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Henoko seabed survey on hold for month [News]
The fight between the central government and Okinawa Prefectural government over the landfill preparation work for the Furenma replacement f...Read More
2014: Guard changes, but Futenma remains… [News]
For the third year in a row, the plans to move MCAS Futenma to a new base in Henoko, demands to move it out of the prefecture, and oppositio...Read More
Futenma, Senkakus provide most memorable… [News]
By Bill Charles If Futenma Marine Corps Air Station didn’t exist, and if China didn’t have its eye on the Senkaku Islands in southwestern Ok...Read More
2017.06.22
MESH Support Cooperative calls for government help [News]
“MESH Support”, a specified nonprofit cooperative that manages a private medical helicopter service, celebrated its 10th anniversary on June 15th while in the middle of financial d...
Heavy rain causes floods, landslides [News]
An active seasonal rain front brought heavy rains to the whole Okinawa Main and surrounding islands on Monday, which caused damages at some areas including flooded roads, houses, a...
New west coast roads expected to ease Naha traffic [News]
In the Naha New Port area, there are many of logistics and transportation companies in the Akebono Ward of Naha City, making it an important logistics hub. According to a survey by...
Pink dragon fruit sherbet bar goes for sale [News]
Okinawa Meiji Milk Products Co., Ltd. and Okinawa Kogyo High School collaborated to produce a “Dragon Fruit & Apple aji no pinku bar” (Pink dragon fruit & apple flavored ba...
Free shuttle bus service from Naha New Port [News]
Naha City has operated a free shuttle bus service from Naha New Port to Kokusai Street to passengers on large cruise ships from this May. The city implemented the service to allevi...
Economic effect of pro-baseball spring camps up to ¥10.9 billion [News]
According to Ryugin Research Institute Ltd., the economic effect of the professional baseball spring training camps in Okinawa in 2017 totaled ¥10.954 billion that is 9.5% more tha...
Family receives letters of appreciation for rescuing two women [News]
The Nakagusuku Maritime Safety Agency sent letters of appreciation to three members of a local family – 60-year-old Sukehisa, 21-year-old Yuuki and 18-year-old Hiroyuki Taba. The t...
Heavy rains cause landslides in Nago, Kunigami, no property damage [News]
A seasonal rain front moving into the Okinawa area caused heavy rains on the main island Wednesday. Especially in the north part of Okinawa, it rained heavily that caused landslide...
Close AKB48 General Election venue concern to sea turtle egg nest [News]
In response to concerns that a sea turtle egg nest was found on Chura Sun Beach in Tomigusuku, the venue of the “AKB48 General Election” this Saturday, the management company of th...
Man on bicycle chased by police rides into sea, found dead [News]
A man riding a bicycle and chased by a police patrol car ran off the pier in Naha Port early Tuesday morning. He was found unconscious and taken to a hospital where he died one and...
Okinawa’s rate of registration of new companies nationally No.1 in 2016 [News]
Tokyo Shoko Research Okinawa Branch published Tuesday its statistics on creation of new businesses in Okinawa in 2016. According to the statistics, 1,867 new companies were registe...
Thieves keep breaking into offertory box at Nago Castle Park [News]
Many incidents of theft from an offertory box located in front of a place of worship enshrining the god of fire in Nago Castle Park have occurred lately. According to the headman o...
U.S. airman arrested for DUI [News]
Ginowan Police arrested an U.S. airman Sunday morning on suspicion of DUI. According to police, 25-year-old Sr.A Jarrett Walls stationed at Kadena Air Base was arrested early Sunda...
Vehicle fire causes traffic jam in Naha [News]
A car caught fire while traveling on national road 330 at an intersection near Okinawa Urban Monorail Omoromachi Station Sunday afternoon. The fire was extinguished in 20 minutes, ...
Two Chinese men arrested on suspicion of working illegally [News]
Okinawa Prefectural Police and Fukuoka Immigration Bureau Naha Branch arrested two Chinese men Thursday on suspicion of working without proper visas in violation of the Immigration...
San-A to build new store in Kyuna, Ginowan City [News]
San-A, a major Okinawan supermarket and department store chain, is opening a new store “San-A Kyuna” in Ginowan City, in the summer of 2018. The site of the new store has been vaca...
Drunk driver crashes into three cars in Urasoe [News]
A man driving under the influence of alcohol and without a driver’s license trying to escape a police patrol crashed into three cars including a police patrol car in Miyagi, Urasoe...
Many children of two-income families eat dinner alone [News Sports]
Urasoe City conducted a survey among elementary and junior high school children and their parents in the city regarding their meal habits. According to survey results, 4.5% of the ...
Sea turtle eggs found on Chura Sun Beach [News]
A nest of sea turtle eggs were found on Chura Sun Beach, a man-made beach in Tomigusuku popular among both locals and tourists. There were also footprints of the turtle on the beac...
Fireflies create world of fantasy in Motobu [News]
Fireflies flying around at a park at the foot of Mt. Yaedake in Namizato, Motobu Town, Wednesday, create a nature’s signal of the beginning of summer. The site is along the prefect...
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