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Okinawa Beach Opening Information 2026! [CURRENT ISSUE LIFE]
Okinawa Beach Opening Information 2026! Ginowan Tropical Beach (Apr. 18) Chatan Sunset Beach (Apr. 10) Chatan Araha Beach (Mid. Apr.) Nishih...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
Resort weddings for foreign tourists on increase [News]
Okinawa Prefecture officials announced that the number of couples coming to Okinawa to have a resort wedding in 2012 reached 9,118 couples, which is the highest number since 1999 w...
Kumoji blood donation center moves [News]
Okinawa prefectural Red Cross Blood Donation Center Kumoji Branch office has moved to the third floor of Kumoji Central Bldg, just across the street from its former location. Their...
Two fishermen found dead off Yagaji Island [News]
Officers from the Nago Fire Department and Nago Coast Guard Station found the bodies of two missing fishermen off Yagaji Island in the Haneji Inland Sea Monday morning. The two had...
Junior high school boy dies after being by hit car [News]
Yuma Tomori, a junior high school student, died after being hit by a car driven by a beautician from Urasoe, Saturday, about 11:15 p.m. The accident took place on route 330 at the ...
Governor again rebuffs Cabinet’s plea for Henoko [Politics]
Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga, who’s currently visiting Okinawa to brief the Okinawa Governor on the on-going negotiations with the United States over the timetable of ret...
2013.04.03
Futenma to receive 12 more Ospreys this summer [Military]
Futenma Marine Corps Air Station is to receive another dozen MV-22 Osprey aircraft in July, but the Tokyo government has directed they first be delivered to Iwakuni Marine Corps Ai...
Passenger’s scissors cause Naha Airport to shut down [News]
A pair of scissors dropped by an arriving passenger at Naha Airport’s domestic terminal triggered a security panic that caused officials to close the airport for nearly three hours...
2013.04.03
Taiwan to pass on Senkakus in fisheries talks [Politics]
Taiwan’s taken a step away from the Senkakus dispute, announcing plans not to bring up its right to claims to the Senkaku Islands. The move is considered a major policy shift by Ta...
2013.04.03
Golden Kings sweep season’s BJL nemesis [Ryukyu Golden Kings]
Sporting the best record in the Basketball Japan League, the Ryukyu Golden Kings proved why in front of the home fans in Okinawa City, finally smashing the Shimane Susanoo Magic tw...
Talks under way on base land return schedule [News]
The Japanese government sources say that negotiators aim to conclude talks with the United States to establish a timeline for the return of land currently occupied by the U.S. Mari...
2013.04.03
And this week’s winner is… [Weekly Winners]
The lucky winner of this week’s Japan Update raffle is Raquel Diaz, who won a pair of tickets to the next Ryukyu Golden Kings basketball home game. Raquel is from San Diego, Califo...
“Uta-no Hi Concert” to be held in Kadena Town first time [News]
The “Uta-no Hi Concert” or the “Song Day Concert” will be held at Kaneku Kaihin Park in Kadena Town on Jun. 29. A famous band from Ishigaki Island called “BEGIN” visited the Kadena...
Security cameras to be installed on Kokusai Street [News]
Yoshiaki Uehara, the representative for the Shopping District Promotion Association of Kokusai Street in Naha, Morishige Oshiro, the commissioner of the Naha Police Station, and Ta...
Okinawa Convention Bureau promotes Okinawa in Russia [News]
The Okinawa Convention Bureau that is the authority for promoting Okinawa, and attracting tourists from overseas, gave a presentation on the virtues of the island at the 20th Mosco...
2013.03.28
Chura Island Challenge Triathlon runs on Sunday [Sports]
Triathlon competitors from kids to experts are getting set for Sunday’s Chura Island Challenge Triathlon at Chura Sun Beach in Tomigusuku City. In addition to this races, “We are o...
Land values on Okinawa go down 21th consecutive year [Business]
Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism announced official land on Mar. 21citing the as of Jan. 1, 2013. According to the ministry, land prices in residential are...
Okinawan player named season’s starting pitcher of Giants [Sports]
Tokyo Yomiuri Giants, one of the most storied professional baseball teams in the Japanese leagues, has named Okinawan Ryosuke Miyaguni its starting pitcher this season. Miyaguni an...
Okinawa Zoo Bengal Tiger dies [News]
A staff member of the Okinawa Zoo Park found Shima, the Bengal tiger in the zoo, dead in his enclosure in the morning of Mar. 22. Shima was a male Bengal tiger, and died at the age...
2013.03.28
And this week’s winner is… [Weekly Winners]
Ryan Anastoplus is the lucky winner of this week’s Japan Update raffle, who won a pair of tickets to the Ryukyu Golden Kings’ basketball match. Ryan says he is originally from a sm...
Okinawa’s governor ‘may’ attend Sovereignty Anniversary ceremonies [Politics]
Opposition to the central government’s plans for a government led ceremony in April to commemorate the 1952 restoration of Japan’s sovereignty has Okinawa’s governor shuffling his ...
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