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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
2014.08.29
Karate taking center stage at Budokan [Sports]
Many of the world’s best martial arts competitors are converging on the Okinawa Prefecture Budokan for world class competition this weekend. The Karate-1 Premium League is hosting ...
2014.08.29
BJL Champion Golden Kings opening at home [Ryukyu Golden Kings]
Okinawa’s professional basketball Golden Kings are ready to defend their championship while showing off to Japan’s rival basketball conference in a pair of home games this coming w...
Hiker missing in Kunigami; feared lost in an area river [News]
A 20-year-old man who was hiking is missing at “Tanaga Gumui” in Kunigami is missing. Authorities at the Kunigami Fire Station received an emergency call a week ago from a man say...
Plan fixed to change Park Avenue into two-way street [Business]
Motorists and pedestrians in Okinawa City’s Chuo area will soon be facing changes to the traffic patterns on Park Avenue. A one-way street since 1985, the Center shopping District ...
Okinawa women score high as business leaders [Business]
The highest number of women leading Japanese companies is in Aomori, while Okinawa’s close behind in second place. A survey by Teikoku Databank Fukuoka says Kyushu and Okinawa area...
Resort hotels springing up in Mihama [Business]
Resort hotels and condominiums appealing to a wide range of pocketbooks are popping up in the Mihama district of Chatan Town. Ten years ago there were no hotels in Mihama, and now ...
Elementary student critical after snorkeling mishap [News]
A ten-year-old elementary school student vacationing in Zamami Village from Shiga Prefecture is in critical condition following an incident while snorkeling. The youngster was at N...
Yaeyama aggressively promoting Skymark Airlines [Business]
Cooperative associations in the Yaeyama district want increases in tourism and business, and to insure they’re getting the best services possible, they’re encouraging Ishigaki resi...
Taiwanese hotel group to build hotel on theater site [Business]
The Kokusai Street site of the historic Kokuei Kan Theater is soon to become a hotel. Unro Kanko, the L’Hotel de chine, is planning to manage a new hotel slated for construction on...
Nursery school students confirmed with e-coli O111 [News]
Four Okinawa nursery school students are confirmed to have contracted Enerohemorrhagic Escherichia coli O111, e-coli. Three of the children have diarrheal symptoms, but none have b...
Irate cow gores two men, killing one [News]
One Ishigaki man is dead and another hospitalized after a cow on the Okawa stock farm in Shiraho, Ishigaki, went on a rampage and gored the two men as they were cleaning the barn. ...
Japan hears U.S. cautions over handling Futenma [Politics]
Fearful of increased local opposition to the relocation of Futenma Marine Corps Air Station, a U.S. congressional think tank is speaking out to both Japanese and American governmen...
2014.08.20
Creative Wabori tattoos are Chatan shop specialty [Business]
A new tattoo emporium is open in Chatan Town, and artisans Jin and Daisuke are offering an extensive variety of designs. Dope Tattoo is celebrating its grand opening through the en...
Large-scale demonstrations planned in front of Camp Schwab Gate [News]
Okinawan diet members and representatives of the four opposition parties in the Prefecture Assembly decided at a meeting, Monday, to organize a large rally against the construction...
Tatami Stone Beach on Kume designated Natural Treasure [News]
So called Tatatami Stone Beach on Kume Island was officially designated National Natural Treasure as notified in the Official Journal on July 29th. According to the Cultural Divisi...
Nine people rescued from Genka river flash flood [News]
Nago City Fire Station got an emergency call Sunday afternoon reporting that nine people of a family on a picnic had been stranded on a sandbar about eight kilometers upstream of G...
Kadena airman arrested on suspicion of DUI [News]
A 20-year-old airman stationed on Kadena Air Base was arrested on suspicion of driving under influence, Sunday morning. Ginowan Police arrested Shawn Tress after his car hit a mini...
2014.08.18
Ryukyu Dragon Pro-wrestling star-studded matches [Sports]
The biggest names in professional wrestling – from the United States to mainland Japan and here on Okinawa — are preparing for the Koza Battle Festa 3, Sat., Aug. 23, night, in Oki...
AEON to set up tax-free counter [Business]
Manabu Boike, president of AEON Ryukyu, said Thursday that his company plans to set up a tax-free service counter at AEON Chatan store this October. According to the plan, all AEON...
Ryubo to go through major renovation this fall [Business]
Department store Ryubo in Kumoji, Naha, is scheduled to go through an extensive renovation project this fall. On the first floor, two new cafés are scheduled to open, ’Gino’ servin...
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