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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 to get new cards for public transportation [News]
Okinawa public transportation is slated to become a little more consumer friendly. Okinawa Urban Monorail Inc. President Ryoji Nakayoshi announced Nov. 25th the establishment of a ...
Okinawan LDP lawmakers agree to Henoko plan [Politics]
After months of enormous pressure from the Liberal Democratic Party of Japan headquarters in Tokyo, the five Okinawan LDP lawmakers accepted a plan to relocate the MCAS Futenma fro...
DFS Christmas tree lighting [News]
Okinawa DFS in Omoromachi, Naha City announced the lighting of the DFS Christmas tree will take place Saturday starting at 6 p.m. The DFC tree is 12 meters tall and decorated with ...
Drunk soldier wrecks car, assaults police officer [News]
Okinawa City Police arrested U.S. Army Sergeant Myron Jordan, Saturday, on suspicion of violating traffic laws and obstruction of a police officer performing official duties. Accor...
2013.11.25
Ospreys touch down aboard USS George Washington [Military]
By Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Paolo Bayas Two U.S. Marine Corps MV-22 Ospreys assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 262 and one from VMM 265 have landed f...
Three winners for Miss Okinawa 2014 title [News]
And the winners are…Keiko Takaesu, Yui Uehara and Chika Nago. The three Okinawa ladies have been chosen Miss Okinawa 2014 in competition at the Okinawa Convention Center in Ginowan...
2013.11.25
Team assembled to push for Tokyo casino [Business]
A developer, a media company and a builder have joined forces in an effort to secure a license for the first-ever casino and resort in Tokyo. The three businesses –Mitsui Fudosan, ...
2013.11.25
New U.S. Ambassador takes post in Tokyo [Politics]
Japan has a new U.S. Ambassador, and one who is close to America’s president, Barack Obama. Caroline Kennedy arrived to pomp and circumstance in Tokyo, taking a horse-drawn carriag...
Okinawa’s oldest pottery found [News]
Okinawa Prefectural Museum & Art Museum Director Susumu Asato announced Nov. 21st that pieces of pottery were discovered in Sakitari Cave remains in Nanjo City. The unearthed p...
Okinawa-brand pork and beef popular [News]
Okinawa District Customs Office announced that the export value of pork from Okinawa to Hong Kong and other Asia countries has increased by 20 percent from last year to a total of ...
End of year sales start [News]
Okinawa Mitsukoshi was the first of Okinawa’s major department stores to start the annual year-end sales when it announced the opening of its new gift center on the 6th floor of th...
31ST MEU Deploys to Philippines for disaster relief [Military]
Approximately 900 Marines and Sailors of the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, part of the 3rd Marine Expeditionary Brigade, are preparing to join the ongoing humanitarian assistance...
Store robbery in Yonabaru [News]
A boy walked into a small store in Yonabaru, owned and operated by a 87-year-old woman, Tuesday, grabbed ¥2,000 from the owner, and ran away with three other boys who were waiting ...
AEDs to be installed in Okinawa City convenience stores [News]
Naha City installed AED devices in all 118 convenience stores within the city in March this year. Since then, there have been records of use of the devices and they actually have s...
Ginowan City Museum special exhibition [News]
An autumn special exhibition “Modern Okinawa and Ginowan” is currently taking place at the Ginowan City Museum. On displayed are 159 pictures and panels depicting Ginowan City befo...
FC Ryukyu to join J3 [Sports]
The Japan Professional Football League, J-League announced on the 19th that Okinawa’s professional soccer team FC Ryukyu has been accepted to join the new division “J3” which will ...
Man and boat missing in Ishigaki [News]
Ishigaki Coast Guard has declared 57-year-old office worker Yoshitoyo Arakaki missing on the sea. Arakaki was last seen departing from Hamasaki Marina, Ishigaki Island, in his boat...
Number of juveniles given guidance on alcohol increases [News]
At a meeting held at the Okinawa Prefecture Police Department Juvenile Division, Tuesday, officials conceded that the count of under-age children found in need of guidance towards ...
Sales of Okinawa-made Kariyushi shirts rise to 400,000 [Business]
The production of Okinawan Kariyushi shirts is on a roll. According to the Okinawa Clothing Sewing Association, a total of 398,413 Kariyushi shirts were shipped from makers between...
Masaharu Noguni re-elected Chatan Mayor [Politics]
Chatan Village’s held its mayoral election, Nov. 17th. The incumbent, 68-year-old Masaharu Noguni, who ran as an independent but was backed by progressive groups beat his challenge...
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