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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 March 31st in 2027 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
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
730COURT shopping complex opens on Ishigaki Island [Business]
IBS, a local real estate company based on Ishigaki Island, opened a commercial building complex named “730COURT” in Ohkawa, Ishigaki City, on Monday. The shopping complex consists ...
Uruma Farm to start hands-on experiences [News]
Uruma Farm, an agricultural producers’ cooperative corporation, is planning to open a hands-on experience farm on Ishikawa-dake on May 5th. The farm includes a gelato shop that mak...
Creation of virtual currency “Ryukyu Coin” in works [News]
A pair of Tokyo-based companies have presented a plan to create a virtual currency for Okinawa that the plan calls “Ryukyu Coin.” The two companies propose using the latest technol...
2017.04.18
Golden Kings Swept by Seahorses Mikawa, Fall in the Standings [Ryukyu Golden Kings]
The Ryukyu Golden Kings late-season push for the playoffs suffered a setback after losing two key games at home in Okinawa City to conference rival, Seahorses Mikawa. The two losse...
Two Chinese women wanted for defacing cultural assets [News]
Tokyo Metropolitan Police has issued an arrest warrant for two Chinese national women suspected off spraying oil-like substance on wooden strictures at several Shinto shrines in To...
Fraudsters milk ¥54 million from elderly man [News]
Two fraudsters, one pretending to be a police officer and others claiming to be officers at a financial institution, deceived a 69-year-old man from Naha City to hand over a total ...
ASDF fighters from Naha scramble most ever in 2016 [News]
Ministry of Defense announced that fighter jets from the Air Self-Defense Force Naha Base flew a record number of scrambling missions in 2016 against foreign aircraft suspected of ...
Okinawa dams water levels unusually low [News]
According to Okinawa Prefecture General Bureau, Cabinet Office and Okinawa Enterprise Bureau, water levels at the eleven dams on the island are all under 50% of capacity, as of Apr...
Moromi vinegar with new flavors sold as super-food [News]
Moromi vinegar, known locally as “moromisu.” Is a by-product of awamori making that has long been sold as a health drink on local markets. It has been especially popular among midd...
Ginowan elementary students get IC tag security system [News]
Ginowan Elementary School introduced a new security system for its student called “Tsuitamon” on the first day of the new school year. The system gives each school child an IC tag ...
Yomitan marine product complex opens at Toya Port [News]
An inauguration ceremony of the new Yomitan local marine product complex was held on Tuesday. Yomitan Village Fishermen’s Association built the facility on the premises of Toya Fis...
Okinawa consumer price index highest in nation [News]
The consumer price index calculated by Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications that compares prices of food and daily necessities in cities throughout the nation found that...
Miyako police officer issued ticket for DUI [News]
A police officer in Miyakojima City on Miyako Island was found to have driven his car under the influence after he arrived at work hangover, and was punished with a fine. The incid...
Naha civil servant arrested trying to sneak upskirt photos [News]
Naha Police arrested a Naha City civil servant Monday on suspicion of trying to take photos up women’s skirts. According to police, 39-year-old Jin Kohagura, a civil servant at Nah...
Yanbarukuina under attack by wild dogs [News]
A research by the Ministry of Environment Yanbaru Wildlife Conservation Center concluded that the number of Yanbarukuina, a.k.a. Okinawa rail, in Sosu, Kunigami Village, has declin...
2017.04.12
Shiga Lakestars shock the Kings, snapping a 3-game win streak. [Ryukyu Golden Kings]
Last weekend the Golden Kings traveled to Shiga Prefecture and split a two-game series against the Shiga Lakestars. The Kings took Saturday’s game, 75-73, and dropped Sunday’s game...
Parents’ lacking interest causes juvenile crimes [News]
According to a survey of children who entered the Naha juvenile home system in 2016, one big reason for underage drinking and other bad behavior seems to be that many parents show ...
Okinawa Urban Monorail carries over 17 million passengers [News]
The Okinawa Urban Monorail Co. carried 17,323,988 passengers in fiscal 2016 that ended Mar. 31st that is 1,167,086 (7.22%) more than the previous year, and the most ever since the ...
Ryudai program produces two new consumer products [News]
A program at the University of the Ryukyus aimed at developing new commercial products to help local economy produced two new products during its inaugural year 2016 that will be p...
Mitsubishi to build major resort on Miyako Island [News]
A major Japanese real estate company, Tokyo-based Mitsubishi Estate has bought a large lot of reclaimed land in Turibah, near Hirara Port, on Miyako Island in order to build a reso...
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