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Okinawa Expressway Renewal Work Starts J… [CURRENT ISSUE LIFE Living]
NEXCO, the company operating the Okinawa Expressway announces that Expressway renewal works start from January 6th to April 28th in 2026 bet...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
Demonstrators circle Prefectural Office [News]
A large-scale demonstration opposing the relocation of MCAS Futenma and construction of a new base to Camp Schwab off Henoko in Nago took place Thursday at the Prefecture Office in...
Air Force Ospreys tagged for Kadena may go to Tokyo [Military]
A dozen CV-22 Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft slated for deployment to Kadena Air Base on Okinawa may instead find themselves at home at Yokota Air Base in Tokyo. A Japanese government ...
Body of last missing Airman found [Military]
A combined Japanese Coast Guard–U.S. Air Force rescue and recovery team found the body of the last of the three Airmen, Wednesday, who were swept out to the sea by high waves cause...
2014.10.09
Golden Kings split opening weekend series [Ryukyu Golden Kings]
The Ryukyu Golden Kings jumped strong out of the starting blocks in their season opener on the road, upending Western Conference foe Hamamatsu Higashimikawa Phoenix 77-67 on Saturd...
LDP picks Kanetoshi Yoseda for Naha mayoral election [Politics]
The Naha Mayoral Selection Committee of the LDP Okinawa Chapter held a meeting in Naha, Oct. 7th, and unanimously decided to field Kanetoshi Yoseda, a lawyer and former vice govern...
Haebaru Town opens first tourist information center [Business]
Haebaru Town has opened a new tourist information center, Oct. 4th near Haebaru Town Museum. This is the first facility in Haebaru Town aimed exclusive at providing relevant infor...
Kitanakagusuku Village Office workers use balance balls for chairs [News]
Seven workers at the Kitanakagusuku Village Office are using balance balls instead of chairs to sit at their desks. The workers sit straight on balance balls and say their “Waistl...
Robbery near Shuri Castle [News]
A robber hit a 41-year-old coin car park attendant over the head with a wooden stick, Monday afternoon, in the Shuri-Mawashi area in Naha, and ran away with a bag containing severa...
Body of one missing Airman recovered, search for second still continues [Military]
A combined U.S. Air Force and Japanese search team recovered one of the two Airmen still missing after being swept out to sea from the northwest coast of Okinawa Sunday. U.S. Air ...
Search for two missing airmen still going on [Military]
Search operations continued early Tuesday morning for two Airmen still missing after high waves swept them out to sea Sunday. The Japanese Coast Guard recovered Sunday the body of ...
New Uruma City Assembly elected on Sunday [Politics]
Uruma City Assembly Election took place Oct. 5th, and the votes were counted on the same day. In the election, the number of seats in the City Assembly had been reduced to 30 for t...
Sunday Tomigusuku Mayor Election campaign starts [Politics]
Tomigusuku City announced its official mayoral election campaign starting notice, Monday. The election will be held upon the expiration of the term of the current mayor this Sunday...
Vessel Hotel in Chatan to open new wing in 2016 [Business]
Vessel Hotel Kaihatsu, a company that manages the Vessel Hotel Campana Okinawa at American Village in Chatan announced on Oct. 3rd that it plans to construct a new wing adjacent to...
Marine arrested for ammo in luggage at Naha Airport [News]
A 24 year-old marine lance corporal from Camp Foster was arrested on Oct. 3rd, on suspicion of violating of the Japanese Swords and Firearms Control Law. According to Tomigusuku Po...
Typhoon Phanfone leaves two dead, two missing [News]
A big and powerful typhoon, Phanfone, barely touched the main island of Okinawa over the weekend, but high waves whipped up by the strong winds claimed the lives of two persons on ...
2014.10.05
Ryukyu Dragons stage frequent pro wrestling bouts [Sports]
Ryukyu Dragon Pro Wrestling is home based at Navel Kadena Shopping complex on the 3rd floor above the game centre, offering live shows most weeks, much like those seen on World Wre...
Isolated islands’ public water supply to be integrated [News]
The Okinawa Prefectural Government has decided to integrate public water supply systems serving residents of eight isolated islands in Okinawa. The aim is to reduce and unify the c...
Okinawa police nabs 100 people for DUI every month [News]
The Okinawa Prefectural Police announced that the number of people apprehended for drinking and driving this year totaled 781 cases at the end of August. This means that about 100 ...
Washita Shop to start live music events [News]
Washita Shop, a prefecture-run antenna shop on Kokusai Street promoting local Okinawan products, is expanding its horizons to entertainment. The shop is starting a new service of l...
Okinawan ‘Food Stall Village’ to open on Kokusai Street [Business]
A so called ”Yatai Mura” or “Food Stall Village” is planned to open next June at the site of the old Grand Orion movie theater that closed in 2002, on Kokusai Street in Makishi, Na...
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