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Okinawa Beach Opening Information 2026! [CURRENT ISSUE LIFE]
Okinawa Beach Opening Information 2026! Ginowan Tropical Beach (Apr. 18) Chatan Sunset Beach (Apr. 10) Chatan Araha Beach (Mid. Apr.) Nishih...Read More
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
Awamori "Ku-su" Day [CURRENT ISSUE LIFE]
September 4th is the “Ku-su Day”, with September = ‘9’ which is pronounced ‘kyu’ or ‘ku’ in Japanese, and ‘4’ being pronounced ‘...Read More
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...
Yoshimoto mulling launching entertainer school in Ginowan [Business]
The largest and oldest entertainment management agency in Japan, Yoshimoto Kogyo Co., is considering setting up a training school in Ginowan, to train comedians, entertainers and b...
Two Okinawan players picked at Japan pro-baseball draft [Sports]
Two young baseball players from Okinawa were drafted at the Japan Professional Baseball amateur draft at a Tokyo hotel on Thursday. The two can now start negotiations with their re...
Brown sugar yeast awamori ‘Chura-sansan’ recognized [News]
“Chura-sansan” awamori of awamori brewer Mizuho Shuzo won the first prize in the Awamori category in the Fall National Alcoholic Drinks Contest 2014. What makes Chura-sansan except...
Orion Beer eyes beer exports to Peru after Taiwan success [Business]
Orion Beer Co. is planning to export its products to Peru, a country with many immigrants from Okinawa. The company organized a beer festival in Taiwan that took place over last we...
Okinawa City athlete wins four medals in Asia Paralympics [Sports]
Hirokazu Ueyonabaru from Okinawa City won a gold medal in the men’s 800-meter wheel chair track and field event at the Asia Paralympics in Yingshoeng in Korea, Oct. 23rd. In additi...
Woman’s body found in Kokuba River [News]
A passerby called the Tomigusuku Police emergency number Tuesday afternoon reporting a human body floating in Kokuba River in Tomigusuku. A rescue team dispatched to the scene pull...
International Beach Tennis Cup scheduled for Okinawa [Sports]
An international sports event featuring a new sport of beach tennis that combines beach volleyball and tennis is scheduled to take place at Okinawa Chura Sun Beach in Toyosaki, Tom...
Monorail OKICA service starts [News]
The new so called ‘OKICA’ service that replaces the old ticket system for Naha Urban Monorail went into effect from Oct. 20. In the fist phase automatic ticket machines at Naha Air...
Gov. Nakaima’s sets policies for gubernatorial election [Politics]
Incumbent Okinawa Governor HIrokazu Nakaima held a press meeting at a hotel in Naha, Saturday, to explain his platform in the upcoming Nov. 16 gubernatorial election, in which he s...
Takeshi Onaga spells out his campaign pledges [Politics]
Former Naha City Mayor Takeshi Onaga who is currently campaigning for the Prefecture governor’s seat made public his campaign pledges at a meeting in a hotel in Naha. The gubernato...
Onaga vows to block Futenma transfer at any cost if elected [Politics]
Former Naha Mayor Takeshi Onaga said Tuesday he will do “whatever it takes” to block the planned transfer of the MCAS Futenma to the new site off Henoko. He made the promise at a ...
Japan, U.S. agree to environment surveys prior to returning bases [CURRENT ISSUE]
The governments of Japan and U.S. announced Monday that they have agreed to conclude a pact that allows local governments to conduct environmental surveys on U.S. bases before they...
Washington nixes end of Futenma operations in 2019 [News]
There is no agreement has been between Japan and the United States to end operations at MCAS Futenma by February 2019, despite some statements by Japanese officials, U.S. Departmen...
Boat owner drowns at Henoko [News]
Masakuni Shomeya, a boat owner who was active in taking part in the protests against building a replacement facility to MCAS Futenma off Henoko, drowned on Sunday when he tried to ...
Forever 21 to open shop in Okinawa [Business]
The American fashion shop chain Forever 21 is planning to open its first shop in Okinawa in April 2015. The location of the shop is yet to be determined but officials at Forever 21...
Two U.S servicemen nabbed for drinking and driving [News]
Okinawan police nabbed two U.S. service members on suspicion of driving under influence of alcohol in separate incidents on Sunday. In Chatan, Okinawa City Police arrested 35-year-...
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