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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
Wonder Museum remodeled for 10th anniversary [News]
The Okinawa Zoo Wonder Museum, a facility located on the premises of Okinawa City Children’s Land, has been remodeled to mark the 10th anniversary of its opening. The opening cerem...
Number of working age Japanese down to 80 million [News]
The Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications announced Apr. 15th the latest population data as of Oct. 1st, 2013. According to ministry figures, the total population of the ...
Eight-year-old victim of hit and run [News]
A car heading from Ojana intersection towards Maehara hit an eight-year-old girl who was attempting to cross the street, in the morning of Apr. 15. The girl was on her way to schoo...
Ishigaki guesthouse burns down [News]
A fire broke out in a guesthouse located at Ishigaki’s largest shopping center, Euglena Mall, about 9:30 a.m., Apr. 15. Firefighters managed to put out the fire in about an hour, b...
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New tourist spot in Yagaji to open Apr. 26 [News]
President of a miscellaneous good store, Okinawa Tomomitsu Co., Ltd., Toshihiko Hagiwara, announced the opening of a new tourist facility called Chura Terrace in Yagaji, Nago City....
Paraglider’s body found on Hyakuna Beach [News]
A passerby discovered a man’s body lying near the north end of Hyakuna Beach in Tamagusuku, Nanjo City, Monday morning. When Yonabaru Police and local fire department rescue crew a...
New tourist information center open in Tembus Naha [News]
Naha Tourist Information Center opened in Tembus Naha in Makishi, Naha City (map: http://goo.gl/maps/ZCQri). This is the first information center established by a municipality in O...
Free electronic Ishigaki Island guide offered [News]
Ishigaki Island tourism officials announced on Apr. 11, that they have begun a free distribution of an electronic Ishigaki Island Guide listing the island’s sight seeing spots, hot...
Pet crocodile escapes from closed restaurant in Chatan [News]
Okinawa City Police received a phone call Saturday morning from a Mihama, Chatan, restaurant owner informing that his pet crocodile that had resided in his restaurant had disappear...
Husband arrested for attempted murder of wife [News]
Ginowan City Police arrested an unemployed 22-year-old man on suspicion of attempting to kill his 22-year-old wife, Sunday. The man is denying the charges. According to Ginowan Pol...
Motor cyclist fatally crashes into reflector column [News]
A 34-year-old motorcyclist lost control of his motorcycle early in the morning, Apr. 10, in Shirakawa, Okinawa City, and crashed into a roadside reflector column. According to Okin...
Man arrested on suspicion of robbing convenience store [News]
Yonabaru Police arrested a 41-year-old man on suspicion of robbing a convenience store in Nanjo City on Jan. 26. According to investigators, they nabbed Kazuaki Iramina after they ...
22-year-old arrested for attempted murder [News]
Okinawa City Police arrested a 22-year-old unemployed man in Awase, Okinawa City, Wednesday, on suspicion of attempting to cut the throat of his 23-year-old brother. According to O...
Okinawa Police Spring Road Safety Campaign on way [News]
The annual Spring traffic Safety Campaign started on Apr. 6th, and from the 9th the police started a special campaign targeting 36 specific locations on the island. School zones ge...
Gasoline prices rise to ¥160 range [News]
Gasoline prices at the pump at Okinawa’s gas stations have risen to an average of ¥160 plus per liter die to the hike in the national consumption tax that too effect Apr. 1. That i...
Naha tug-of-war replica rope set in Kibogaoka Park [News]
A replica of the great rope used in the annual Naha tug-of-war has been completed and placed in Kibugaoka Park in Makishi, Naka City. Now anyone can experience the strong impact of...
Dragon Boat monument unveiled at Saion Square [News]
Naha City has unveiled a monument dedicated to “Haryusen” a.k.a. the dragon boat. The monument is 14.5 meters long, and stands on the Saion Square in Asato, Naha City as a symbol o...
Ocean Expo Park has over 4 million visitors [News]
The Okinawa Prefecture General Bureau announced the statistics of visitors to Okinawa Okinawa Commemorative National Government Parks that include the Ocean Expo Park and Shuri Cas...
Superstar Aquarius makes first Naha port call Sunday [News]
Cruise ship Superstar Aquarius was the first cruise ship to dock at the new Naha Cruise Terminal since its opening on Apr. 1st, when it arrived at the port Sunday morning. The ship...
Food poisoning nets three-day closure for pub in Chatan [News]
A pub serving charcoal-roasted meals was ordered to close business three days through Apr. 10, after three of its customers fell ill. The subsequent investigation by health inspect...
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