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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
First typhoon of season approaching Okinawa [News]
The Japan Meteorological Agency has announced the formation of the first typhoon of this season. The formation of the typhoon was observed at 09:00 on July 3rd, making it the secon...
Abandoned newborn found on roadside bench in Naha [News]
A newborn baby was found abandoned on a roadside bench in the Tomari district of Naha early Saturday morning. A local resident heard the baby crying and called police about 02:30. ...
Two Marines arrested for carrying live ammo at Naha Airport [News]
Two Marines were arrested at Naha Airport on Friday on suspicion of possessing live rifle rounds. According to police, the airport security check found the ammunition in their carr...
Discounts set for travel between Amami, Yoron and Okinawa [News]
Okinawa and Kagoshima prefectures have set up as a joint project subsidized discounts for tickets for travel between Okinawa and Amami and Yoron islands in Kagoshima Prefecture. Th...
Okinawa population at 1,432,874 [News]
Okinawa Prefecture announced that the population of Okinawa stood at 1,432,874 as of June 1, 2016. The number shows a 1,310 increase from a month before, and is 6,685 larger than a...
U.S. congressional report fears further delay in Henoko plan [News]
A congressional research office published a report Tuesday, expressing concerns that the recent murder case involving a civilian worker of a base contractor would have an adverse e...
OTS Rent-a-Car to have all cars with safety devices [News]
OTS announced that the company would switch all of its rental cars to new vehicles with the newest traffic accident prevention devices installed by the next summer season. OTS has ...
Hand-foot-and-mouth disease epidemic in Okinawa [News]
Okinawa Prefecture Department of Health issued a warning for a hand-foot-and-mouth disease epidemic in Okinawa on Jun. 24th. According to the department, reports from 34 medical or...
Man arrested for breaking Okinawa City Hall window [News]
Okinawa City police arrested a 53-year-old man after he tossed a cement block through a glass window of the Okinawa City Hall on Jun. 24th. According to police, the man who claims ...
Government wants revised SOFA for civilians [News]
The Government of Japan, under pressure from politicians and officials from Okinawa, expects to conclude an agreement with the U.S. to revise the Status of Forces Agreement concern...
Civilian base worker nabbed for DUI on Sunday [News]
A civilian base worker was arrested Sunday on suspicion of DUI after being involved in a car crash early in the morning in Okinawa City. Okinawa Prefectural Police arrested 24-year...
Prosecutors indict female sailor for crash while DUI [News]
The Naha District Public Prosecutors Office indicted a 21-year-old female American sailor, Friday, on charges of dangerous driving resulting in injury. The sailor, Petty Officer 2n...
Hong Kong cruise liner to call Motobu Port [News]
Cruise ship Super Star Virgo of the Star Cruises Co. of Hong Kong will make a port call to Motobu Port for the first time on Aug. 24th and every Wednesday after that through Sep. 2...
Woman’s body found on beach in Kin [News]
A body of a female was found on a beach in the Tokezu district of Kin Town just before noon on Sunday. According to Ishikawa Police, a person taking a walk on the beach found the b...
Yanbaru National Park area finalized [News]
The Ministry of Environment has settled the land and sea areas in Kunigami, Higashi and Ogimi villages that will form the Yanbaru national Park. The 16,300-hectare area that includ...
Okinawa Memorial Day ceremony held in Mabuni [News]
A traditional Irei-no Hi memorial service was held Thursday in the Peace Memorial Park in Mabuni, Itoman, for the 71st anniversary of the end of the Battle of Okinawa. Participants...
Annual Okinawa Peace Memorial Ceremony tomorrow [News]
The annual Okinawa Irei-no Hi memorial ceremony for war dead will be held at the Okinawa Peace Memorial Park in Mabuni, Itoman City, on Jun. 23rd. Traffic on the roads in the areas...
Mango shipments in 2016 expected to decrease [News]
Officials at JA Okinawa expect shipment of mangoes from Okinawa to decrease this year due to the warm winter from last November through December. The warm weather caused the flower...
Fisherman found dead on his drifting boat [News]
The Japan Regional Coast Guard received a phone call from Naha Fishermen’s Union Monday afternoon, reporting a fishing boat, which had left Ikema Port in Miyakojima City on J...
Prison guard suspended for stealing prepaid pachinko card [News]
Okinawa prison announced Jun. 17th that a male guard of the prison has been suspended for two months as a disciplinary action after he was found to have stolen a prepaid pachinko c...
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