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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
Over 90 million have visited Ocean Expo Park [News]
The Ocean Expo Park in Motobu is by far the most popular place for visitors to Okinawa, and on Saturday the park welcomed its 90 millionth visitor, Nysa Shawn of Thailand. 38-year-...
Multilingual medical services offered in Okinawa [News]
Nanbu Tokushukai Hospital became the first hospital in Okinawa to acquire the Japan Medical Service Accreditation for International Patients (JMIP) certification in August his year...
Naming rights for Comprehensive Athletic Park for sale [News]
Okinawa Prefecture started accepting applications Tuesday for the naming rights of the Okinawa Comprehensive Athletic Park in Hiyagon, Okinawa City. The winning bid for the naming ...
Serviceman nabbed for DUI [News]
Okinawa City Police arrested an American serviceman on suspicion of diving under influence in Mihama, Wednesday. According to police, a police patrol stopped 22-year-old Pfc Jonath...
U.S. Marine Corps AV-8 Harrier crashes off Okinawa [News]
A U.S. Marine Corps AV-8 Harrier crashed into the ocean off Okinawa, about 14:00 today. The pilot ejected safely from his aircraft and was rescued successfully by the 33rd Rescue S...
Man dies in worksite accident in Itoman [News]
A man died when a power shovel he was operating accidentally fell, and he was pinned down under the machine in Itoman City, Monday. The worker had been doing landscaping work with ...
Snorkelers stranded in cove off Yomitan [News]
Five people on a snorkeling tour were stranded in a cove off the shore of Yomitan Village, Monday. An emergency call Monday morning alerted the rescue team at Nirai Fire Station in...
World’s oldest fishhooks found in cave in Nanjo [News]
Archaeologists have unearthed 23,000-year-old fishhooks in Sakitari Cave in Nanjo City. The limestone cave is located at a sightseeing site Gangala Valley in Tamagusuku. The Okinaw...
New King and Queen named at Shuri Castle Festival [News]
The selection of a new King and Queen to appear at the festivals in Shuri Castle was originally scheduled to be a part of the Mid-autumn Celebration, Chushu-no Utage at Shuri Castl...
Malakas damages houses on Yonaguni, crops on Ishigaki [News]
Malakas, the strong 16th typhoon of the season is currently located south of Shikoku and heading east north-east at the speed of 35 km per hour. It caused scattered rain showers an...
Onaga asks to host 2020 Tokyo Olympics Karate [News]
Okinawa Governor Takeshi Onaga formally requested at a meeting with Tamayo Marukawa, the Minister in charge of the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games, to hold the karate competition of the T...
Car crashes into children’s goods store in Okinawa City [News]
A car that had a minor collision with another car crashed into a children goods store in Mihara, Okinawa City, Thursday afternoon. The glass wall of the storefront broke in the acc...
Willcom Okinawa looking for “Y! mobile OKINAWA girl” [News]
Willcom Okinawa, a local telecommunications subsidiary of SoftBank Corp., is looking to recruit a female campaign model “Y! mobile OKINAWA girl” to appear on TV commerc...
Typhoon Malakas closing in on Okinawa this weekend [News]
According to Japan Meteorological Agency, a tropical cyclone currently located east of the Philippines has evolved into the 16th typhoon of the season and named Malakas. The typhoo...
Okinawa pro-soccer stadium project starts taking shape [News]
Okinawa Prefecture started Tuesday to issue requests for proposals for constructing a new soccer stadium in Naha that would meet the requirements for playing regular games of the J...
Worldwide Uchinanchu Festival seeks sanshin players, event participants [News]
The executive committee of the 6th Worldwide Uchinanchu Festival taking place from Oct. 26 through 30 is inviting participants to “Umanchu Grand Sanshin Celebration” concert schedu...
Apartment room burns down in Maejima, Naha [News]
An emergency call from a resident of an apartment building in Maejima, Naha City, Monday evening, said a fire had broken out from an electric teapot. According to Naha Fire Station...
Majority of company presidents are from local universities [News]
Tokyo Shoko Research conducted a survey among company presidents in Okinawa regarding their university education. According to results, most of the presidents, 373 of them, were gr...
Naha convenience store robbed at knifepoint [News]
A man wielding a knife entered a convenience store in Asahi-machi, Naha City, about 3:45 a.m. Monday, demanding money. A shore clerk handed the money about ¥20,000 from the registe...
Okinawa milk production decreasing [News]
Production of raw milk on Okinawa is decreasing because the number of dairy farmers keeping milk cows is diminishing. According to Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, ...
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