes are cancelled for four days from Sep. 27 through Oct. 1. Okinaw...
Intensity Low 5 earthquake occurs off Amami Island [News]
An earthquake with an intensity of Low 5 took place off Amami Island yesterday. The quake registered with an intensity of 3 on the northern part of Okinawa Island about 14:20 on Mo...
One month to go to 6th Worldwide Uchinanchu Festival [News]
6,702 participants from overseas, as of Sep. 26, have registered to be part of the 6th Worldwide Uchinanchu Festival, according to the Organizing Committee Office that is the most ...
Roman coins found at Katsuren Castle ruins [News]
Archaeologists digging at the ruins of Katsuren Castle in Uruma City have excavated four bronze coins among ten coin-like metal objects that an X-ray analysis has determined to be ...
Storm warning issued for Sakishima area tonight [News]
A strong typhoon No.17 named “Megi,” currently located southwest of Okinawa, is heading to west-northwest at 20 kilometers per hour, . According to Okinawa Meteorological Agency, a...
Police nabs elderly robber of Nago convenience store [News]
Nago Police arrested a 69-year-old man on suspicion of robbing a convenience store Sunday in Nago. Police arrested Yoshikuni Maekawa after he walked into a convenience store in Miy...
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