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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
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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
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Okinawa marks 52nd anniversary of revers… [Politics]
May 15th marked the 52nd anniversary of Okinawa’s reversion to the Japanese administration in 1972. According to published figures, the Japa...Read More
Electric assist bicycles offered for rent in Naha [Business]
Wi-Fi provider NTTBP and docomo Bike Share Inc. started a joint venture demonstration experiment of bike sharing in Naha City, Monday. The experiment features 20 electric assist bi...
“Hotel Koza” to open in Okinawa City in August [News]
Nippon Digital Co. has announced the opening of a business hotel named “Hotel Koza” in Uechi, Okinawa City in August. The new hotel will be a 7-story building with 80 guest rooms. ...
29% of high school students come from needy families [News]
Okinawa Prefecture published this week an interim report of a survey of high school students aimed at finding out how household economic conditions affect students’ choices after g...
Higashi Village Culture and Sports Memorial Hall opens [News]
The inauguration ceremony of the Higashi Village Culture & Sports Memorial Hall was held Monday. The hall honors achievements of local celebrities like female pro-golfer Ai Miy...
Magazine presents free entry to FC Ryukyu soccer game ticket [Sports]
A restaurant information and discount coupon magazine, “Chura Gourmet Lunch Map,” issued by Pam Local Media that sells for ¥1,000 including tax has joined forces with Okinawan socc...
15-year-old girl arrested for DUI on motorbike [News]
Naha Police arrested a 15-year-old junior high school girl Sunday in Naha, on suspicion of driving a motorbike under influence of alcohol. According to Naha Police, about twice the...
Drug-related arrests at highest level since 2004 [News]
According to statistics by the Okinawa Prefectural Police, the total number of people nabbed in Okinawa for cannabis and other drug-related offenses in 2016 rose to 175 that is the...
U.S. staff sergeant arrested for failing to pay taxi fare [News]
Kadena Police arrested Sunday a 34-year-old female staff sergeant stationed at Kadena Air Base. According to Kadena Police, SSgt. Matsuko Victor is suspected of failing to pay a ¥3...
High school students suspended for drinking [News]
19 high school students, both male and female and all in the 3rd grade of a high school in the southern part of Okinawa Main Island, were discovered having drunk alcohol at a lodgi...
Elderly driver hits two men in Kumoji [News]
A car driven by a 69-year-old man hit two men walking on a street in Kumoji, Naha City on Mar. 2. After hitting the two pedestrians, the car crashed into a building. A 66-year-old ...
Many workers in Okinawa labor under minimum wage [News]
According to information of the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare and Okinawa Prefecture Bureau of Labor, 5.2% of workers in the prefecture were paid less than the minimum wage...
Google puts eight Okinawa underwater sites on line [News]
Google has added eight sites on different parts of Okinawa to its underwater views on Wednesday. The sites include Kerama Islands that is one of the most popular and well-known div...
Regular Naha – Xian flights start from Apr. 3 [News]
China Eastern Airlines will start the new regular flight service connecting Xian, the largest city in the northwestern China, with Naha from April 3. China Eastern Airlines current...
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Kings swept at home by the Chiba Jets [Ryukyu Golden Kings]
The Golden Kings were swept by the Chiba Jets in last weekend’s series, 89-71 Saturday and 80-71 Sunday. With a record of 17-24, the Kings still sit at fifth in the Western Confere...
Kings Sink the Dolphins at the Buzzer [Ryukyu Golden Kings]
The Golden Kings, currently 5th place in the Western Conference, matched up against 2nd place Nagoya Diamond Dolphins on Wednesday in Nagoya. Kings’ captain, Ryuichi Kishimoto, set...
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Golden Kings Split the Weekend Games Against Hitachi Shibuya Sun Rockers [Ryukyu Golden Kings]
The Golden Kings split a two-game set last weekend against the Hitachi Shibuya (Tokyo) Sun Rockers at home in Okinawa City. With a record of 16-21, the Kings still remain at 5th pl...
Okinawa Karate Kaikan to open Mar. 4th [Sports]
Okinawa Prefecture Department of Culture, Tourism and Sports announced Thursday the schedule of events of the opening of “Okinawa Karate Kaikan” scheduled for Mar. 4th. According t...
5-month-old baby abused to death in Ginowan City [CURRENT ISSUE]
Ginowan Police arrested 25-year-old Muneaki Sanada, Thursday, on suspicion of causing an injury resulting in the death of a 5-month-old baby girl. Sanada is suspected to have viole...
Korean WBC Team having training camp on Okinawa [Sports]
With the March kick-off around the corner, the Korean national World Baseball Cup (WBC) team started its spring training camp Monday at Uruma City Gushikawa baseball field. Uruma C...
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Baseball Spring Training Schedule 2017 [Sports]
Baseball Spring Camps Feb 1-27 – Chunichi Dragons – at Chatan Park Baseball Field Feb 1-27 – Chunichi Dragons farm team – at Yomitan Heiwa-no Mori Baseball Field Feb 1-26 – Yokoham...