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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
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
Defense Bureau sets buoys off Camp Schwab [News]
Okinawa Defense Bureau contractors installed buoys and floats to cordon off an area, Friday, where the landfill work for the runways of the MCAS Futenma replacement facility is sch...
Kumejima no Kumesen 22nd booze maker in nation [Business]
Research firm Teikoku Data Bank, Fukuoka Branch, published 2013 rankings of shochu and awamori makers in Japan by sales value, Tuesday. The number one is Kirishima Distillery from ...
Woman drowns at Naminoue Beach [News]
A man passing by noticed a woman floating on the ocean off Naminoue Beach in Naha, Tuesday morning The passerby immediately called for help from his cell phone and a rescue team ar...
Eight-year-old boy drowns at Ishigaki beach [News]
An eight-year-old boy visiting Ishigaki Island with his family drowned while snorkeling about 40-meters off a beach in Ishigaki, around noon on Tuesday. According to Yaeyama Police...
Damage estimate from Halong nearly ¥250 million [Business]
The Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries of Okinawa Prefecture Government published a summary, Aug. 11, on damages to agricultural crops and facilities in the prefectu...
World’s only luxury condominium ship calls Naha Port [News]
The only luxury condominium ship in the world, The World, with about 160 owners and their guests on board, and more than 200 staff, made a port call at the Cruise Berth in Naha Por...
‘Corporate Games’ scheduled on Okinawa for next March [News]
Maureen Johnston, the founder of Corporate Games, visited Okinawa onboard luxury liner ‘The World’, and held a party for authorized guests, on Aug. 11th. The Corporate Games is exp...
Restrictions on use of electronics on flights eased [News]
People who can’t live without being constantly in touch can rejoice as the Japan Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism will ease restrictions on the use of electr...
Kunigami chamber sells discount gift certificates [Business]
The Kunigami Chamber of Commerce and Industry has started selling discount gift certificates called “Kuina Gift Certificate” from Aug. 8th. The certificates, that have a face value...
Two injured as shutter at store entrance falls [News]
Two elderly female customers were injured when a shutter at the entrance of a supermarket suddenly fell down and hit them as they were entering the shop in Gibo, Tomigusuku, Friday...
Military dependent nabbed for DUI [News]
Okinawa City Police arrested a 18-year-old, male military dependent Kubasaki high-school student on suspicion of drinking and driving, Sunday. The boy has reportedly admitted to th...
Low cost wedding parties target couples who didn’t have one [Business]
Okinawa Resort Wedding Association announced the start of a plan to sell a resort weddings on the association website that are specifically targeted to married couples visiting wit...
2014.08.11
TIDA Square tackles public Wi-Fi problems [Business]
Okinawa’s a great sightseeing island with its emerald ocean waters and blue skies, but one of the biggest complaints tourists express is the lack of quality Wi-Fi service. TIDA Squ...
Military officials consider easing Japan liberty rules [Military]
According to an article published in Marine Corps Times, on Aug. 3rd, U.S. Military officials announced that they are considering relaxing the current liberty policy of Marines bas...
Tuberculosis group infection identified in Yaeyama district [News]
The Health and Longevity Division of Okinawa Prefectural Government announced, on Aug. 6th, that they have identified a group infection of tuberculosis in the Yaeyama district. Acc...
Japanese encephalitis alert [News]
The Health and Longevity Division of Okinawa Prefectural Government, issued an alert for Japanese encephalitis on Okinawa, Aug. 6th The alert was issued after the health officials ...
Battle lines drawn to define fall gubernatorial election [Politics]
The upcoming Okinawa gubernatorial election is beginning to shape up as both an ideological battle and a time of mud-slinging by the three candidates who appear to be the combatant...
2014.08.07
Okinawa soccer team offers free tickets to SOFA personnel [Sports]
Okinawa’s hometown professional soccer squad, FC Ryukyu, wants to bring its brand of sport to the American community by offering free tickets to Sunday’s match against Y.S.C.C. or ...
Ocean Expo Park tops 80 million visitors [News]
Okinawa’s most popular tourist destination, the Ocean Expo Park in Motobu, reached a milestone of 80 million visitors, Aug. 4th, since is opening in 1976. To mark the occasion, the...
Nago mayor asks Onaga to run for governor [Politics]
Nago Mayor Susumu Inamine and 15 members of his administration visited Southern Plaza Kaihou in Naha City to meet Takeshi Onaga, the current mayor of Naha City, in order to ask him...
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