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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
Police suspect arson; three fires in two hours [News]
Okinawa City fire fighters had a busy time Friday evening, when they were alerted of three fires within a span of two hours, all of which happened within a radius of 100 meters fro...
Tsunami shelter tower to be build on Kudaka Island [News]
Nanjo City mayor announced Tuesday considering a plan to construct an evacuation tower on Kudaka Island, to provide a safe haven for local residents in case of a tsunami. According...
Awamori tasting in Taiwan [News]
Awamori Meister Association held an awamori tasting event for professionals in Taiwan, Feb. 28, to increase awareness and push awamori exports to the international market. The meet...
Yoshinoya gyudon prices to rise in April due to tax hike [News]
Major gyudon – beef bowl – chain Yoshinoya announced on Tuesday that it would raise the prices of their popular gyudon dishes from Apr. 1 because of the scheduled increase in the J...
Tour bus catches fire on expressway [News]
The engine of a tour bus traveling south on the Okinawa Expressway, Sunday evening, caught fire, and thick smoke started billowing from the rear of the bus. The driver noticed the ...
Marine arrested for DUI [News]
Naha Police arrested a Marine sergeant on suspicion of driving under influence early Sunday morning. Naha Police stopped Sgt Jeffrey Atencio around 4:25 a.m. when he was driving al...
Arson suspected; three fires in two hours [News]
Okinawa City fire fighters had a busy time Friday evening, when they were alerted of three fires within a span of two hours, all of which happened within a radius of 100 meters fro...
Visitors from Singapore arrive on direct charter flight [News]
A group of 260 of visitors from Singapore arrived at Okinawa, Feb. 5th, on a direct charter flight. This is the third time such a tour has been arranged since 2012. The Okinawa Tou...
Group of Taiwanese CEOs visits Okinawa first time [News]
A group of CEOs representing major Taiwanese companies called San-San-Fe will are visiting Okinawa from today through the 11th for search of a new business opportunities on the isl...
Newspaper worker arrested for suspected assault on taxi drivers [News]
Okinawa Police arrested an Okinawa Times circulation center employee, 51-year-old Kenichi Nakamura, for questioning on suspicion of assaulting two taxi drivers in Okinawa City. Acc...
Child abuse cases at highest on record [News]
According to a Feb. 6th report by the National Police Agency, the number of reported cases of child abuse hit the highest on record last year. The assessment is based on the number...
Kerama Islands becomes National Park [News]
Kerama Islands has been a favorite destination of scuba divers for its clear waters and abundant sea life, and whale watchers who come to see humpback whales when they arrive on th...
Tower Records to re-open shop in Naha [News]
Tower Records Co. announced Mar. 4 that the company is re-opening their store inside Ryubo Department Store in Palette Kumoji. The new shop is called Tower Records Naha Ryubo. The ...
Kitanakagusuku Village opens Road Station [News]
Kitanakagusuku Village opened its own Road Station or “Michi-no Eki” as they are known in Japanese, at its Atta district, on Feb. 26th. The new facility named Kita-Gyo will provide...
Soft drink prices set to rise by an average ¥10 on Apr. 1 [News]
Major beverage company Suntory Beverage & Food announced their intention to hike prices of soft drink beverages sold in vending machines from April 1st by an average ¥10 per ca...
New medical facilities to open in Kin in April [News]
Four new medical facilities have been under construction on a former U.S. military training range in Kin. The inauguration ceremony of the new facilities was held on Feb. 28th. Tow...
Groundbreaking ceremony for AEON Rycom Mall held [News]
The groundbreaking ceremony for the new AEON Rycom Mall was held at he former Awase Golf Course site on Feb. 28. At the ceremony, AEON Group president Souichi Okazaki stated, “Hawa...
PED infected pig found on Okinawa [News]
The Okinawa Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries announced on Feb 28th, that a pig infected with Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea (PED) was found on a ranch in the southern p...
Village growth sets stage for celebration [News]
Skies over the Zakimi Castle Ruins will be bright with an illumination through March 13th as Yomitan Village celebrates. The occasion is Yomitan Village’s achieving the status of v...
Okinawa flu epidemic continues to wind down [News]
According to the Okinawa Health Promotion Division the seasonal flu epidemic in the prefecture seems to be winding down. Officials at the division say that the number of flu patien...
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