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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
Okinawa Espada goes on exhibit in Churaumi Aquarium [News]
Okinawa Churaumi Aquarium announced on Apr. 27th that they have succeeded to bring to exhibit a live Okinawa Espada that is a very thin cutlass fish resembling an eel. This is the ...
Leatherback turtle stuck in Yomitan fishermen’s fixed net [News]
The largest of sea turtles, the Leatherback sea turtle, was found stuck in Yomitan Fishermen’s Association fixed net off Toya Port in Yomitan, in the morning of Apr. 25th. The turt...
Resident injured as fire burns down house [News]
An elderly woman in her 70’s was injured when a wooden house she was living in the Mihara district of Naha City burned down Monday afternoon. According to Naha Fire Department offi...
Sunabe Seawall gets underwater post box [News]
Diving shops in Chatan have installed an underwater post box off the Sunabe Seawall, a popular diving spot in the area. The post box began to accept letters under the ocean on Apt....
TripAdvisor votes Iriomote 10th most popular island in Asia [News]
Iriomote Island was voted for the 10th most popular island in Asia in the ranking of TripAdvisor website. TripAdvisor is the largest word of mouth travel website in the world. This...
Sightseeing spots in Nanjo get own postal stamps [News]
A sheet of official postal stamps printed with images of major sightseeing spots in Nanjo City are on sale at post offices in Nanjo City and Haebaru, Yonabaru, Yaese towns and the ...
Boardwalk through mangrove forest in Nago park opens [News]
A 726-meter-long boardwalk, from which people can observe mangrove up close, has been completed at the Wansaka Oura Park in Nago. An adjacent seminar facility for visitors to learn...
Pit bull attack injures two children in Ginowan [News]
A one-year-old female American pit bull terrier that had escaped from a local house attached and bit two children at a park in Ginowan City, in the afternoon of Apr. 20th. Accordin...
Hwy 58 in Makiminato to be closed for bomb disposal [News]
A 5-inch unexploded bomb, apparently from the WWII era, was found at a demolition work site in the Makiminato area on Mar. 23rd. The bomb is scheduled for disposal on May 15th star...
Baby capybara born in Southeast Botanical Gardens [News]
A baby capybara was born to a female capybara in the Southeast Botanical Gardens on Apr. 8th. Capybara is the largest rodent in the world that can grow up to 134 cm in length and w...
White Beach Festival postponed [News]
Navy MWR officials have decided to postpone the annual White Beach Festival that was scheduled for this weekend. As for the reason, MWR officials cite “the tragedy of the earthquak...
Four Ospreys from Futenma dispatched to disaster site [News]
The Japanese Government announced Sunday that Japan will accept the U.S. Military support using Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft from MCAS Futenma on Okinawa to support recovery efforts ...
Okinawa Police officers dispatched to Kumamoto [News]
The National Police Agency announced Saturday that another 1,258 police officers including a number from Okinawa, has been dispatched to Kumamoto Prefecture to assist in the recove...
Record rainfall soaks Miyako, Nakagusuku [News]
Hirara and Kagamihara districts on Miyako Island experienced a record-setting rainfall for April in the morning of Apr. 13. The Hirara district on Miyako recorded 137.5mm rainfall ...
Chinese cruise ship calls to Nakagusuku Port [News]
Chinese cruise ship Superstar Libra made a port call to Nakagusuku Port for the first time on Apr. 13th. This was also the first time since 2011 for a cruise ship to moor at the po...
Mitsuki, Okinawa Zoo escape artist, back in public [News]
Mitsuki, a 3-year-old female black bear who escaped twice from her cage in Okinawa Kodomo-no Kuni Zoo last year, is back in the public view at the zoo for the first time in about f...
Mystery of red flow into Mihama canal solved [News]
Chatan Town officials say that they have resolved the mystery of red liquid that was reported running out from a drainpipe into a canal at American Village in Mihama, Chatan Town, ...
Bedbugs making comeback to Okinawa [News]
Bedbugs, a pest that was thought to have been completely eradicated from Okinawa after the war are reportedly making a comeback. According to Okinawa Pest Control Association, the ...
Irukanda blooms first time in four years [News]
Legume plants, called ‘Irukanda’ or ‘Ujirukanda’ in Japanese (Mucuna macrocarpa), have come into bloom for the first time in four years at Kongo Sekirinzan Park in Ginama, Kunigami...
Mystery red liquid flows into ocean from Sunset Beach [News]
A passerby noticed red fluid flowing from a drainpipe into the ocean at American Village in Mihama, Chatan Town, on Tuesday morning. The drainpipe is connected to buildings on Suns...
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