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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
2013.03.13
Rikako Morita wins Daikin-Orchid in playoff [Sports]
Fifty-four holes of golf wasn’t enough to settle the Daikin Orchid Ladies Golf Tournament, as Rikako Morita outlasted Sakura Yokomine in a pitched playoff battle. Yokomine started ...
JASDF F-15 flat tire closes Naha Airport [News]
An Air Self-Defense Force F-15 fighter jet had a flat tire when it landed on Naha Airport Tuesday afternoon, causing a temporary shutdown of the airport’s runway. The shutdow...
Oki Marines commemorate earthquake anniversary [Military]
Maj. Gen. Peter J. Talleri, commanding general of Marine Corps Installations Pacific, along with the III Marine Expeditionary Force Band, has visited Oshima Island, Kesennuma City,...
Yamamura wins the first round of Daikin Orchid [Sports]
Sae Yamamura is leading the pack after the firs day of Daikin Orchid Ladies Golf Tournament after scoring six under 66. Hiromi Mogi and Onnarin Sattayabanbhot carded one behind wh...
Chinese vessels continue to sail near Senkakus [News]
It’s becoming a near-everyday occurrence, the steady stream of Chinese vessels venturing into Japanese territorial waters in southwestern Okinawa Prefecture. In the past week, seve...
Nago’s fishing cooperative gives thumbs up to Henoko landfill [News]
In one of the first endorsements of the Henoko replacement airfield for Futenma Marine Corps Air Station in a long while, the head of a fishermen’s cooperative in Nago has announce...
Marine moves to Guam could be delayed ‘years’ [Military]
The austerity cutbacks to U.S. government spending are now in effect, and political leaders are predicting the transfer of U.S. Marines from Okinawa to Guam could be one of the vic...
Stand-offs in Senkakus costly to JSDF, JCG [Politics]
The Japan Air Self Defense Forces, Maritime Self Defense Forces and the Japan Coast Guard are all becoming weary of the non-stop patrols and challenges required to keep the Chinese...
Japan arrests Chinese boat captain near Miyakojima [News]
The Japan Coast Guard has arrested the captain of a Chinese coral collecting boat on charges of operating in Japan’s exclusive economic zone without permission. A coast guard...
2013.03.07
26th Daikin Orchid Ladies Golf Tournament starts [Sports]
The field is set for this year’s 26th annual Daikin Orchid Ladies Golf Tournament, and observers are finding it hard to predict the odds of a Japanese golfer taking the season’s La...
Education for teachers urged regarding food allergies [News]
The Board of Education of Naha announced that four children were taken to a hospital by an ambulance due to anaphylaxis allergic symptoms caused by a school-provided lunch. The chi...
Okinawa women lose No. 1 spot in life expectancy [News]
The latest figures on life expectancy in each prefecture in Japan that the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare published this week, sent shock waves through the officials at Okin...
Orion Happy Park reaches 200,000-visitor mark [News]
A facility within the Orion Beer Co. called “The Orion Happy Park” that allows visitors to the brewery to watch the beer making process, celebrated its 200,000th visitor on Feb. 28...
12 hibiscus plants stolen from Nago main street [News]
12 hibiscus plants have been stolen from the main street of Nago City, from both sides of the street along a stretch from the Nago Crossing The Nago Chuo-dori Association that cons...
Koza Gate Street Association gathers to urge ending curfew [News]
The Koza Gate Street Association, which is consists of owners of shops on Gate 2 Street area gathered at Koza Music Town on Mar. 1, and had a rally demanding the end to the current...
2013.03.07
And this week’s winner is… [Weekly Winners]
The lucky winner of this week’s JU raffle was Courtney Rick, who won a pair of tickets to the Marie Antoinette Exhibition running at the Okinawa Prefectural Museum through Apr. 14....
2013.03.07
New Ishigaki Airport starts business operations today [Business]
It’s been a work in progress for nearly four decades, but Ishigaki Airport finally has a state-of-the-art airfield capable of handling larger aircraft. The new Ishigaki Airport off...
2013.03.06
Kings stay golden with challenging weekend sweep [Ryukyu Golden Kings]
The Ryukyu Golden Kings went nose-to-nose with the Eastern Conference leader in front of the home fans, and put on a great show that kept the Western Conference leader on a four-ga...
Court: No new environmental requirements for Henoko project [News]
A lawsuit filed by Okinawa residents seeking a new environmental impact assessment to block or slow the process for a new military airfield at Henoko has been tossed out by the Na...
Abe not bending on Senkaku Islands being Japanese [News]
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has expressed Japan’s resolve to maintain its sovereignty over the Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea and defend the islands on its own. In a spe...
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