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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
Landslide closes road in Shikiya [News]
Continuous heavy rainfall caused a landslide in Shikiya, in Nanjo City Chinen area on Jun. 11. According to Nanjo City officials, the rain had softened a hillside causing a large r...
Ambassador Kennedy scheduled to visit Okinawa [News]
U.S. Ambassador Caroline Kennedy will visit Okinawa on Jun. 23rd, to attend the annual Irei-no-Hi memorial service for those who were killed here during the war. The annual ceremon...
Daytime snatcher strikes in Okinawa City [News]
A 68-year-old unemployed woman was walking on a street in Chuo, Okinawa City, Tuesday afternoon, when a man came walking from behind, and snatched an envelope from her that contain...
Okinawa in treat for Major League Baseball [Sports]
The Major League Baseball Japan All-Star Series is a series of games between All-Star teams from North America’s MLB and Japan’s Nippon Professional Baseball that is sc...
Nanjo City new city office building location decided [News]
Nanjo city announced on June 6th that the location of its new office building has been decided. According to the announcement, the new city office will be constructed next to the Y...
Farmers’ markets boom; record highest sales ever [Business]
Farmers’ Markets around the prefecture are gaining in popularity as consumers are increasingly seeking fresher and healthier produce on their dinner tables. JA Okinawa announced th...
Okinawa Prefecture HP elected “Best in Nation” [News]
Consulting company Tribeck Strategies conducted an internet research to elect the best prefectural homepage in the nation, and Okinawa Prefecture’s homepage was chosen as the most ...
Taiwanese company buys Gokueikan theater site [Business]
The land of the former Kokueikan movie theater site on Kokusai Street in Naha, has been sold to a major Taiwanese cement company. According to reports, the site was sold for ¥1.2 b...
8-year-old awamori to be sold with historic label [Business]
Okinawa Awamori Brewery Cooperative, an organization of all 47 awamori makers in Okinawa, announced the start of sales of a new product “Ryukyu Kikou.” The new awamori,...
2014.06.11
“Onaga for Governor” would make for tricky election race [Politics]
Revelations that Naha Mayor Takeshi Onaga is considering a run at Okinawa’s governorship is sending chills up the spines of the Liberal Democratic Party bigwigs in Tokyo, and sugge...
Younger brother stabs older brother to death [News]
Motobu Police arrested a 58-year-old unemployed man, Sunday, on suspicion of stabbing his 62-year-old brother in the stomach and an attempted murder. According to Motobu Police, th...
Orion purchases Tomiton Building in Tomigusuku [Business]
Orion Breweries, Ltd. purchased the commercial building “Toyosaki Lifestyle Center TOMITON” in Tomigusuku, including the land, according to the announcement by the comp...
U.S., Japan agree to relocation of military warehouses [Politics]
The U.S. and Japanese government negotiators have reached an agreement to relocate U.S. Air Force warehouses from Camp Kinser to Kadena Ammunition Depot area, according to Japanese...
U.S. skeptical of governor’s 5-year Futenma limit request [Politics]
Okinawa Governor Hirokazu Nakaima’s idea to stop operations at the MCAS Futenma does not get much sympathy on the U.S. side. Citing “technical difficulties, ” U.S. government offic...
2014.06.08
‘Fresh’ is passion for Marudai Supermarkets [Business]
Customers demand freshness in every food product –from fish to vegetables to meat—and Marudai Supermarket is committed to meeting those demands. With 11 stores on Okinawa, anchored...
2014.06.08
KINBI looks to future of printing and publishing [Business]
Kindai Bijyutsu Co. (KINBI), is a printing, publishing and advertising company located in Kanegusuku, Haebaru Town. One of the largest printing companies on Okinawa, it’s also the ...
First direct flight from Russia to Okinawa lands [News]
The first direct flight ever from the Khabarovsk Novy Airport in far-east Russia arrived at Naha Airport Wednesday evening. Upon the arrival of the flight, the Okinawa Convention a...
Bus lane times to be shortened by 30 min. [News]
Okinawa Police announced Jun 4th that the times for designated bus lanes on weekday mornings and evenings between the central and southern Okinawa would be reduced by 30 min. in Ju...
Man stabs ex girlfriend [News]
Ishikawa City Police arrested 52-year-old unemployed Masato Heshiki in suspicion of attempted murder. He is accused of stabbing his former girlfriend in the stomach and other place...
Dyeing and weaving exhibition starts in Yomitan [News]
An exhibition of a collection of dyed and weaved item has begun at the Yomitan Village Art Museum on Jun. 3rd. Items on display include Yomitan Hanaori textiles, a prefecture desig...
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