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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
Kitanakagusuku holds picture exhibition at AEON Rycom [News]
Kitanakagusuku Village holds a picture exhibition to celebrate its 70 years since the incorporation of the village. The exhibition is on the second floor of the AEON Mall Rycom in ...
Orion Natsu Ichiban beer arrives at supermarkets [News]
Orion Beer Co. has started marketing a special limited summer season beer labeled “Natsu Ichiban” from May 17th. “Natsu Ichiban” that means “Summer Number One” in English is brewed...
Young woman from Uruma City missing [News]
20-year-old Rina Shimabukuro from the Ota district in Uruma City, who works as a part timer, has been missing since Apr. 28th. Okinawa Prefectural Police made public the informatio...
2,500 demonstrated against Henoko plan on Sunday [News]
An estimated 2,500 people took part in a demonstration against the planned relocation of the MCAS Futenma to Henoko. The rally was held in Naha on Sunday, which was 44th anniversar...
Rainy season on Okinawa started on Monday [News]
The Okinawa Meteorological Agency announced that the rainy season on Okinawa has started. Officials at the agency declared that this year’s rainy season started officially at 11:00...
Man arrested after crashing into scooter while DUI [News]
Tomishiro Police arrested Ryoma Ashimine on Friday on suspicion of driving under influence and causing an accident resulting in an injury. According to police, Ashimine was driving...
Tourist drowns off Kabira Beach on Ishigaki [News]
A friend found a fellow visitor floating on the ocean off Club Med Ishigaki on Kabira Beach, Friday morning. The man who was in his 60s was taken in a cardiopulmonary arrest to Yae...
Eriko Imai of singer group “Speed” opens election office [News]
Eriko Imai, a former member “Speed,” one of the most successful Okinawan vocal and dance groups, has opened an office in Naha with her support group to prepare for her candidacy in...
Okinawa City man arrested for prostituting underage girl [News]
Okinawa City Police arrested a 32-year-old man from Misato, Okinawa City, Tuesday, on suspicion of violating the law banning prostitution and endangering the welfare of a child. Ac...
Governor visits Hawaii to promote World Uchinanchu Festival [News]
Okinawa Governor Takeshi Onaga visited Hawaii on May 9th to promote the 6th World Uchinanchu Festival in Okinawa this October. During his visit he met with Hawaii Governor David Ig...
Empty wheelchair found by river near Tomari Bridge [News]
Naha police received a phone call about 20:00 on May 9th reporting that an empty wheelchair had been left on the road close to Tomari Bridge. Naha Police and the Fire Department re...
Okinawa website wins top honors promoting region [News]
The Okinawa Prefecture tourism promotion website titled “OKINAWA: The Secret Is Out” has won the top spot as the best website promoting a region at the 8th Japan Marketing Awards c...
Ishigaki voted best dive area in Japan for 16th time [News]
Ishigaki Island was voted the most popular diving destination in Japan by readers of diving magazine Marine Diving. This is the 16th consecutive year that the magazine’s readers ha...
Car catches fire, no one hurt at Minatogawa [News]
A car caught fire while traveling on Highway 58 at Minatogawa, Urasoe City early in the morning of May 7th. According to Urasoe Police, the car was running south when it burst into...
San-A expands Internet shopping service area [News]
San-A, the local Okinawan supermarket and department store chain, is expanding its online shopping service area to the Nishihara Branch district. Until now, the service was offered...
University student dies in freak traffic accident [News]
Riku Nakasone, a 18-year-old university student, died in a freak scooter accident early in the morning of May 7th in the Higashimachi district of Naha. Nakasone was riding on a sco...
Okinawa has worst DUI numbers in Japan [News]
The Okinawa Prefectural Police announced Apr. 28th that 481 people were charged with DUI on Okinawa from January through March in 2016. The number is 89 more than the same period a...
Marlin tournament slated for Yonagaguni [News]
The 27th Japan International Marlin Fishing Tournament will be held Jul. 1st through 3rd at Kubera Port on Yonaguni Island, the westernmost island of Japan, organizers of the annua...
Yomitan donates ¥10 million to earthquake disaster relief [News]
Yomitan Village has decided to donate ¥10 million to the relief efforts in the earthquake disaster areas of Kumamoto and Oita Prefectures in Kyushu. The donation will be divided ev...
Miyako doctor found stealing medical books [News]
The Okinawa Prefectural Hospital Administration announced Apr. 28th that a male doctor in his 40s who worked in the Prefectural Hospital on Miyako Island was found to be in possess...
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