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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
Ishigaki man dies in heavy rain induced flash flood [News]
The whole Okinawa region experienced heavy rains and strong winds, Monday, and Ishigaki Island had the heaviest rainfall ever on record for March. The record-heavy rainfall on Ishi...
2013.03.21
Tapic Group will take over the South Botanic Gardens [Business]
The Tapic Group, which is running hotel, medical and elderly care facilities businesses announced the take over of the Southeast Botanical Gardens in Chibana, Okinawa City, Friday....
2013.03.20
Ai Miyazato blows lead to lose LPGA Founders Cup [CURRENT ISSUE Sports]
Ai Miyazato had everything going for her in Phoenix at the LPGA Founders Cup, only to falter on the 16th hole and surrender the victory to Stacy Lewis. The Okinawa golfer had start...
2013.03.20
Golden Kings fly past Chiba Jets [Ryukyu Golden Kings]
The wins continue to pile up for the high flying Ryukyu Golden Kings, who are only weeks away from the playoffs with the trophy as Western Conference Champions of the Basketball Ja...
2013.03.18
New International Air Terminal completion coming up [Business]
Construction of the new Naha International Air Terminal building is to be completed and open in January, and it’s hard to decide whether air travelers or the airlines serving Okina...
2013.03.17
Akebono, Keiji Mutoh headline Pro Wrestling Extravaganza [Sports]
Akebono’s moved from sumo to wrestling, and he’s on one of seven professional wrestling cards March 20th at Okinawa Comprehensive Athletic Park Gymnasium. He’ll be wrestling one-on...
Funds for posting GSDF unit on Yonaguni sought [News]
According to recent press reports, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has said that the government plans to post a Ground Self-Defense Force unit on Yonaguni Island. The move is sc...
Japan’s sovereignty day plan riles Okinawans [Politics]
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe thinks his plan to commemorate the restoration of Japan’s sovereignty and the end of Allied Occupation is a good one for next month, but Okinawans aren’t ...
China urges Japan to reverse Senkakus nationalization [Politics]
China is urging Japan to “make concrete efforts” to improve relations with Beijing, demanding that Japan reverse the nationalization of the Japanese-administered, Chine...
Chinese surveillance ships again venture into Japanese waters [News]
It’s becoming almost commonplace, and adding to the missions of the 11th Regional Coast Guard Headquarters in Naha, as more Chinese surveillance vessels show up in Japanese waters....
Abe says airfield replacement will be in Okinawa [Politics]
The opinions of Okinawans not withstanding, Japan’s Prime Minister says the replacement for Futenma Marine Corps Air Station will be in Okinawa due to the contentious security envi...
Marines’ move from Okinawa to take years [Military]
The U.S. military is now projecting finishing the transfers of some 4,700 members of the Marine Corps here to Guam by 2020 and another 3,700 to Hawaii by 2026. The latest dates wer...
2013.03.15
And this week’s winner is… [Weekly Winners]
Marisol Vences is the winner of Japan Update raffle this week. She is looking forward to visiting Okinawa Prefectural Museum and Art Museum in Omoromachi, Naha City, in the near fu...
Governor rejects fishermen’s support for land reclamation [Politics]
Okinawa Governor Hirokazu Nakaima says that there is little likelihood of a key U.S. base in the prefecture being relocated to its Henoko coastal area despite support from a local ...
First evacuation building agreement in Nago [News]
Nago City, Kouki district, AJ Kouki Resort Hotel and Okinawa Suncoast Hotel signed an agreement on March 6 that makes the hotel buildings available as temporary emergency evacuatio...
Great Tohoku Earthquake refugees to Okinawa reach 1062. [News]
According to officials at Okinawa Prefecture, the number of refugees who have applied for help under the Disaster Relief Act and have evacuated to Okinawa from areas affected by th...
Worker dies in construction accident in Ginowan [News]
Katsuhiko Gushiken, a 26-year-old construction worker who worked at the building site of a new elementary school in Oyama, Ginowan City died when a boom of a concrete pumping crane...
Car hits high school girl athletes in Onna Village [News]
A car driven by a man who works at a restaurant in Yomitan Village hit a line of female high school students who were visiting Okinawa for wrestling training, on Hwy 58 in Onna Vil...
Scooter gang robs store clerk in Nago [News]
A gang of youths riding on motor scooters robbed a liquor store clerk of his pouch while he also was on his scooter in the Miyazato district of Nago City, Saturday. According to Na...
2013.03.13
Golden Kings split series with eastern foe Iwate [Ryukyu Golden Kings]
Okinawa’s former coach found his first appearance against the reigning Basketball Champion Ryukyu Golden Kings more than satisfying as his squad staged a shocking come-from-behind ...
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