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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
MV-22 Osprey squadron to get new commander today [Military]
The first commander of Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 265 is handing over his command in ceremonies this morning at Marine Corps Air Station Futenma. Lt. Col. William L. DePue Jr...
Another purse snatching in Naha [News]
A man on a motor scooter snatched the purse of a 19-year-old female student in Izumizaki, Naha, on Tuesday evening. According to Naha Police the student was returning home from her...
Man killed in apartment fire [News]
Neighbors reported a fire on the first floor of a two-story concrete apartment building in Shuri, Naha City, Monday morning. Naha Fire Department dispatched 12 fire trucks to the s...
American held for robbery of currency exchange center [News]
Okinawa City Police arrested 42-year-old American Tyrone Davis, a resident of Yomitan, Monday, on suspicion of robbing a currency exchange center in Chatan last March. The exchange...
Itoman Tourist Farm has clearance sale [News]
Itoman Tourist Farm is conducting a special clearance sale. The farm, located in Mabuni just across the street from the Peace Memorial Park, is best known for its acerola wine. The...
2,100 march in Sunday demonstration [News]
According to organizers, about 2,100 people marched around the MCAS Futenma on Sunday, to protest the government’s plan to relocate the base to Henoko. At times heavy rainfal...
2014.05.21
World’s largest multi-sport festival coming to Okinawa [Sports]
Thousands of participants and spectators are expected to flock to Okinawa in 2015 as the World Corporate Games makes its debut in this island prefecture. The Okinawa Corporate Game...
New Fisherman Museum open in Itoman [News]
The Itoman Fisherman Workshop and Museum has opened in new premises in the Nishizaki district of Itoman City. NPO Hamasuki administers the new museum as it has done with the old mu...
Okinawa Cellular opens vegetable factory [News]
Okinawa Cellular Telephone Company opened a vegetable factory in Tamagusuku, Nanjo City. The factory produces lettuce and other vegetables that will be put on the market on trial b...
Okinawans love radio [News]
A Tokyo-based marketing research company conducting audience measurement for television and radio, Video Research Ltd., announced the results of a survey mapping the numbers of rad...
Substitute teacher arrested for stealing wallet [News]
Uruma City Police arrested a 38-year-old elementary school substitute teacher Nobuyuki Toma on suspicion of stealing the wallet of a 62-year-old male Okinawa City resident business...
7-Eleven mulls opening shop in Okinawa [Business]
Japan’s largest convenience store chain 7-Eleven that has currently 16,450 stores throughout Japan, except in Okinawa, is reportedly once again considering opening shops in the pre...
Internet banking fraud ¥18 million by end of April [News]
Okinawa Prefectural Police Community Safety Section announced May 15th that the damage caused by fraud in internet banking within the prefecture totals about ¥18 million in just fi...
Ryubo to take in Mitsukoshi employees [News]
Okinawa Mitsukoshi Department Store that will shut down at the end of September, and Ryubo Industries, Ltd., are currently in negotiations over the future utilization of the Mitsuk...
Okinawa to train bilingual diving guides [News]
As part of its drive to attract more international tourists, Okinawa Prefectural Government announced a plan to train diving guides who are able to communicate in a foreign languag...
2014.05.19
Yamakawa Awamori brewery is well worth visit [Business]
There’s only one Awamori brewery in Motobu Town, the Yamakawa Brewery, and that’s all the town needs; it’s “Kusu” awamori is that good! Good awamori needs good water, and Yamakawa ...
Man arrested for assaulting girl [News]
U.S. federal officials announced May 12th that they would prosecute a 18-year-old male American living on Kadena Air Base for sexually assaulting a 17-year-old girl. According to O...
Shimoji Airport utilization plans sought [Business]
A decision has not been made on the use of Shimoji Airport and surrounding land of some 550 hectares after the fiscal 2015. The airport, located on Shimoji Island, a part of Miyako...
Companies wanted for international trade fair [Business]
International Large-scale Business Meeting Group and Okinawa Great Trade Society are looking for companies to attend a trade fair scheduled for November. The purpose of the fair is...
Okinawa Mitsukoshi to close [News]
One of Naha City landmarks, the Okinawa Mitsukoshi Department Store on Kokusai Street, is going to close after a run of 57 years. Okinawa Mitsukoshi announced, Tuesday, the closing...
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