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‘Year of the Dragon’ begins in Okinawan … [CULTURE CURRENT ISSUE]
Legend has it that Buddha asked all animals to meet him on the Chinese New Year. Twelve came, and Buddha named a year after each one, and an...Read More
Pro-Baseball Spring Training 2024 [Family Sports]
Okinawa is the southernmost prefecture in Japan, and that means it’s the warmest place in the country in the wintertime. Because of that, ma...Read More
OkiEvents this Week!! [CURRENT ISSUE ENTERTAINMENT Festival]
・11/3~11/5 Shuri Castle Restoration Festival @ Shuri Castle 10:00~ https://oki-park.jp/shurijo/en/event/8414 PIN: https://maps.app.goo.gl/Qj...Read More
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...
Vandalism prompts cancellation of Meio University sports event [News]
A Meio University-sponsored track and field event scheduled in Nago for the weekend was canceled after a tent, prepared for the event, was found deliberately damaged Saturday morni...
Street robbery in Uebaru [News]
A robber punched a man on the face Saturday evening in Uebaru, Naha City, grabbed the victim’s wallet and ran away. According to Tomigusuku Police, a stranger walking on a street a...
2014.10.28
Golden Kings falter on the road [Ryukyu Golden Kings]
Riding a five-game win streak, the Ryukyu Golden Kings headed to Kyoto, where they picked up their sixth victory in a row before losing momentum and falling Sunday afternoon to the...
2014.10.28
FIBA warns Japan to be excluded from international play [Sports]
Failure to merge its two professional basketball leagues has led to notice Japan will be deemed ineligible for international play starting next month. FIBA, the world basketball go...
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