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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
2012.12.26
ANA strikes mega-deal with United Continental [Business]
Japan’s largest air carrier is getting ready to get even bigger as it teams with United Continental Holdings in coming weeks. All Nippon Airways says it expects to more than double...
2012.12.25
Golden Kings resume their winning ways [Ryukyu Golden Kings]
The Ryukyu Golden Kings were on a three-game losing streak when the Hamamatsu Higashimikawa Phoenix came to town, and there was no way the Okinawa squad was going to surrender on t...
2012.12.24
JAL Group is smiling at holiday travel forecasts [Business]
The economy’s up a bit, and that’s enough to get people traveling again, with tens of thousands planning to travel during the Christmas ~ New Year holiday period. The Japan Air Lin...
Chinese paper warns against Shinzo Abe’s hard-line stance [News]
A Communist Party of China newspaper, in the editorial of its Monday edition, warns against the hard-line stance taken against the country by Liberal Democratic Party leader Shinzo...
Senkaku Islands on nearly everybody’s mind [News]
A Chinese aircraft has intruded into Japanese airspace over the Senkaku Islands in southwestern Okinawa Prefecture, raising concerns from the national government and the Prefecture...
Three Kings and a coach make All-Star Squad [Ryukyu Golden Kings]
The Ryukyu Golden Kings are to be well represented at the upcoming Basketball Japan League All-Star Game next month in Tokyo. Head Coach Kohto Tohyama has been chosen to coach the ...
2012.12.20
Yen tumbles fast on LDP election victory [Business]
The yen tumbled against other major currencies in early Monday trading following a sweeping election victory by the Liberal Democratic Party, whose leader, Shinzo Abe, is a staunch...
Turnout record low in Japan Lower House election [News]
Voter turnout in Japan’s House of Representatives election on Sunday came to a record low of 59.32%, the internal affairs ministry said Monday. The figure for single-seat con...
III MEF Marines conclude relief efforts in the Philippines [Military]
Personnel and aircraft with III Marine Expeditionary Force concluded their support humanitarian assistance and disaster relief operations on Tuesday. Relief efforts were conducted...
False alarm prompts rescue effort [News]
A caller to the police emergency number at 3:30 p.m. on Dec. 15 reported that “I heard child shouting ‘Help!’ near an overflow pool” at Kiyuna district of Ginowan City. About 30 of...
Baby boy dies month after nursery mishap [News]
Yaeyama police announced Dec. 14 that a 7-month-old baby boy, the second son of Mitsuaki Nakama and Masami Hoshiyama, who had been in care of an unauthorized nursery at Hirae, Ishi...
Man arrested for attempted voting fraud [News]
Naha police arrested an unemployed man, 26-yer-old Yoshikatsu Nakagawa, who professes to live in Kumoji district of Naha City, on a charge of violating the Public Offices Election ...
Construction worker dies in work accident [News]
A 62-year-old construction worker fell to his death at a work site in Maehara district of Ginowan City, Dec. 15. According to Ginowan Police, Norio Kurane had been working on a pla...
Miyajkojima man caught for illegal hunting [News]
Miyakojima police is pressing charges against a male 61-year-old registered architect in Miyakojima City. They accuse man of violating the Wildlife Conservation Law on Dec. 15 beca...
Refusing breath alcohol test nets arrest [News]
Okinawa Police arrested a 47-year-old civilian military contractor, David Hosmer, who has no fixed address, on charge of violating the Road Traffic Law. Police say Hosmer refused a...
Dependent wife arrested for stealing cold medicine [News]
Okinawa Police arrested a woman who claims to be the wife of an Air Force military man, 31-year-old Breant M. McLaine, on suspicion of theft, on Dec. 16. Police say she stole a col...
2012.12.20
This week’s winner [Weekly Winners]
Kevin Dorn is the lucky winner of this week’s JU raffle. He won a ¥3,000 meal card to Red Lobster restaurant. Kevin is from Ft. Worth, TX, and has lived on Okinawa two years. He sa...
U.S. President congratulates LDP chief on winning election [Politics]
America’s president was fast in recognizing the Democratic Party of Japan’s landslide victory over the ruling Democratic Party of Japan in Sunday’s Lower House election. “I congrat...
Prime Minister Noda resigns DPJ Presidency after loss [Politics]
Saying “I bear the biggest responsibility for the severe defeat” in Sunday’s Lower House of Representatives election that is turning the Democratic Party of Japan out of power, Pri...
2012.12.20
Japanese man, 115, becomes world’s oldest person [News]
A Japanese mayor has hailed a resident of his city for becoming the world’s oldest person. At 115 years old, Jiroemon Kimura inherited the title from an American woman who died Mon...
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