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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 CLIP website opens view to Ishigaki Island [News]
Okinawa Cellular Telephone Company has opened a new page “Ishigaki Island CLIP” on its “Okinawa CLIP” website. The new addition introduces sightseeing information about Ishigaki Is...
High school student arrested for marijuana possession [News]
Okinawa City Police has arrested a 18-year-old high school boy, a student at a local public high school, on suspicion of possessing marijuana. According to persons familiar with th...
NPO opens children’s diner in Okinawa City [News]
“Kodomo Shokudo Yugafuu” children’s diner managed by NPO Promise Keepers that supports the homeless, poor and needy opened on Jan. 4th, The facility serves free meals for children ...
Student’s suicide link to bullying confirmed [News]
Investigators have concluded that a fourth-grade elementary-school boy from Tomigusuku City, who hanged himself at home and died nine days later in a hospital in October last year,...
Okinawa celebrated 16,666 new adults on Monday [News]
January 11th was a Japanese national holiday, the ‘Coming-of Age Day’ that marks the day all young people who had their 20th birthday the previous year officially celebrated their ...
First “medical tourism” group from China arrives [News]
The first group of 17 Chinese tourists arrived at Naha Airport from Amoy, China, on Jan. 7th, for a special tour called “medical tourism” that includes both a medical health examin...
Discovery of norovirus halts school lunch service [News]
A worker at a kitchen that prepares school lunches in Uruma and Okinawa cities was confirmed infected with norovirus, and the lunch service was halted at 10 schools for the time be...
Two Vietnamese arrested for shoplifting spree [News]
Ginowan Police arrested two unemployed Vietnamese men on Jan 6th on suspicion of theft. One of them, a 23-year-old man, has admitted to the charges, but the other, a 27-year-old ma...
Churaumi’s great white dies after three days [News]
Churaumi Aquarium in Motobu, the most popular tourist attraction in the prefecture, added a great white shark to its residents with high expectations, but the shark died after just...
Okinawa enjoys warmest New Year in memory [News]
Okinawa was blessed with an unusually warm weather over the first two days of 2016. According to the Okinawa Meteorological Bureau, the highest temperature, 26.5 degrees centigrade...
High school graduate jobs higher, but many quit soon [News]
The number of high school students in Okinawa graduating in March 2016 and who have received informal job offers, has increased compared to the same time period previous year. Acco...
Okinawa posts best employment figures since reversion [News]
The ratio of job offers to job seekers in Okinawa has reached the highest level since Okinawa’s reversion in 1972. According to Okinawa Labor Bureau, the number of available jobs a...
Ginowan man fined ¥500,000 for pointing laser at U.S. helo [News]
A summary court in Naha ordered a Ginowan man to pay a ¥500,000 fine, Monday, for pointing a laser beam at a Marine helicopter near MCAS Futenma in July. Police had arrested 56-yea...
Draft budget earmarks ¥335 billion for Okinawa [News]
The cabinet of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe approved a ¥335 billion draft budget for Okinawa for fiscal 2016 on Dec. 24th. That is a little over two percent below the budgetary reques...
Nago, Nishihara HS’s take marching championships [News]
The 43rd Japan Marching Band Association National Championship finals took place at Saitama Super Arena in Saitama City, Saitama Prefecture on, Dec. 20th. Nago High School won the ...
Okinawa visitor numbers again post new record [News]
The Okinawa Prefecture Department of Culture, Tourism and Sports announced the number of visitors to the island between January and November this year hit all time record. Accordin...
Season’s first whale spotted off Zamami [News]
A young humpback whale was spotted for the first time this season about four kilometers southwest off Zamami Island around 13:00, Monday. Whales usually migrate from areas around A...
Two Motobu men arrested for taxi robbery, assault [News]
Nago Police arrested two men Sunday on suspicion of an assault and robbery of a taxi driver in Motobu Town. According to the police, the two are suspected of kicking and hitting th...
Group of kids busted for drinking party in park [News]
Okinawa City Police took nine 14-year-old junior high school boys and girls and one 11-year-old elementary school boy from Okinawa City into custody Saturday on suspicion of drinki...
Yomitan man nabbed driving drunk 7 times over limit [News]
Kadena Police arrested on the spot a 32-year-old man from Tokeshi, Yomitan Village, who runs a pork business on suspicion of drinking and driving in addition to driving without a l...
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