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‘Year of the Dragon’ begins in Okinawan … [CULTURE CURRENT ISSUE]
Legend has it that Buddha asked all animals to meet him on the Chinese New Year. Twelve came, and Buddha named a year after each one, and an...Read More
Pro-Baseball Spring Training 2024 [Family Sports]
Okinawa is the southernmost prefecture in Japan, and that means it’s the warmest place in the country in the wintertime. Because of that, ma...Read More
OkiEvents this Week!! [CURRENT ISSUE ENTERTAINMENT Festival]
・11/3~11/5 Shuri Castle Restoration Festival @ Shuri Castle 10:00~ https://oki-park.jp/shurijo/en/event/8414 PIN: https://maps.app.goo.gl/Qj...Read More
Okinawa aims at over 10 million tourists by 2021 [News]
Governor Hirokazu Nakaima announced that the goal of the Okinawa Prefecture Tourism Office is to increase the number of visitors to the prefecture to more than 10 million per year ...
Okinawa World 9th most popular theme park in Japan [News]
TripAdvisor, one of world’s most popular travel websites announced the top ten most popular theme parks in Japan as voted by its customers, on Jul. 30th. On that list, Okinawa Worl...
Mikio Shimoji announces intent to run for governor [Politics]
The former president of a local Okinawan political party Souzou, 52-year- old Mikio Shimoji from Miyako Island announced, Jul. 31st, his intention to seek the seat of the Okinawa g...
Director of Board of Education arrested for sex with minor [News]
Naha Police arrested 59-year-old Executive Director of Nakagami Board of Education Office Shigeki Hamaguchi, Wednesday, on suspicion of having had a sexual relationship with a 14-y...
Woman dies in motorcycle accident in Itoman [News]
A 19-year-old woman riding on the back of a motorcycle driven by her brother died when the bike hit a curb and crashed in Ahagon, Itoman City, Monday evening. According to Itoman P...
Man crushed to death in work accident [News]
A man working on his own yard was killed when a 2-ton truck he was unloading turned over and fell on him in Chunjun, Kitanakagusuku, Tuesday afternoon. A neighbor who was passing b...
Woman robbed of ¥100,000 in Haebaru [News]
A 25-year-old woman waiting for a friend at the Southern Plex movie theater parking lot was robbed of her rucksack containing ¥100,000 in cash, about 1 a.m. Tuesday morning. Accord...
Floating bridge built off Camp Schwab as opponents try to interfere [News]
Okinawa Defense Bureau workers installed a floating bridge and a buoy off the shore of Camp Schwab, Monday, to prepare for the survey of the seabed prior to the start of the landfi...
Three people die in weekend water accidents [News]
Three people died in waters off Okinawa’s beaches, Sunday, in three separate accidents at three locations. An 85-year-old man drowned at Naminoue Beach in Naha, Sunday afternoon. A...
New Nago theme park still on USJ agenda [Business]
In an interview, Jul. 24, with Kyodo News, Universal Studios Japan CEO Glenn Gumpel restated his desire to construct a new large theme park in either the Kyushu-Okinawa region or e...
Takeshi Onaga sure to enter gubernatorial race [Politics]
Although he has not yet confirmed it officially, Naha Mayor Takeshi Onaga is seriously leaning towards the possibility of running for the governor’s post in Okinawa gubernatorial e...
Miyakojima City Mayor’s pay cut 50% as punishment [News]
According to local press reports, Miyakojima City Mayor Toshihiko Shimoji and six staff members of his office were having a party drinking alcohol in his office on Jul. 7th during ...
Terrace Hotels to build its fifth luxury hotel to Uza [Business]
Yukinobu Kokuba, the president of Terrace Hotels Co., an Okinawa based chain of luxury hotels and resorts, announced, Jul. 24, a plan to construct the company’s fifth hotel on Okin...
Naha International Airport terminal to add two more ramps [Business]
The new Naha International Airport Terminal has been open only a few months but has already proven inadequate to handle the ever increasing number and frequency of international fl...
Coast Guard put pier off limits on Nagashima off Schwab [News]
Just before contractors for the Naha Defense Facilities Bureau started transporting buoys and construction materials to Camp Shcwab to prepare for the land reclamation for the new ...
Okinawa Zoo provides education, excitement for kids’ vacation [News]
Starting Jul. 19th and continuing throughout the local schools’ summer vacation through the end of Aug., Okinawa Zoo & Museum is keeping its gates open every Saturday until 9 p...
2014.07.23
Japan accused of concealing base relocation details [News]
Heated allegations are flying across Okinawa and new revelations are showing Japan’s been less than forthcoming about the extent of the massive base relocation program in Nago City...
Ospreys to move until construction complete at Henoko [Military]
Japanese Defense Minister Itsunori Onodera mentioned at a press conference, Tuesday, the possibility of temporary use of the Saga Airport in the northwestern Kyushu in the case ope...
Okinawa worst in alcohol related death toll [News]
Statistics from the first half of the year from January through June show that the number of fatal accidents and injuries related to alcohol consumption was much higher in Okinawa ...
Hotel Orion Motobu to open this weekend [Business]
A private pre-opening introduction was held, Tuesday, at the new Hotel Orion Motobu Resort & Spa in Bise, Motobu Town. The hotel will officially open for business this Saturday...
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