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Okinawa marks 52nd anniversary of revers… [Politics]
May 15th marked the 52nd anniversary of Okinawa’s reversion to the Japanese administration in 1972. According to published figures, the Japa...Read More
‘Year of the Dragon’ begins in Okinawan … [CULTURE CURRENT ISSUE]
Legend has it that Buddha asked all animals to meet him on the Chinese New Year. Twelve came, and Buddha named a year after each one, and an...Read More
Pro-Baseball Spring Training 2024 [Family Sports]
Okinawa is the southernmost prefecture in Japan, and that means it’s the warmest place in the country in the wintertime. Because of that, ma...Read More
Arsenic contamination found at Hansen helicopter crash site [News]
Okinawa Bureau of Defense and Policy announced on Tuesday, that arsenic contamination has been discovered in the soil at the site where a U.S. Military HH60 rescue helicopter crash...
Sanshin exhibition open at Okinawa Prefectural Museum [News]
An exhibition at the Okinawa Prefectural Museum & Art Museum opened an exhibition on sanshin, the Okinawa’s trademark instrument, starting Tuesday. There will be several of the...
Japan’s oldest shell tools discovered in Minatogawa [News]
Archaeologists digging in Sakitari Cave in Minatogawa, Nanjo City, unearthed 39 sharp tools made of shells that have been determined to be the oldest tools ever discovered in Japan...
Elderly woman driver severely injured in car accident [News]
A 82-year-old Yomitan woman driving her car crashed head-on with a truck on Route 16 in Chibana, Okinawa City, Monday morning. According to Okinawa City Police investigators, the w...
Naha Airport new International Terminal opens [News]
The new Naha Airport International Terminal began operations on Monday. The terminal building has four floors, and is 3.6 times bigger than the old terminal. It also has more resta...
Onoyama FamilyMart dresses up in Giants’ theme [News]
One of Japan’s most storied pro-baseball teams, the Tokyo Yomiuri Giants, is currently holding the team’s spring training camp at Onoyama Baseball Stadium in Naha. To mark the occa...
Missing Naha diver, four others found alive in Indonesia [News]
Five of the seven female divers that went missing Feb. 14 in Bali, Indonesia, were found alive on Monday, clinging to a reef some 15 miles from the spot where they had disappeared....
Ishigaki Island welcomes cruise ship from Germany [News]
German cruise ship “Deutschland” made its first ever visit to Ishigaki, Feb. 3rd. Upon the ship’s arrival, Ishigaki City Office Tourism Office officials greeted the ship and its 38...
2014.02.15
Bodysurfing with new twist [Sports]
By David Higgins A new trend to enjoy waves has reached Okinawa that is much different from surfboarding or bodyboarding. It’s called hand plane surfing and it’s done with a small...
2014.02.14
Welcome Ambassador Kennedy [Politics]
By Edo Heinrich-Sanchez A very big welcome to the Honorable Ambassador Caroline Kennedy. I sincerely hope you connect to Okinawa, its people and unique history interwoven with Ame...
America promises to defend Japan [Politics]
If China’s war of words with Japan over sovereignty of lands including the disputed Senkaku Islands goes beyond talk, the U.S. has assured Japan the United States has its back. Joh...
Futenma-to-Henoko move ‘on track’ [Politics]
Senior leaders of the United States and Japan have reaffirmed decision to press ahead with the project that will result in closure of the largely unpopular Futenma Marine Corps Air...
Teacher suspended for physically punishing student [News]
Okinawa Board of Education suspended a 29-year-old Naha City junior high school teacher, Wednesday, for physically punishing a student. The suspension is for 44 days. According to ...
Seminars aim to prevent construction crane accidents [News]
According to Okinawa Labor Bureau number accidents on construction sites involving cranes has been on increase in Okinawa lately. To prevent such accidents, the Okinawa Labor Burea...
Yomitan issues commemorative postage stamps for being #1 [News]
Yomitan Village became the most populous village in Japan on Jan. 1st, and to celebrate the occasion, village officials have created a set of commemorative postage stamps with pict...
2014.02.13
Sunday’s Okinawa Marathon is big deal [Sports]
It’s anybody’s race to win Sunday as more than 11,000 runners step to the Naha starting line for the 2014 Okinawa Marathon. The traditional winners of the past few years were all o...
2014.02.13
And this week’s winner is… [Weekly Winners]
The winner of the weekly raffle this time is Ken Gamon, who won a pair of tickets to the Ryukyu Philharmonic Chamber Orchestra “Io” concert that was held at Okinawa Convention Cent...
2014.02.12
Au Shop Kokutai projects new image [Business]
Au shop on Kokutai Street outside Kadena Air Base celebrated their renewal opening, Monday, after renovating the shop to give it a new and fresh image. To celebrate the occasion, t...
Marriage mall established in Ginowan [News]
As a way to tackle the declining birth rates, government and private businesses have established a center to provide support in finding a marriage partner. The new center is named ...
Ryu Shichinohe wins judo’s 100 kg weight class in Paris [Sports]
Naha Nishi High School alumni Ryu Shichinobe won the 100-kg class in the Judo Grand Slam tournament that was held in Paris. Sunday. In the tournament there were a total of seven we...
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