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‘Year of the Dragon’ begins in Okinawan … [CULTURE CURRENT ISSUE]
Legend has it that Buddha asked all animals to meet him on the Chinese New Year. Twelve came, and Buddha named a year after each one, and an...Read More
Pro-Baseball Spring Training 2024 [Family Sports]
Okinawa is the southernmost prefecture in Japan, and that means it’s the warmest place in the country in the wintertime. Because of that, ma...Read More
Okinawa Expressway Renewal Work Starts J… [CURRENT ISSUE]
NEXCO, the company operating the Okinawa Expressway announces that Expressway renewal works start from January 9th in 2024 to late April in ...Read More
Defense Minister blasts Friday assault incident [News]
Allegations of a U.S. airman breaking into a Yomitan apartment less than a kilometer from Kadena Air Base in the Furugen district, and then beating up a 13-year-old boy early Frida...
Playing youngster killed in car crash [News]
A 6-year-old kindergarten student playing with friends on a city road in Tsuhako, Sashiki district of Nanjo City was killed when a car driven by a 65-year-old self-employment woman...
Budget carrier Peach scores big space at Kansai Airport [Business]
Kansai International Airport in Osaka has unveiled a new terminal for budget airlines, and Peach Aviation is the big winner. For the moment, Peach Aviation Ltd., will be the single...
U.S. warns the Senkakus protected by security treaty [Politics]
A group of former senior White House officials have told China to be careful what they’re doing, because the Senkaku Islands are covered by America’s bilateral security treaty wit...
2012.11.02
Golden Kings starting on 6-0 roll [Ryukyu Golden Kings]
The defending Basketball Japan League champion Ryukyu Golden Kings haven’t lost any of their 2011-2012 touch, kicking off this current campaign with a first six games winning strea...
Missing U.S. military boat ramp recovered [News]
A U.S. military boat ramp, part of a pier that broke loose from its moorings and drifted to the ocean from White Beach two weeks ago has been recovered in southern Okinawa Prefectu...
2012.11.02
Diet shuns Noda as special session opens [Politics]
Japan’s Diet is now in special session, and the lawmakers were in a testy mood as they refused to allow the Prime Minister to even make a speech. Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda was ...
Chinese captain detained over unauthorized fishing [News]
The Japanese Fisheries Agency has ratcheted up tensions with China with its announcement it has arrested the captain of a Chinese fishing boat on suspicion he was engaged in unauth...
JAL looking for extra Haneda slots [Business]
Competition for new landing and take off slots at Tokyo’s Haneda Airport is fierce, and Japan Airlines Corp., says it’s in the fight for a fistful of them. Japan’s Transport Minist...
Chinese ships exploring Senkaku waters ignore ‘stay clear’ warnings [News]
The Chinese maritime surveillance ships are becoming almost commonplace in the territorial waters around the Senkaku Islands, and they’re becoming almost belligerent as they ignore...
Defense Minister says SDF maybe equipped with MV-22 Ospreys [News]
American made MV-22 Ospreys may one day be flying over the skies of not only Okinawa, but mainland Japan as well, and there by Japanese Air Self Defense Forces. Defense Minister Sa...
Large hotel slated for former Ginbaru Training Area land [Business]
A Malaysian company has made it official; it will build a 200 room five-star hotel in Kin, on the land that’s been part of the U.S. Forces Ginbaru Training area. The project on 60 ...
U.S. Forces head in Okinawa calls for off-base discipline [Military]
Lt. Gen. Kenneth Glueck, the top official of U.S. military forces in Okinawa, has instructed his Marines to uphold discipline when off base, following the rape incident involving ...
White Beach Festival cancelled [Military]
Navy MWR officials have decided to cancel the White Beach Festival that was scheduled for this weekend. As a reason for canceling the two-day event, they cite the recent rape case ...
16-year-old heists ¥14 million in gold and jewelry from apartment [News]
An Okinawa City teenager is under arrest, charged with stealing precious metals, including rings and necklaces, valued at more than ¥14 million from an apartment building. The 16-y...
Unemployed teen snatches handbag from hospital [News]
A teenager hanging out in a hospital waiting room to avoid bad weather has been arrested for stealing a woman’s handbag containing ¥6 million he found laying on a sofa. Uruma Polic...
Taiwan’s Parliament claims Senkaku islets ownership [News]
Taiwan’s parliament has adopted a resolution declaring ownership of the Japanese—controlled Senkaku Islans in the East China Sea, called Diaoyutai in Taiwan. TheTaiwanese governmen...
Second sailor drops denials in rape case [News]
The second U.S. Navy sailor accused in the early morning rape October 16th of a young Okinawa woman has changed his tune and admitted being involved, although he says he was too dr...
Okinawa cops asking help in patrolling Senkakus [News]
Okinawa Prefectural Police have turned to other prefectures for help in policing the Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea, claiming the tensions have created such patrol needs tha...
Okinawa’s governor voicing protests in Washington [News]
Okinawa’s governor is winding up nearly a weeklong visit to Washington D.C., where he’s been making angry protests about the deployment of MV-22 Osprey aircraft to Okinawa’s Futenm...
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