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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
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...
Urasoe fireman arrested for break-in, theft [News]
Okinawa City Police arrested a 39-year-old Urasoe City Fire Department fireman, Sunday, on suspicion of breaking into a female acquaintance’s apartment, and stealing a towel. Accor...
2013.11.21
And this week’s winner is… [Weekly Winners]
Pat Albritton is the lucky winner in this week’s Japan Update raffle. He won a pair of tickets to a Ryukyu Golden Kings basketball game, and plans to attend the team’s next home ga...
2013.11.19
Golden Kings again on a roll [Ryukyu Golden Kings]
The home fans couldn’t have been happier, watching their high-flying Ryukyu Golden Kings make winning look easier as they swept a pair from the visiting Shimane Susanoo Magic. Play...
2013.11.19
Get radical skateboarding in Okinawa [Sports]
If you haven’t noticed that skateboarding is very popular on Okinawa then you can definitely confirm you are too old and staying inside your home too much. The skateboarders on Oki...
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