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Itoman Tug-of-War marks end of summer [CULTURE CURRENT ISSUE ENTERTAINMENT]
Many Okinawan farmers and fishermen, in some form or fashion, pay tribute to the Gods, seeking their blessing and favor for a great harvest ...Read More
Obon is time for family gathering to rem… [CULTURE CURRENT ISSUE]
For three days starting on Tuesday, August 25th through Thursday, August 27th, many privately owned businesses on Okinawa will close their ...Read More
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
Fun Fan Terminal to lure Kings’ fans to Okinawa City [Business]
Okinawa City is starting a new promotion called “Fun Fan Terminal” aimed at attracting spectators of the Ryukyu Gilden Kings home games into shopping areas in Okinawa City. The Gol...
Man’s remains discovered in cave in Miyakojima City [News]
Skeletal remains of a man were discovered in a cave in HIrara, Miyakohima City. A man living near the site made the grim discovery in September, and called the police. Miyako Polic...
New Hawaii Governor has family roots in Okinawa [News]
The 59-year-old Hawaii Senator, David Ige (D), a third-generation Japanese-American with family roots in Okinawa, was elected the Governor of Hawaii on Nov. 4. Ige defeated James A...
Resort weddings booming [Business]
The Okinawa Prefecture Department of Culture, Tourism and Sports announced on October 28th that resort weddings in the prefecture increased by 22% to 5,231 couples for the first ha...
High school boy beaten up, robbed of ¥20,000 in cash [News]
Two men robbed a 18-year-old Nanjo City high school boy of ¥20,000 in cash after first assaulting and beating him up in the evening of Nov. 4th in Iha, Yaese Town. According to Ito...
Osprey flights faulted for death of noguchigera in Takae [News]
Several ‘Noguchigera’ or Pryer’s woodpeckers, have been found dead this year in Takae, Higashi Village. Noguchigera is the Prefectural Bird of Okinawa and a designated natural trea...
2014.11.06
Tour de Okinawa 2014 starts wheels spinning on Saturday [Sports]
By Bill Charles The island’s prestigious Tour de Okinawa is set to run this weekend with more than 4,000 cyclists competing in and around the northern Okinawa city of Nago and surr...
2014.11.06
Clock ticking to Nov. 16th gubernatorial election [Politics]
By Bill Charles Will Okinawans endorse continued economic development while approving relocation of the contentious Futenma Marine Corps Air Station from downtown Ginowan City when...
Shentong Express delivery company to open shop in Naha [Business]
A major Chinese transportation company, Shentong Express, announced that it would start business in Okinawa Shentong Express, one of the biggest transportation companies in China, ...
Defacing of gubernatorial election posters on rise [News]
It’s illegal to scribble anything on official election posters in Japan, but Okinawa Prefectural Police say that an increasing number of official posters of candidates on bulletin ...
Ogimi drowning in glut of Shiquasa [News]
Shiquasa, a locally grown Okinawan citrus fruit, had such a bumper crop this year in Ogimi Village that growers don’t know what to do with all of their crop. The record harvest has...
Camp Foster civilian nabbed for DUI [News]
Urasoe Police nabbed a 27-year-old civilian employee of Camp Foster, Nov. 1, on suspicion of drinking and driving. According to police, they saw a car moving erratically on a stree...
Dying man found on residential street in Urasoe [News]
A local resident found man bleeding from his head lying on a street in Gusukuma, Urasoe, on Nov. 1. The man was in cardiopulmonary arrest when he was found, and was taken to a hosp...
Ocean Expo dolphin with prosthetic tail dies [News]
Okinawa Ocean Expo Park officials announced Sunday that Fuji, the female bottlenose dolphin who was fitted with a prosthetic tail after its own tail had to be removed due to an ill...
2014.11.03
Golden Kings triumphant at home [Ryukyu Golden Kings]
The Ryukyu Golden Kings were in perfect form, keeping the hometown fans on the edges of their seats cheering as they ripped the hapless Rizing Fukuoka twice in Turkish Airlines bj-...
High concentration of dioxin confirmed in unearthed cans [News]
A high concentration of toxic dioxin was detected in the 18 drum cans unearthed from a soccer field in Okinawa City in January when all together 61 suspicious drum cans were discov...
Gushikawa Main City undegoes facelift [Business]
San-A Gushikawa Main City department store underwent a full makeover for its 15 anniversary, and opened after its renewal on Oct. 24th. With the facelift, the shop got two new tena...
Third of Okinawa’s schools likely to be flooded in tsunami [News]
The Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology published on Oct. 28 results of a survey of likely water damage to public schools in Japan in case of a tsunami. ...
2014.10.29
FC Ryukyu entices American audience to Soccer Festival with free admission [Sports]
Okinawa’s only men’s professional soccer team, FC Ryukyu, is again inviting the American SOFA community to enjoy its Sunday match against the Japanese J-League U-22 junior squad by...
Yafuso Street merchants give away movie tickets [News]
The Yafuso Street Merchants’ Assocition in Urasoe has started a town promotion campaign giving out tickets to three movie shows at Yafuso Community Center.. During the campaign, th...
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