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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
Yubikiri Haunted House extending through Sep. 23 [News]
The Yubikiri Haunted House, currently running daily shows at Outlet Mall Ashibina in Toyosaki, Tomigusuku Town, announced they will be extend the event until Sep. 23rd. The event w...
Nishihara High School band wins two gold medals at World Music Contest [News]
Nishihara High School Marching Band visited Nishihara Town Mayor, Sep. 3, to report that the band had won two gold medals at the World Music Contest that was held in Holland on Jul...
Number tourists visiting Yaeyama in July exceeds 100,000 [News]
The Prefectural Yaeyama Office announced Sep. 3 that the number of tourists who visited Yaeyama islands during the month of July exceeded 100,000. This marks the first time Yaeyama...
Tokyo Olympic will have good effect on Okinawa [News]
Tokyo won the rights to hold the Summer Olympic games in 2020, announced early Sunday morning Japan time, setting off a fever among the general public and businesses alike. Some bu...
Attempted robbery at Tsuboya liquor shop [News]
A robber broke into a liquor shop in the Tsuboya district of Naha City about midnight of Sep. 7th. He pointed a knife and threatened a female staff member of the shop, and told her...
Abe decision on sales tax hike October 1st [News]
Japan’s Prime Minister is set to make a decision on whether or not to increase the nation’s sales tax on October 1st. Akira Amari, Japan’s Economic and Fiscal Policy Minister, says...
Chinese coast guard ships enter Japanese waters [News]
Seven Chinese ships have sailed into Japanese waters around the southern Okinawa Senkaku islands only hours before the first anniversary of Japan purchasing the disputed islets. Th...
JASDF launches fighters to investigate drone [News]
An unidentified aerial drone near the disputed Senkaku Islands in southwestern Okinawa Prefecture triggered a scramble by Japan Air Self Defense Force fighter jets earlier this wee...
Kunigami to set up yambarukuina education center [News]
Kunigami Village officials announced Aug. 28 that they have decided to open a Display and Study Facility or live Yanbarukuina within the Prefectural Farm Animal Husbandry Improveme...
18-year-old Okinawan rescues Korean university student [News]
18-year-old Daito Sakihama from Yomitan received a certificate of appreciation from the Kunigami Fire Department on Aug. 29. Sakihama was cited for rescuing a Korean university stu...
Rescuing couple from ocean nets Itoman man award [News]
Urasoe Police presented a certificate of appreciation, Aug. 28, to Hitoshi Akamine from Itoman City, for rescuing a couple who was drowning off Naha Kita Marina a day earlier. Acco...
Academic achievement of Okinawa kids is near bottom [News]
The Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology announced the results of the Japan-wide Academic Aptitude Test that was held in April this year. In the test, the...
Sefa Utaki parking lot to close [News]
Nanjo City and Nanjo City Tourist Association announced that they have decided to close the parking lot of Sefa Utaki starting Nov. 5th. The parking area is located just next to th...
Man robbed of ¥900,000 in cash at knife point [News]
A robber pointed a knife at a man and grabbed his bag containing ¥900,000 in cash in the evening of Aug. 29 in Adaniya, Nakagusuku Village. According to police, the victim had stop...
17-year-old arrested on suspicion of hit and run [News]
Okinawa City Police arrested a 17-year-old male high school student from Okinawa City, Aug. 29, on suspicion of a hit-and-run that occurred on Aug. 27. According to Okinawa Police,...
Airman arrested for drinking and driving [News]
Naha Police arrested John Clanford, a U.S. Air Force member stationed on Kadena Air Base, Saturday, on suspicion of drinking and driving. Clanford first denied the charge at the ti...
Dud bomb discovered on dump truck bed [News]
A police patrol noticed a dump truck with smoke emitting from its load on Hwy 330 in Yogi, Naha, Monday. When the patrol stopped the truck and investigated the load of dirt on the ...
Man suffers slight burns in Makabi house fire [News]
A fire broke out in a three-story residential house in Makabi, Naha City, Sunday afternoon. The fire destroyed the entire second floor of the building. A man living on the second f...
Typhoon brings much needed rain to Miyako [News]
The 12th typhoon of the season hit Miyako Island last week, but instead of complaining about damage to their crops, farmers in Miyako welcomed the typhoon and the rain it brought t...
Highest temperature ever recorded on Okinawa [News]
Japan continues to swelter under the relentless summer sun that has this year set new records in many regions, including Okinawa. According to the Okinawa Metrological Agency, the ...
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