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Okinawa Expressway Renewal Work Starts J… [CURRENT ISSUE LIFE Living]
NEXCO, the company operating the Okinawa Expressway announces that Expressway renewal works start from January 6th to April 28th in 2026 bet...Read More
Itoman Tug-of-War marks end of summer [CULTURE CURRENT ISSUE ENTERTAINMENT]
Many Okinawan farmers and fishermen, in some form or fashion, pay tribute to the Gods, seeking their blessing and favor for a great harvest ...Read More
Awamori "Ku-su" Day [CURRENT ISSUE LIFE]
September 4th is the “Ku-su Day”, with September = ‘9’ which is pronounced ‘kyu’ or ‘ku’ in Japanese, and ‘4’ being pronounced ‘...Read More
Okinawa fishermen’s tuna haul decreases slightly [News]
According to Okinawa Prefecture Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, catches of tuna decreased about two percent during the period from May to July last year. Departm...
Okinawa Prefectural Police opens new department [News]
Okinawa Prefectural Police announced Feb. 26th that starting Apr. 1st, a new “Children’s and Women’s Safety Division” will start operations. The new division will focus on crimes i...
2014.02.28
Beach Soccer Tournament is something to see [Sports]
Beach soccer? Really? Yep! Beach soccer is here on Okinawa, and a stretch of beach near Igei Marine Park is the setting for this weekend’s beach soccer tournament. The 7th Kin T...
2014.02.28
Golden Kings show power in Ishigaki [Ryukyu Golden Kings]
The high-flying Ryukyu Golden Kings demonstrated their intense teamwork skills in front of an enthusiastic Ishigaki Island audience over the weekend, slamming the Takamatsu Five Ar...
2014.02.27
And this week’s winner is… [Weekly Winners]
This week’s lucky winner of the JU weekly raffle was Albert Anthony B. Quesada, who won a pair of tickets to last weekend’s Ryujin-no Utage show. Albert is from the Philippines tha...
Naha Airport 2nd runway construction work begins [News]
Okinawa General Bureau announced that the offshore construction of the Naha Airport second runway started Tuesday, when the first 12 buoys marking the planned site of the runway we...
Novelty tour package to Kume Island unveiled [News]
Jumbo Tours Inc. announced they would start marketing locally a new tour package, called “2-day trip to Kume Island with JAL/JTA” from Mar. 1st, aimed especially at their female cu...
Okinawa promotes resort weddings in Hong Kong [Business]
Okinawa officials, Okinawa Convention Bureau and Okinawa Resort Wedding Association attended the Hong Kong Valentines Wedding Expo, held Feb. 14 ~ 16, at the Hong Kong Convention E...
Taxi fares to rise [News]
Due to scheduled consumption tax increase on April 1, taxi fares on Okinawa will rise at the same time. The starting and meter tick-up fares will stay the same, but the distance th...
Hit and run in Naha [News]
A car collided with a motorcycle on Route 507 in Kohagura, Naha City, Monday morning, and fled the scene. The 49-year-old driver of the motorcycle suffered severe injuris. Naha Cit...
Y-plate hit and run [News]
A car with Y-register plats crashed with another car driven by a man in his 20’s, Friday morning at an intersection in an Awase housing area in Okinawa City. According to Okinawa C...
Cervical cancer removed during pregnancy [News]
The University of the Ryukyus announced Monday a success in removing a cervical cancer from a pregnant woman. The woman in her 30s underwent the surgery last August, and gave birth...
Okinawan singers in N.Y. [News]
Music group “Music from Japan” that promotes Japanese traditional and modern music performed at an Okinawan Music Concert in New York on Feb. 22nd to an audience of about 100 peopl...
Purse snatching in Okinawa City [News]
A 58-year-old office worker was walking on a sidewalk at about 2 a.m., Saturday, in Uechi, Okinawa City when a man came from behind and grabbed his wallet containing ¥70,000 in cas...
2014.02.24
WWII vet visits Okinawa… second time after 59 years [Military]
Lloyd Glick made his second visit to Okinawa this month, and he’s sharing the experience with his wife by explaining the island today is a darn sight better than it was the first t...
2014.02.22
Naha showcases its homemade products [Business]
A week-long Products of Naha Fair is under way at the Ryubo Palette Kumoji. Admission is free for the daily 10:30 a.m. ~ 8:30 p.m. product fair, taking place on the 6th Floor throu...
1% of Ryukyu University students have experienced DUI [News]
One percent of university students have driven under influence at least once in their lifetime, according to a survey published on Thursday. Professor Kazushige Shimizu from the Un...
Okinawa candidate for new Universal Studios Japan theme park [Business]
The movie theme park Universal Studios Japan (USJ) announced plans to build a new theme park in Asia, Wednesday, following the success of their first theme park in Osaka. According...
Okinawa hotel business expects bright future [Business]
According to the Okinawa Hotel Association the average occupation rate in its 37 member facilities on Okinawa in 2013 was 76.4%, a 4.8% increase from previous year, and at the same...
2014.02.20
World’s top two women’s soccer teams to face off in Okinawa [Sports]
Okinawa’s warm weather is the perfect environment for sports spring training, as professional and semi-pro teams go through their paces. Overlooked by the invasion of professional ...
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