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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
Onaga supporters launch Election Office in Kumoji [Politics]
The constituent body supporting Takeshi Onaga has set up an office, with a slogan “Peace, Abundance with Pride! Hiyamikachi, Umanchu-no Kai.” The new office was opened on Tuesday ...
Onna Village Mayor to seek fourth term in January [Politics]
Onna Village Mayor Fumiyasu Shikiya expressed his intention at the Village Assembly, Sep. 16th, to seek a fourth term in the office in the next village mayoral election in January....
Okinawan ancestors much closer to people of Japan than Taiwan or China [News]
A collaboration study group led by Takehiro Sato, a postdoctoral fellow at the Graduate School of Medicine of the University of the Ryukyus, and Ryosuke Kimura, an associate profes...
Chief Cabinet Secretary Suga visits Okinawa today [News]
Yoshihide Suga, the Chief Cabinet Secretary and Minister in Charge of Alleviating the Burden of Bases on Okinawa, is visiting Okinawa today. This visit on Okinawa is related to him...
Government mulling postponing start of Henoko landfill [News]
The Japanese government is reportedly considering a plan to postpone the start of the landfill at Henoko until 2015 or later, government sources said Tuesday. Initially, the landfi...
Low labor productivity seen causing low incomes [Business]
Okinawa has the lowest prefectural per-capita income in Japan. According to Okinawa Labor Bureau, that is because is also has lower labor productivity than any other prefecture. E...
2014.09.16
Okinawa World’s Nantomaru replica ship to be retired [News]
The replica of a traditional the Ryukyu kingdom era Okinawan ship “Nantomaru,” currently on display at Okinawa World theme park in Nanjo city will be retired in October. Nantomaru ...
2014.09.16
Okinawa chosen to host baseball All Star Game [Sports]
Another first is on tap for Okinawa baseball lovers; the island has been selected as the venue for a special All Stars game on November 20th. Word began leaking several months ago ...
2014.09.16
Golden Kings needed overtime to score first season win [Ryukyu Golden Kings]
The Ryukyu Golden Kings finally put a mark in the win column of the young basketball season, struggling but succeeding in outlasting the Akita Northern Happinets in Tokyo. Celebrat...
2014.09.16
Hard hitting roller derby skates back into action [Sports]
The Kokeshi Roller Dolls are taking their warm up laps on the oval hardwood in anticipation of their Roller Derby League season opener coming up September 20th. “Cops vs. Convicts”...
Lance corporal arrested on suspicion of drunk driving [News]
A 20-year-old U.S. Marine Lance Corporal was arrested on suspicion violating the Road Traffic Law, Sunday. According to the Naha Police, a patrolling officer became suspicious of a...
Leptospirosis warning issued over swimming in Okinawa rivers [News]
The Okinawa Prefecture Health and Longevity Division has issued an alert to people about a possibility of contacting leptospirosis when swimming in the bodies of sweet water like r...
Record number of centenarians on Okinawa [News]
Prior to the Respect-for-Senior-Citizens Day on Monday, the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare announced that the number of senior citizens over the age of 100 in Japan has incr...
JinAir to increase flights from Seoul to Okinawa from October [Business]
JinAir, an LCC subsidiary of the Korean Air Lines, announced an increase in the flights between Naha and Inchon Airport in Seoul from one to two a day. The service starts from Oct....
Yui Rail to offer free rides for seniors on Respect-for-Senior-Citizens Day [News]
The Respect-for-Senior-Citizens Day, a national Japanene holiday is celebrated on Monday. Yui Rail, the Okinawa Urban Monorail Inc, announced that senior people over the age of 70 ...
H.I.S. sets up new inbound branch in Naha [Business]
H.I.S., a major Japanese tourism company, has launched a new office in Naha, called ‘Okinawa Inbound Section,’ that specializes in attracting foreign tourists to Okinawa. H.I.S. is...
Naha Mayor Selection Committee backs Vice-Mayor Mikiko Shiroma [Politics]
With Takeshi Onaga now running in the November gubernatorial race, Naha City has to hold a Mayoral Election on the same day. Five of Naha Assembly parties supporting incumbent Mayo...
Okinawa’s non-regular employment rate highest in Japan [Business]
According to the Prefecture Labor Office, the rate of part-time job offers to job openings received by the office in Okinawa in fiscal 2013, is the highest in Japan. A whopping 71....
Foreign laborers doubled in only five years [Business]
The number of foreign laborers working in Okinawa has nearly doubled compared in 2008. A strong tourism market and manufacturing sector are driving demands for an increased work fo...
LDP, opposition parties disagree on elections’ impact [Politics]
The local Liberal Democratic Party and its opposition are many kilometers apart on how Sunday’s local assembly elections will sway voters in the months and elections ahead. Anti-ad...
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