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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
Yoshimoto to open ‘HAPINAHA’ entertainment emporium [News]
Yoshimoto Kogyo Co., Ltd, the largest and oldest entertainment management agency in Japan, has announced that it’s launching two new entertainment ventures in Naha on Mar, 12th. Ac...
High school girl knocked down in hit-and-run [News]
A car hit a 16-year-old high school girl at a pedestrian crossing on Route 85 in Misato, Okinawa City in the evening of Jan. 29th., and left the scene of the accident without stopp...
Large hydrothermal metal deposits found off Kume Island [News]
Researchers at JOGMEC, Japan Oil, Gas and Metals National Corporation, have identified large sea-floor hydrothermal deposits on the seabed off Kume Island. JOGMEG officials descri...
Henoko protester sues Coast Guard for alleged assault [News]
A 29-year-old protester from Tokyo has sued the Japanese Coast Guard and members of the Coast Guard for allegedly assaulting him when he was protesting. The man was protesting on t...
Fire destroys part of local inn, four injured [News]
A fire broke out in a four-story building of a Japanese style inn shortly after midnight, Tuesday, in Ishikawa-Akebono, Uruma City. A team of firefighters in seven fire trucks arri...
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Bus lanes extended on Highway 58 [News]
Traffic congestion for buses traveling both north and south on Highway 58 will lessen beginning February 2nd but privately owned vehicle drivers will find the going more difficult...
Influenza patients disturb hospitals’ normal operations [News]
Hospitals on Okinawa that accept emergency patients have trouble meeting the needs of their regular medical services during holidays and nights because of a sharp increase of outpa...
Teacher becomes bully instead of giving support [News]
An Uruma City elementary school has admitted that a teacher in the school repeatedly bullied a boy in his class causing the student to start showing physical symptoms and becoming ...
Henoko plan opponents hold first demonstration in Tokyo [News]
According to organizers, some 7,000 people took part in a demonstration in Tokyo against the relocation of MCAS Futenma to Henoko, on Jan. 25. The demonstration took place in front...
Marine Lieutenant arrested for refusing breathalyzer test [News]
Okinawa Police arrested a 27-year-old U.S. Marine officer, Sunday, after he repeatedly refused a breathalyzer test after being stopped by police. According to Okinawa City Police, ...
Naha Airport International Terminal to get prayer room [News]
In order to respond to the requests and needs of increasing numbers of foreign visitors to Okinawa, the Naha Airport Building Co., Ltd. will prepare a dedicated prayer room for tra...
Politicians join demonstration marking 200 days of protest [News]
Protest activities organized by people opposing the construction of the replacement base for MCAS Futenma in Henoko, marked the 200th day of the protests on Jan. 22nd. In the morni...
U.S. Sealift Command ship runs aground off Okinawa [News]
A U.S. Sealift Command cargo ship, ‘SGT Matej Kocac’ ran aground off Katsuren peninsula on Okinawa’s west coast, Thursday. Acording to Japanese Coast Guard, the 821-feet long...
Man lying on ground ran over and killed [News]
A middle-aged man was killed when he was ran over by a car while lying on the street in the evening of Jan. 20 in Urasoe City. According to Urasoe Police, a 26-year-old businessman...
School lunches served to public [News]
In order to improve the public’s understanding of the school lunch program, the Prefectural Board of Education, the provider of school lunches served in public elementary and junio...
Call center closing has employees in uproar [News]
Call center ‘Recycle Call’ in Ginowan City, has caused uproar among its employees after it terminated all of its workers and closed the office. The company headquarters is located ...
Artworks invited to annual Okiten exhibition [News]
Organizers of ‘Okiten’, one of the biggest comprehensive fine-arts exhibitions on Okinawa, started, on Jan. 20, inviting applications for entries to the event for works including ...
Stealing from colleague earns JGSDF sergeant boot [News]
The Japan Ground Self-Defense Force 15th Brigade Okinawa handed a 36-year-old Sergeant First Class of the JGSDF 15th Helicopter Unit a disciplinary discharge, Jan. 19th, on suspici...
Marine arrested for trespassing [News]
Nago Police arrested a 22-year-old U.S. Marine on suspicion of trespassing into two private apartments in Nago on Jan. 19th. According to Nago Police, Private Jonathan Darby, stati...
Construction work off Camp Schwab resumes [News]
Contractors hired by Okinawa Defense Bureau started to install a temporary pier and oil boom on the ocean off Henoko, Nago, on Jan. 15th. The Bureau is scheduled to complete the qu...
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