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Okinawa marks 52nd anniversary of revers… [Politics]
May 15th marked the 52nd anniversary of Okinawa’s reversion to the Japanese administration in 1972. According to published figures, the Japa...Read More
‘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
Opposition party wows to go with Onaga all the way [Politics]
The Gubernatorial Candidate Selection Committee consisting of five groups, the Social Democratic Party, People’s Life Party, Communist Party, Socialist Masses Party and the O...
Buoys brought to Camp Schwab before dawn [News]
Trucks contracted by the Okinawa Defense Bureau carried equipment and materials into Camp Schwab, Sunday morning before dawn, for starting the drilling surveys on the sea floor tha...
Satellite, SNS to be used to provide tourism information [News]
Kumejima is scheduled to begin a special verification program from November called “Okinawa’s remote island G space city construction project.” It’s a new program...
JTA begins direct fights between Kumejima and Tokyo [News]
Japan Transocean Air (JTA) has begun direct flights from Kumejima to Tokyo from Jul. 18th. The first direct flight from Tokyo with 129 passengers onboard landed at Kumejima Airport...
Tourist dies in hotel pool [News]
One man died and another was hospitalized in critical condition in two water-related accidents over the three-day weekend. A 32-year-old male tourist who had been swimming in the p...
Infant left in car dies [News]
A 5-month-old infant boy died in the beginning of June after his mother left him in her car on a pachinko parlor parking lot Tomigusuku in southern Okinawa. The woman, identified a...
Nakaima announces intention to run for third term [Politics]
The incumbent Okinawa Governor Hirokazu Nakaima has confirmed his intention to run for the third term in the office. He stated his intention to run at a meeting in a hotel in Naha ...
Pieces of metal found in brown sugar [News]
The brown sugar producing company Hateruma Sugar Industry announced Jul. 18 that three small pieces of metal was discovered mixed with the bags of product after they were shipped t...
Okisho to represent Okinawa at Koshien [Sports]
The 96th Okinawa High School Baseball Championship game to decide which team is the best among the high schools on Okinawa was held Sunday at the Koza Shinkin Stadium in Okinawa Ci...
Kokusai Street 10,000 Eisa Parade to be Aug. 2 & 3 [News]
The organizing committee of the 2014 Naha Summer Festival announced that the annual 10,000 Eisa Parade would be held on Aug. 3 with the pre-event set for the previous day on Aug. 2...
2014.07.20
Famed budo martial arts sensei teaches body control [Sports]
Akira Hino can best be described as a specialist, studying Japanese traditional Budo, then carrying it a step further with the “Hino Method” to zero in on controlling the body’s co...
November Governor election shapes to be fight over Henoko [Politics]
According to local press reports, Okinawa Governor Hirokazu Nakaima has decided to seek a third term in the office. Reportedly, Naha Mayor Takeshi Onaga is also considering a run i...
2014.07.18
Omiya jumps leagues to play for Golden Kings [Sports]
Hiromasa Omiya is a seven-year basketball professional, but he’s launching a somewhat new career this fall as a member of the Ryukyu Golden Kings. He comes to Okinawa from a year w...
ANA offers Golden Kings Cheer-up Tour [Sports]
ANA is offering a tour package called “Cheer Up Golden Kings!” The package offer the tour and accommodations for watching the game of Golden Kings that is scheduled to take place a...
San-A Main Place to expand [Business]
San-A is starting work of expanding and upgrading its San-A Main Place shopping mall in Omoromachi, Naha City. The work is scheduled to begin on Jul. 22nd. According to the plan, t...
Major Tokyo investment fund buys DFS Okinawa building [Business]
A major Tokyo infrastructure investment trust fund is moving to purchase the land and building of the DFS T Galleria, a large duty free shop in Omoromachi, Naha City, according to ...
Foreign tourists wish more entertainment [News]
A survey conducted by Naha City Kokusai Street Promotion Association revealed that tourists from overseas would like to have more nonverbal entertainment that they could enjoy with...
New hotel plan aimed to serve red eye flights [News]
16 hotels on Okinawa have introduced a “super early check-in plan” that is available for passengers who fly in on so called “red eye” flights provided by All Nippon Air...
Ishigaki to get new bus line [News]
With the opening of the new Ishigaki Airport, and more cruise ships making port calls at Ishigaki Port, Karry Kanko Bus company, with head office in Tomigusuku, is scheduling to op...
Bus lane time on Hwy 58 reduced by 30 minutes [News]
Starting Monday, the bus lane times on Highway 58 have been reduced by 30 min. between Asahibashi in Naha to Isa in Ginowan City. The new bus lane time is from 7:30 ~ 9 a.m. toward...
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