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Day of Naha: Immerse Yourself in the Cap… [Community CURRENT ISSUE]
July 8th is Naha Day in Okinawa. This special occasion originated from the use of play-on-words or rather, a play-on-numbers. Naha’s two syl...Read More
June 23rd, Okinawa’s Peace Memorial Day [CURRENT ISSUE]
June 23rd is ‘Irei-no Hi’. This is Okinawa’s Peace Memorial Day. It is a prefectural holiday formally recognized in 1961. It is to memoriali...Read More
Okinawa marks 54th anniversary of revers… [Politics]
May 15th marked the 54th anniversary of Okinawa’s reversion to the Japanese administration in 1972. According to published figures, the Japa...Read More
2013.09.20
Golden Kings to face Goyang Orions Wednesday and Thursday [Sports]
Off to a rolling start with victories over the Iwate Big Bulls, the high-flying Ryukyu Golden Kings are working hard this week, preparing for a pair of contests next Wed. and Thu. ...
2013.09.19
Boats ready for Sunday’s Sabani Sailing Race [Sports]
The 4th Nanjo Mayor’s Cup Sabani Sailing Race is set for Sunday, with ceremonies, games, races, Sabani rides, a community beach cleaning and a Haarii Tournament. The festivities ar...
2013.09.19
And this week’s winner is… [Weekly Winners]
Tara Aquilar is the lucky winner of this week’s JU raffle. She won a pair of tickets to Yubikiri Haunted House that runs daily shows until Sep. 23 at Ashibina Outlet Mall in Toyosa...
Onna Village to get FIFA approved artificial grass field [News]
Water drains slowly from sports fields after rain, and there are many times that games are canceled due to bad weather. Onna Village has now plans in place to construct their first...
Okinawa has eighth most centenarians in Japan [News]
Okinawa Prefecture Welfare Division announced that there are currently 923 elderly citizens aged over 100 years or more living in the prefecture. That is 42 more than last year. Al...
Special discount tickets for Golden Kings games by riding Yuirail [Sports]
The Ryukyu Golden Kings and Okinawa Monorail Co. announced a collaboration effort offering special discount tickets for fans coming to see next week’s matches against Korean pro-ba...
Three Ginowan junior high school baseball players in World Championship team [Sports]
The Japanese team won the Baseball World Championship Pony League series on Aug. 14 in Washington, VA. Three players of the team are from Ginowan City. The ace of the team Yuma Tam...
FC Ryukyu accepted to professional soccer J League [Sports]
FC Ryukyu, a local team that has until now played in the Japan Football League (JFL) announced Sep. 13 that they were accepted into the third division of the J League (Japan Pro So...
Bidding to start for reclaimed land off Camp Kinser [Business]
According to a public announcement, Sep. 3, Urasoe City is starting to process the protocol to sell the reclaimed land between Camp Kinser and the ocean, where a construction work ...
2013.09.12
‘New’ Golden Kings squad proves as powerful as ever [Sports]
It’s a brand new year for the Ryukyu Golden Kings in more ways than one, and their season debut against an old rival and a former head coach proved to be no obstacle as Okinawa roa...
Yubikiri Haunted House extending through Sep. 23 [News]
The Yubikiri Haunted House, currently running daily shows at Outlet Mall Ashibina in Toyosaki, Tomigusuku Town, announced they will be extend the event until Sep. 23rd. The event w...
Nishihara High School band wins two gold medals at World Music Contest [News]
Nishihara High School Marching Band visited Nishihara Town Mayor, Sep. 3, to report that the band had won two gold medals at the World Music Contest that was held in Holland on Jul...
Yamada Denki Nago branch opens tomorrow [Business]
Okinawa Yamada Denki Co. is scheduled to open Yamada Denki Tecc Land Nago on Hwy 58 near Hakugin Bridge in the Miyazato district of Nago City, Friday. The new Tecc Land Nago branch...
Number tourists visiting Yaeyama in July exceeds 100,000 [News]
The Prefectural Yaeyama Office announced Sep. 3 that the number of tourists who visited Yaeyama islands during the month of July exceeded 100,000. This marks the first time Yaeyama...
Tokyo Olympic will have good effect on Okinawa [News]
Tokyo won the rights to hold the Summer Olympic games in 2020, announced early Sunday morning Japan time, setting off a fever among the general public and businesses alike. Some bu...
2013.09.12
And this week’s winner is… [Weekly Winners]
The winner of this week’s JU raffle is Jessica Mao who won a ¥2,500 gift certificate to the 50’s Café, the home of great Americana interior and delicious American home-style ...
Attempted robbery at Tsuboya liquor shop [News]
A robber broke into a liquor shop in the Tsuboya district of Naha City about midnight of Sep. 7th. He pointed a knife and threatened a female staff member of the shop, and told her...
Abe decision on sales tax hike October 1st [News]
Japan’s Prime Minister is set to make a decision on whether or not to increase the nation’s sales tax on October 1st. Akira Amari, Japan’s Economic and Fiscal Policy Minister, says...
Chinese coast guard ships enter Japanese waters [News]
Seven Chinese ships have sailed into Japanese waters around the southern Okinawa Senkaku islands only hours before the first anniversary of Japan purchasing the disputed islets. Th...
JASDF launches fighters to investigate drone [News]
An unidentified aerial drone near the disputed Senkaku Islands in southwestern Okinawa Prefecture triggered a scramble by Japan Air Self Defense Force fighter jets earlier this wee...
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