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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
Ishigaki guesthouse burns down [News]
A fire broke out in a guesthouse located at Ishigaki’s largest shopping center, Euglena Mall, about 9:30 a.m., Apr. 15. Firefighters managed to put out the fire in about an hour, b...
2014.04.16
New tourist spot in Yagaji to open Apr. 26 [News]
President of a miscellaneous good store, Okinawa Tomomitsu Co., Ltd., Toshihiko Hagiwara, announced the opening of a new tourist facility called Chura Terrace in Yagaji, Nago City....
Paraglider’s body found on Hyakuna Beach [News]
A passerby discovered a man’s body lying near the north end of Hyakuna Beach in Tamagusuku, Nanjo City, Monday morning. When Yonabaru Police and local fire department rescue crew a...
New tourist information center open in Tembus Naha [News]
Naha Tourist Information Center opened in Tembus Naha in Makishi, Naha City (map: http://goo.gl/maps/ZCQri). This is the first information center established by a municipality in O...
2014.04.15
Golden Kings run roughshod over Phoenix [Ryukyu Golden Kings]
The Ryukyu Golden Kings made their regular season home court finale an event bringing Okinawa fans to their feet as they bulldozed their way past the Hamamatsu Higashimikawa Phoeni...
Okinawa domain extensions to become available [Business]
Until now, the end of most homepages on Okinawa have ended in .jp or .com. But as the rules of international domain name management change, it will be possible to register domain n...
Hotel Resonex buys City Court to expand to Naha [Business]
At the end of March, Hotel Resonex bought all property and the building of Hotel City Court in Maejima, Naha. Resonex has a tourist hotel in the northern part of Okinawa, and has n...
Free electronic Ishigaki Island guide offered [News]
Ishigaki Island tourism officials announced on Apr. 11, that they have begun a free distribution of an electronic Ishigaki Island Guide listing the island’s sight seeing spots, hot...
Okinawa to support transit flights to lure foreign visitors [Business]
Okinawa officials gave announced a new plan to begin to support transit passengers from Europe and America to attract foreign tourists into the prefecture. In cooperation with inte...
Pet crocodile escapes from closed restaurant in Chatan [News]
Okinawa City Police received a phone call Saturday morning from a Mihama, Chatan, restaurant owner informing that his pet crocodile that had resided in his restaurant had disappear...
2014.04.15
New IT center to replace Itoman bowling alley [Business]
The Masters’ Bowling alley in Itoman City was closed after a fire in May 2007. The owner of the property, real estate company Kosumo Sougyo, announced, Sunday, a plan to demo...
Husband arrested for attempted murder of wife [News]
Ginowan City Police arrested an unemployed 22-year-old man on suspicion of attempting to kill his 22-year-old wife, Sunday. The man is denying the charges. According to Ginowan Pol...
2014.04.14
Shisa Juniors volleyball club culture exchange trip to Ishigaki [Sports]
By Haley Thompson Twenty-four players, nine chaperones and one intense weekend of volleyball. The Shisa Juniors volleyball club traveled to Ishigaki, Mar. 28-30, to participate in ...
2014.04.14
Chuko Awamori brewers know how best to age awamori [Business]
By Jun Ikemura Awamori is the Okinawan tipple that anyone who has visited the island and come into contact with its residents even briefly, is sure to encounter. Okinawan people lo...
Motor cyclist fatally crashes into reflector column [News]
A 34-year-old motorcyclist lost control of his motorcycle early in the morning, Apr. 10, in Shirakawa, Okinawa City, and crashed into a roadside reflector column. According to Okin...
Man arrested on suspicion of robbing convenience store [News]
Yonabaru Police arrested a 41-year-old man on suspicion of robbing a convenience store in Nanjo City on Jan. 26. According to investigators, they nabbed Kazuaki Iramina after they ...
22-year-old arrested for attempted murder [News]
Okinawa City Police arrested a 22-year-old unemployed man in Awase, Okinawa City, Wednesday, on suspicion of attempting to cut the throat of his 23-year-old brother. According to O...
Okinawa Police Spring Road Safety Campaign on way [News]
The annual Spring traffic Safety Campaign started on Apr. 6th, and from the 9th the police started a special campaign targeting 36 specific locations on the island. School zones ge...
EVA Airways to start Naha – Taipei flights in June [Business]
A Taiwanese major air carrier EVA Airways Corp. will be starting its first direct regular flights between Naha and Taipei from June 17th, officials at the company announced Apr. 9t...
Japan seeks U.S. guarantees in Senkaku dispute [Politics]
Japanese officials are seemingly nervous regarding the dispute with China over the Senkaku Islands that has been simmering since the Japanese government purchased three of the isla...
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