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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
No more 100-yen hamburgers at McDonald’s [News]
McDonald’s Japan announced they would raise prices of some items in their menu starting May 7. For example, the ¥100 hamburger will cost ¥120 after the hike, a cheese burger will c...
Fatal motorcycle crash in Nago [News]
A motorcyclist died when he crashed head on into a car in Nago, Sunday. According to Nago Police, 29-year-old Suguru Uechi was touring the northern Okinawa with a group of fellow m...
Building collapses during demolition work [News]
An outer wall of a building under demolition collapsed suddenly in Aragusuku, Ginowan, bringing down scaffolding and dust prevention nets, and scattering pieces of concrete across ...
Landslide in Kunigami [News]
22 residents of 10 families were evacuated to the local community hall after a landslide in Ura district in Kunigami Village about midnight, Saturday. Fortunately, no one was injur...
Cruise ship Caledonian Sky visits Ishigaki for first time [News]
The 4,200-ton Cruise ship Caledonian Sky, run by Noble Caledonian of the United Kingdom, arrived at the Ishigaki Port for the first time, Apr. 19. Upon the ships arrival, Ishigaki ...
Ocean Expo recorded most visitors ever in 2012 [News]
Okinawa General Bureau announced that Okinawa Ocean Expo Park counted 3,714,274 visitors during 2012, which is a 6.8% increase over the year before, and the highest number on recor...
Knife-brandishing man breaks into house [News]
Motobu police arrested 39-year-old Masayoshi Nakamura on suspicion of breaking into a house, and a violent altercation, Sunday, in Ie Village on Ie Island. Police investigators say...
Ishigaki voted most popular dive spot for 13th consecutive year [News]
Readers of specialized diving magazines in Japan have voted Ishigaki the most popular diving destination in Japan for the 13th consecutive year. The magazines started announcing th...
Bridge station “Rikarika Warumi” opened [News]
The bridge station, much like more common road stations, “Rikarika Warumi” opened at Amesoko district in Nakijin Village on Apr, 13. The station is located at the foot of Warumi Br...
¥1,100,000 robbed from coffee shop in Tomigusuku [News]
A man wearing sunglases and a towel around his head burst into a coffee shop in Tomigusuku, and pulled a knife threatening a counter staff, He then grabbed ¥1,100,000 cash that was...
Two new Okinawa City bus lines have been started [News]
Okinawa City has started a new project of a bus line running a circular route around between main facilities of Okinawa City from Apr. 1. The city’s stated purpose of the project i...
Okinawa FamilyMart to start new service for aged [News]
Okinawa FamilyMart is ready to start a new service from May 1st of delivering bento (meal boxes) to aged persons in Okinawa. A spokesman for the FamilyMart says the shops will deli...
Man dies while taking part in Ishigaki Triathlon [News]
Yusuke Amamoto from Fukuoka Prefecture competing in the Ishigaki Triathlon, Sunday, suffered a cardiopulmonary arrest while he was swimming on the triathlon course. He was immediat...
Hiji camping area re-opened after typhoon damages cleared [News]
The Hiji camping area has re-opened for business on Apr. 15. The area was severely damaged by the typhoons of 2012, and camping site has been closed until now. The first day of the...
Second fatal accident in two weeks on same spot in Urasoe [News]
A four-ton truck hit a pedestrian trying to cross the road at almost exactly the same spot where a junior high school boy was killed a couple of weeks ago. According to Urasoe Poli...
Army Sergeant nabbed for DUI [News]
Kadena Police nabbed another American serviceman on suspicion of driving under influence, Wednesdayk, shortly after midnight. The police say 30-year-old Sgt. First Class David Witt...
2013.04.16
Shin Koyamada at Depot Island Wednesday [News]
Hollywood actor Shin Koyamada, who has appeared in films such as “The Last Samurai” with Tom Cruise, is visiting Okinawa through Monday to promote the SK (Shin Koyamada) Foundation...
Marine arrested after accident on suspicion of DUI [News]
The Okinawa Prefectural Police arrested a Marine on suspicion of driving under influence Friday evening. According to the police, 27-year-old Charles Brown rear-ended a car driven ...
U.S., Japan set dates for handing back six bases [News]
The United States will return the site of the Marine Corps’ Futenma air station in Ginowan, Okinawa Prefecture, to Japan as early as fiscal 2022 on condition of building a Fu...
2013.04.12
Protesters give Defense Minister ugly welcome [News]
Protest banners, raised fists and angry shouts greeted Defense Minister Itsunori Onodera after he landed in Okinawa Prefecture on Saturday. Residents made sure Japan’s defense chie...
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