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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
June 23rd, Okinawa’s Peace Memorial Day [CURRENT ISSUE]
June 23rd is ‘Irei-no Hi’. This is Okinawa’s Peace Memorial Day. It is a prefectural holiday formally recognized in 1961. It is to memoriali...Read More
Okinawa marks 54th anniversary of revers… [Politics]
May 15th marked the 54th anniversary of Okinawa’s reversion to the Japanese administration in 1972. According to published figures, the Japa...Read More
Governor shrugs off Nago election results [Politics]
From Governor Hirokazu Nakaima’s desk, the results of Sunday’s assembly election in Nago City is nothing to get excited about. In his eyes, the airfield replacement project in Nago...
Onaga makes it clear; will run for governor’s seat [Politics]
Naha Mayor Takeshi Onaga announced today that he will run in the Nov. 16 gubernatorial election. The announcement has been widely expected as Onaga has been actively promotion his ...
SilkAir makes first flight to Naha Airport [Business]
A charter flight of SilkAir, the regional wing of Singapore Airlines, arrived at Naha Airport Tuesday. This is the carriers first flight to Japan. Jumbo Tours of Naha and Follow M...
Minister of State for Okinawa and Northern Territories Affairs visits Okinawa [Politics]
Shunichi Yamaguchi, the Minister of State for Okinawa and Northern Territories Affairs, came for a two-day visit to Okinawa, Tuesday, and met Okinawa Governor Hirokazu Nakaima at t...
2014.09.10
Election results signal possible rough road ahead for Henoko [Politics]
The ballots for Sunday’s assembly seats election are counted, and the results –at least in Nago City—do not bode well for the plans now under way to relocate Futenma Marine Corps A...
2014.09.08
Golden Kings lose two squeakers in season openers [Ryukyu Golden Kings]
Playing in front of the Okinawa home fans as the professional basketball season got under way, things didn’t work out for the Ryukyu Golden Kings as they took on a rival National B...
Incumbents keep seats in Okinawa local elections [Politics]
The ballots of the Okinawa local elections 2014 at five cities, six towns and 13 villages throughout the prefecture were counted yesterday, expect for Taketomi Town. All of 337 se...
OTS to launch new branch company in Singapore in October [Business]
Okinawa Tourist Service, OTS, will launch its second branch company overseas in Singapore this October. The new branch that follows the launch of the OTS Taipei office is tentativ...
Oldest coins in Okinawa found in Shuri [News]
The Okinawa Prefecture Board of Education announced that the eight Ryukyu gold coins thought to be the oldest every found on Okinawa were discovered in turban shells in the area of...
Prefecture requests setting up Okinawa Resource Center at George Washington University [News]
Okinawa Vice Governor Kurayoshi Takara made a request to the library of the George Washington University in the U.S. to establish an “Okinawa resource center” (tentative name) in t...
Okinawa local Election Day today [Politics]
Today is the Election Day of the local elections 2014. The voting has started at five citiessix6 towns and 13 villages throughout the prefecture. The ballots will be counted to day...
Hyatt to open in Naha next May [Business]
The world famous hotel brand, Hyatt Hotels, is scheduled to open a hotel on next May at the site adjacent to Sakurazaka Theater in the Makishi area of Naha. Ken Corporation, a high...
Okinawa hotel sales increase by 5.6% [Business]
Teikoku DataBank, the largest corporate research provider in Japan, Okinawa Division, announced the results of its fiscal 2013 trend survey of Okinawa’s hotels sales. According to ...
Okinawa Week on way in Washington C.D. [News]
An event to promote the culture and history of Okinawa kicked off in Washington D.C. , Thursday, with an opening ceremony of “Okinawa Week” that took place at the resid...
Vegetable prices edge up [News]
Cabbage, lettuce, cucumber and other vegetable price are skyrocketing on local markets. Due to continuous rain and lack of sunlight in the main land Japan, leafy vegetables’ prices...
Cat abuse case suspected in Kadena [News]
Carcasses of cats were found at an Okinawa Prefecture-run high-rise apartment building property in Mizugama, Kadena between June and September. Kadena Police is investigating in in...
Irabu – Miyako Bridge to open in January [News]
A new bridge connecting Miyako and Irabu islands will open to traffic on Jan. 31st , 2015. The total length of the bridge is approximately 3,540 meters, which makes it the longest ...
Three teen girls injured after fall during police chase [News]
Three teenage girls riding a motorbike fell down after hitting a curb during a police chase in Miyahira, Haebaru, late Thursday night. According to Yonabaru Police investigating t...
Smart ‘OKICA’ card service to start on Okinawa [News]
Ryoji Nakayoshi, the president of ‘Yui Rail’, the Okinawa Urban Monorail Inc., announced Sep. 1st that the new service starts from Oct. 20th when Yui Rail will launch IC card calle...
Okinawa tops tourist satisfaction survey [Business]
Okinawa’s a terrific place to take a vacation. That’s the word that has smiles on the faces of Okinawa tourism and government officials, as Jalan, one of Japan’s major travel magaz...
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