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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
2013.12.12
And this week’s winner is… [Weekly Winners]
The winner of this week’s JU raffle is Katrina DeGuzman from San Diego, CA. She won a pair of tickets to the Ryukyu Golden Kings basketball home game. Katrina has lived on Okinawa ...
U.S. Army sergeant arrested for trespassing [News]
Okinawa Police Department arrested U.S. Army Sergeant First Class Zachary Fuller for trespassing into private property, Dec 6.. The suspect, who reportedly was seemingly drunk is d...
Two men rob restaurant manager of ¥700,000 [News]
A man in mask approached a restaurant manager returning from work on a parking lot in Maejima, Naha City, in the early hours of Monday morning, flashed a knife and robbed the manag...
Proto Data Center completes second building [News]
Homepage creator and call center company Proto Data Center has completed its second building on Ginowan by-pass road in Oyama, Ginowan City, and celebrated its opening Monday. On t...
Convenience store robbed in Tomigusuku [News]
A convenience store was robbed at knifepoint about 15 minutes after midnight in Madanbashi, Tomigusuku City, Tuesday. According to police, a man walked into the store, and showed a...
Naminoue Beach to get underwater post box [News]
Naha Coast Community and NPO Churaumi Promotion Association announced recently that they are establishing an underwater post box off Naminoue Beach. This will be the third such a b...
Fire destroys apartment, body found [News]
Fire destroyed a second floor apartment in Agarie, Nago, Sunday. After the Nago Firefighters put out the fire, they discovered the body of an unknown person in the ruins. The Nago ...
Man fatally ran over after fall on motorcycle [News]
A motorcyclist lost control and drifted over to opposing lane and fell. An oncoming car then hit the man on Route 331 in Teniya, Nago City, Dec. 7. According to Nago Police, 27-yea...
2013.12.09
Golden Kings appear unstoppable as streak continues [Ryukyu Golden Kings]
The challenge in the Basketball Japan League is finding a team capable of beating the Ryukyu Golden Kings, who’ve run their winning streak to ten in a row with weekend victories ov...
Ryo Kiyuna wins bronze medal in karate katas [Sports]
The 12th Asia Karate Senior Tournament and 13th Asia Karate Junior & Cadet Tournament were held Dec. 6 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE). Representing Japan in the men’s sen...
Shogaku Junior High School team is Japan’s abacus champion [News]
The National Japanese abacus (soroban) League held the All Japan Soroban championship competition in October. Okinawa Shogakuen Junior High School won first place in the junior hig...
Customer successfully sues Mos Burger for defamation [News]
A regular customer in one of Okinawa’s Mos Burger fast food shops, sued Mos Burger for five million yen after being called a “stalker” by the staff, bringing the customer disgrace....
ASEAN tourism meeting to be held on Okinawa [News]
Okinawa Prefecture and the Okinawa Convention & Visitors Bureau will host the Japan and ASEAN Tourism Interchange Meeting at the Okinawa Convention Center in Ginowan, Jan. 15th...
China demands Japan drop its Air Defense Zone first [News]
A controversial new Chinese air defense identification zone imposed over the East China Sea a week ago is being rejected by both Japan and the United States, prompting China to rea...
U.S. Vice President urges calm on Senkakus [News]
Joe Biden says he is concerned about the tensions between Japan and China that have intensified since China announced its air defense zone across the East China Sea, encompassing t...
Number of Naha monorail riders sets new record [News]
The 29th Naha Marathon was held on Dec. 1st, and that was also the day the count of Naha monorail users hit a new record. Compared to last year, the number of passengers in one day...
Christmas season arrives at Okinawa [News]
Okinawa DFS in Omoromachi, Naha City held the lighting ceremony of the DFS Christmas tree Nov. 30. The tree is placed in the gallery and is 12 meters tall. DFS Representative Direc...
2013.12.04
Golden Kings promote Ladies’ Day at Saturday home game [Ryukyu Golden Kings]
The Ryukyu Golden Kings are climbing aboard the breast cancer awareness program, designating its Saturday evening home game as Ladies’ Day, complete with special prices. The profes...
2013.12.04
First Navy P-8 reconnaissance planes arrive Kadena [Military]
Two of the Navy’s new P-8A Poseidon reconnaissance aircraft have arrived at Kadena Air Base. The P-8’s long-planned arrival in the western Pacific comes about a week after China un...
Fujita Kanko to administer new hotel in Naha [News]
Hotel management company Fujita Kanko Inc. Hotels & Resorts signed an agreement to open a new hotel in Matsuo, Naha City, Monday. The construction of the new hotel is scheduled...
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