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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
Government introduces special deregulation zones [News]
The Japanese government has designated six places as national strategic special zones, where it will promote deregulation as part of its growth strategy. The special zones are Niig...
Japan hikes consumption tax to 8% [News]
The increase in Japan’s consumption tax from 5 to 8 percent took place Apr. 1 is the first increase in the tax in 17 years. The tax hike affects everything that businesses and peop...
2014.04.02
Oita stops Golden Kings home win streak at 22 [Ryukyu Golden Kings]
Proving the old adage that any team can beat any other team on a given day, the mediocre Oita HeatDevils stunned the league-leading Ryukyu Golden Kings, ripping Okinawa in front of...
HIS creates overseas wedding plan [Business]
The Naha Branch of a major travel agency HIS, celebrated its grand renewal opening of the shop, Friday, by adding a new product to its selection of tour packages. The new package i...
Marine arrested for driving wrong way on expressway, DUI [News]
A police patrol arrested a 21-year-old Marine stationed on Camp Courtney after he was found driving wrong way on Okinawa Expressway, early Saturday morning. He is also suspected of...
Pedestrian killed in Ishigaki [News]
An elderly woman crossing a street was killed when a car ran over her, Thursday, in Ishigaki City. According to Ishigaki Police, 86-year-old Mitsuko Ishigaki was jaywalking across ...
Free medical services for children to increase in Kin Town [News]
Children of Kin Town residents will receive their medical care free of charge starting from fiscal 2014. The new policy is an extension of the town’s “Child medical expense assista...
2014.03.31
New Naha Bus Terminal construction work to start [News]
The Okinawa Prefectural Government granted on Mar. 26th, the Asahibashi Urban Redevelopment Corp. the permission to build a new Naha Bus Terminal. According to the plan, the compan...
Construction of JGSFD base on Yonaguni Island to begin [News]
According to Japanese Government sources, the construction of a coastal monitoring base on Yonaguni Island for Japan Ground Self Defense Forces would start on Apr. 19. The Japanese...
Japan Airlines to hike prices on domestic routes [News]
Japan Airlines announced Mar, 26 that they would hike their ticket prices during the period from Jul. 4th through Oct. 25th on domestic flights by about 1.5% compared to last year....
2014.03.29
Baby cars get priority [News]
The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism decided at a meeting, on Mar. 26, to introduce a sign indicating a priority space for baby carriages in trains and buses...
Rash of purse-snatchings in Naha [News]
A 84-year-old woman walking on a street in Hijagawa, Naha, had her purse snatched by a man on a motor bike, Mar. 26. The victim could not give any other description of the robber t...
III MEF deploys to ROK for Exercise [Military]
U.S. Marines and sailors of the 3d Marine Expeditionary Brigade and Commander, Task Force 76 are participating in Exercise Ssang Yong with Marines and sailors of the Republic of Ko...
2014.03.26
Golden Kings coast to victories over Nara [Ryukyu Golden Kings]
It was little more than a pair of warm up games to prepare for the upcoming Basketball Japan League playoffs as the Ryukyu Golden Kings pounded the Bambitious Nara twice in front o...
Moomin World Exhibition at Palette Kumoji Ryubo [Business]
The 6th floor Exhibition Hall at Palette Kumoji Ryubo department store has morphed into a Moomin World since yesterday as an exhibition showcasing the world famous family of trolls...
Okinawa to sign treaty with Singapore’s Changi Airport [News]
Okinawa officials are signing a cooperation treaty with Singapore’s Changi Airport, today. The treaty affirms mutual cooperation between the two airports in attracting travelers an...
Man killed crossing street [News]
A 49-year-old man was killed when he was ran over by a 46-year-old restaurant owner on Hwy 58 in Ameku, Naha, about 15 minutes after midnight, Monday. According to Naha Police inve...
Sweets maker to open shop at Naha International Terminal [Business]
A major Japanese sweets maker, Tokachi Amanatto Honpo, announced it would open a store called Shuri Shunju in the new Naha Airport International Terminal, in April. Tokachi Amanatt...
U.S. airman arrested after refusing alcohol test [News]
Okinawa Police stopped 32-year-old SSgt. Anthony Don Bradford, stationed on Kadena Air Base, early Sunday morning, on Hwy 58 in Chatan. According to police, Bradford was driving at...
Miyako Island achieves zero traffic deaths [News]
Miyako Island Police received an achievement recognition for two consecutive years of zero traffic deaths. The Okinawa Prefecture Police and Okinawa Prefecture Road Safety Departme...
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