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Day of Naha: Immerse Yourself in the Cap… [Community CURRENT ISSUE]
July 8th is Naha Day in Okinawa. This special occasion originated from the use of play-on-words or rather, a play-on-numbers. Naha’s two syl...Read More
June 23rd, Okinawa’s Peace Memorial Day [CURRENT ISSUE]
June 23rd is ‘Irei-no Hi’. This is Okinawa’s Peace Memorial Day. It is a prefectural holiday formally recognized in 1961. It is to memoriali...Read More
Okinawa marks 48th anniversary of revers… [Politics]
May 15th marked the 48th anniversary of Okinawa’s reversion to the Japanese administration in 1972. According to published figures, the Japa...Read More
Rookie Yamato delivery driver throws mail in forest [News]
A male Yamato Transport contract employee in his teens was found to have disposed a total of 529 direct mail envelopes sent to addresses in the middle part of Okinawa in a forest i...
Goat Park opens in Gushiken, Motobu Town [News]
Denku Goat Park, a new attraction opened at Denku no Eki Ha-So-Park at Gushiken, Motobu Town, on Apr. 28th, with an opening ceremony with about 60 people in attendance. The park of...
Army of scarecrows line Route 505 in Nakijin [News]
In the beginning, there were only seven scarecrows on the flowerbed of a local “himawari (sunflower) circle”. Minoru Oshiro, the local ward headman, made them all using scrap mater...
Photo exhibit of Naha farmers’ market now open [News]
A photo exhibition of “Anyatan Nouren Market” sponsored by Okinawa Times and the Naha Central Farmers’ Market Business Cooperative opened Monday at the same market in Naha City. 67...
New Okinawa City library opens Wednesday [News]
Okinawa City Library is transferring Wednesday (May 3) from its old location in Nakanomachi to Korinza Building at the end of Chuo Park Avenue, in order to give it the much needed ...
New playground opens in Kin Town [News]
Children in Kin Town had a reason to rejoice as a new playground completely new equipment was opened in the town last week. The opening ceremony for the park was held Friday with t...
Women’s participation in labor force highest ever [News]
A recently released Okinawa Prefecture overview of the national census and the employment 2015 in Okinawa, says 278,242 women aged 15 and older were participating in the labor forc...
Mizuho introduces Ie Island specialty lily awamori [News]
Mizuho Shuzo Co., Ltd., an awamori maker in Shuri, Naha City, has developed a new awamori labeled “Ie no Hana.” The new awamori fermented by using flower yeast separated from the E...
Car crash into utility pole leaves elderly woman dead [News]
A car crashed into a utility pole Saturday afternoon on Road 330 in Sobe, Naha City. According to Police, a light car driven by a man in his 20’s strayed for an unknown reason onto...
Brothel owner arrested for prostituting underage girls [News]
Naha Police arrested the owner of a brothel in Naha City on Apt. 28th on suspicion of violating the Child Welfare Act. Police say they arrested 23-year-old Eiki Higa on charges of ...
Prefecture officials issue warning about habu [News]
As the summer gets on the way and the weather becomes increasingly warm, Okinawa Prefecture issued an official warning to be wary about Habu snakes from May 1st through June 30. Ha...
Ryukyu king’s authentic crown on display at Pref. Museum [News]
The authentic original crown of the king of the Ryukyu Kingdom that the king used in important royal ceremonies during the Ryukyu Kingdom era is on exhibition at the Okinawa Prefec...
Tokyo company completes acquisition of American Engineering [News]
Outsourcing Inc., a temporary employment agency in Tokyo, announced Apr. 3rd that they have completed acquiring the 100% ownership of the American Engineering Corporation (AEC), a ...
Creed Okinawa secures first naming rights for prefectural facility [News]
Creed Okinawa Corporation, a building maintenance and security company with the head office in Urasoe, was awarded the right to rename Nishihara Marine Park as “Creed Nishihara Mar...
Donations pour in for premature Taiwanese baby [News]
When a 20-year-old Taiwanese woman, 7 months pregnant, came on a tour to Okinawa, she definitely did not imagine that her baby wanted to come to see this beautiful island, too. How...
2017.04.25
Golden Kings split must-win series against Osaka Evessa [Ryukyu Golden Kings]
Last weekend, the Golden Kings split a must-win series against conference rival and fellow playoff contender, Osaka Evessa. The result put Osaka in second place and dropped the Kin...
Visitor numbers record high, expected to continue rising [News]
A total of 8,769,200 people visited Okinawa in 2016 setting a new record for the fourth consecutive year. The number is a 19.5-percent increase from 2015. 2,129,100 of the visitors...
Tomigusuku firm takes kariyushi wear to Italy [News]
A Tomigusuku-based company designing and selling aloha shirts and Oknawan Kariyushi Wear under its private brand “Paikaji” has concluded a contract with an Italian retailer to sell...
Naha official arrested for taking improper photos [CURRENT ISSUE]
Naha Police arrested Apr. 19th a senior manager of Naha City Office Municipal Tax Division on suspicion of violating an Okinawa Prefectural Anti-nuisance Ordinance. According to po...
New variation of fraud uses numbered gift cards [News]
Okinawa City Police published details of a case of fraud on Apr. 18, in which fraudster convinced an unemployed woman in her ‘50s living in Okinawa City to buy a large amount of gi...
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