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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
2014.06.24
Tax increase looms over Kei-cars [Business]
By David Higgins If you have lived on Okinawa for a while and owned a car, then you are probably fully aware of the car tax and car inspection situation. For newbies arriving to t...
Eight people reported having suffered heatstroke [News]
Okinawa Department of Public Health and Medical Care announced Thursday that eight people in the prefecture have been reported having suffered a heatstroke between Jun. 8th and 14t...
Kachashi Tournament participants wanted [News]
The Ginowan Hagoromo Festival Committee is scheduled to hold the 37th Hagoromo Festival on Aug. 2nd and 3rd. The 26th Toi Hagoromo Kachashi Tournament will be held on Aug. 3rd as a...
Halal beef to go to market in Okinawa [Business]
Meat marketing company Gyuan in Itoman City announced Wednesday that it had signed a contract to become the general agent in Okinawa for a U.S brand frozen beef sales company, whic...
Lightning strike injures three construction workers [News]
A lightning struck the ground near three workers at a construction site at a Catholic elementary school in Maehara, Ginowan City, Wednesday afternoon. Other workers at the site cal...
Local gasoline prices up eight weeks in row [News]
The Agency for Natural Resources and Energy in the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry announced Wednesday that the average retail price of one liter of regular gasoline in Jap...
2014.06.19
Okinawa’s underwater beauty in spotlight [Business]
Hundreds of Okinawan and Japanese divers, dive instructors and tourism industry representatives are preparing to meet international dive operators starting tomorrow to promote the ...
2014.06.19
Daimon Cup weekend futsal tourney is for everyone [Sports]
This weekend’s Daimon Cup is a charity sports festival, but is also an introduction to futsal, a variation of soccer that’s being played on smaller indoor fields. The festival take...
Indoor sports arena planned next to AEON Rycom Mall [News]
Kitanakagusuku Village is planning to construct an indoor sports arena on the land next to AEON Rycom Mall currently under construction at the former Awase Golf Course site. Accord...
May passenger count on flights to Okinawa up 11 percent [News]
According to six major domestic carriers serving Okinawa the number of passengers flying to Okinawa in May increased 11.2 percent compared to last year. That is 1.21 million passen...
WWII era dud bomb disposed in Onoyama Park [News]
A construction crew found a WWII era unexploded bomb in Onoyama Park in Naha, Tuesday. The JGSDF Bomb Disposal Unit removed the dud in the afternoon on the same day. The bomb was r...
Extra hot weather expected from this weekend [News]
The Okinawa Meteorological Observatory is predicting that Okinawa is likely to experience abnormally hot days for a week beginning Saturday. The Observatory has issued a warning fo...
20 bands to play at 32nd Peaceful Love Rock Festival [News]
18 of 20 bands to perform at the 32nd Peaceful Love Rock Festival have been selected. This year’s lineup also includes bands from Korea and Taiwan. Performers for the last two slot...
Naha man arrested for stabbing friend after quarrel [News]
Naha Police arrested 67-year-old, unemployed Yoshihiko Tomori on suspicion of an attempting to murder a 50-year-old friend by stabbing him with a knife, on Sunday. According to Nah...
Dead dolphin found on Itoman beach [News]
A carcass of a two-meter long Fraser’s dolphin was found on Jun. 11, on the shore of Kyan, in Itoman City. A local resident taking a walk on the beach around 9 a.m. discovere...
Heavy rains cause landslides, road cave-ins [News]
As the rainy season keeps going on, heavy rains have caused several landslides, and road cave-ins on Okinawa main and surrounding islands. A landslide and road cave-in took place o...
Hilton Okinawa to open in Chatan on July 2nd [Business]
Orix Real Estate Co. announced that the new Hilton Okinawa Chatan Resort will open on July 2nd. Originally the opening date of the new hotel was scheduled for September, but in ord...
.okinawa domains become available from Jul. 1 [Business]
Ralliart Inc. will start accepting from Jul. applicants domain names ending with .okinawa . The company announced on Jun. 12th that to kick off the new domain name, it had provided...
Okinawa has biggest share of mini vehicles [News]
The Japan Mini Vehicle Association announced on Jun. 11th that Okinawa has the highest share in the country of mini or light motor vehicles compared to the total number of cars. Mi...
Kojima and BIC Camera open joint store in Aja [Business]
A large-scale home electronics and appliance shop “Kojima NEW Naha Shop” in Aja, Naha City, has been remodeled and reopened as Kojima X BIC Camera on Saturday. The rene...
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