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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 March 31st in 2027 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
Obon is time for family gathering to rem… [CULTURE CURRENT ISSUE]
For three days starting on Tuesday, August 25th through Thursday, August 27th, many privately owned businesses on Okinawa will close their ...Read More
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...
Okinawa to set up ¥2 billion fund to alleviate doctor shortage [News]
The Okinawa Prefectural Government is planning to establish a ¥2-billion fund in order to resolve the problem of shortage of doctors. The Prefectural Government will present a budg...
AV-8B Harrier makes precautionary landing at Kadena Air Base [Military]
A Marine Corps AV-8B Harrier assigned to the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit made a precautionary landing, Sep. 4, at Kadena Air Base after the pilot observed a warning indicator li...
Water accidents in Okinawa increasing [News]
Okinawa Prefectural Police announced that ater-related fatalities at Okinawan beaches doubled by 8 people to 17 people, during July and August. Only this year, water accidents have...
Members of new Abe Cabinet related to Okinawa [Politics]
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe carried out his first Cabinet reshuffle, Sep. 3rd, his first since forming his cabinet in December 2012. As personnel related to Okinawa, Abe appointed th...
19-year-old injured in construction accident [News]
A large wire used for slinging up a caisson fell down on an 19-year-old man who was working at the site. of the construction of Shinko Terminal district at Naha Port. The work is ...
Large-scale demonstration in Henoko slated again for Sep. 20th [Politics]
Okinawan diet members and representatives of the four opposition parties in the Prefecture Assembly have decided to hold anoteher large demonstration against the construction of th...
OPG planning to re-open Singapore Office [Business]
The Okinawa Prefectural Government is planning re-open its overseas office in Singapore. after a hiatus since 2004. According to a prefecture spokesman, re-opening of the office wo...
Prefecture Assembly parties demand stop to Henoko survey [Politics]
The Okinawa Prefecture Assembly adopted a written statement, Wednesday, demanding an immediate end to the drilling survey that has been going on off Henoko in Nago. The survey is c...
Okinawa local election campaigns start [Politics]
The start of local election campaigns in five cities in the prefecture was officially announced Aug. 31st . with starting of the campaigns of council members candidates of Nago, ...
Stolen incense burner from Himeyuri Monument found [News]
A TV crew found an incense burner from the Monument of Himeyuri Students in Itoman that had been stolen sometime in the morning of Aug. 22, and reported their find to the Itoman Po...
Yagaji Beach in Nago renewed [Business]
A healthcare corporation, TAPIC Group that owns mainly medical-related facilities and a hotel opened the renewed Yagaji Beach in Nago, on Aug. 30th. Yagaji Beach is one of the olde...
Minimum wage in Okinawa set at ¥677/hour [Business]
Okinawa Minimum Wages Council submitted a report on August 26th, to Naoki Tani, the chief of Bureau of Okinawa Labor Department that minimum wage in Okinawa should be set at ¥677 p...
Fuji Dream Airlines to start to run charter service to Kume and Miyako Islands [Business]
Regional airline based in Shizuoka prefecture, Fuji Dream Airlines (FDA), will start to run direct charter flights between Nagoya (Komaki), Matsumoto, Shizuoka and Kume and Miyako...
2014.09.04
Golden Kings introduce new players at season opener [Ryukyu Golden Kings]
The Ryukyu Golden Kings are excited about the start to the new season, which brings a pair of new faces to the reigning Basketball Japan League championship team. Anthony Kent is n...
Sharp increase in overseas tourists rental car use [Business]
According to a survey of the Rental Car Association of Okinawa, the number of rental car use by overseas tourists hit a record 29,767 between January and June in 2014, which surpas...
Okinawa 2015 request ¥379.4 billion budget for 2015 [Business]
The Cabinet Office decided, Aug. 26, that the budgetary request relating to Okinawa development budget in 2015 will be ¥379.4 billion. That’s an increase of around ¥300 billion fro...
KPG Group to build new hotel in Onna Village [Business]
KPG Hotel & Resort Group that owns seven hotels in Japan announced that it would open a new ‘Condo Hotel’ in spring 2016 adjacent to Kafuu Resort Fuchaku Condo Hotel. KPG alrea...
2014.09.04
No Agent Orange in Okinawa Soccer Field [Military]
By David Higgins The unearthing of the chemical drums under the Okinawa soccer field near Expressway off ramp No. 4 came as a big surprise to local residents on Okinawa. At first t...
Foreign capital buys two popular hotels in Okinawa [CURRENT ISSUE]
Two of Okinawa’s most popular resorts are in the hands of new owners, the GreenOak Investment Management company of the United States. The Renaissance Resort Okinawa in Yamada, Onn...
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