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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
Hit-and-run results in minor injury to boy [News]
A mini-car driven by a 54-year-old man hit a nine-year-old elementary school boy who was playing on the road at Miyagi, Urasoe City on Oct. 27, and escaped. The boy fell down and w...
Body found at Itoman shore [News]
A man’s body was found at the seashore on the south side of Mabuni Hill Park in Itoman City on Oct. 25. According to Itoman Police, the as of yet unidentified man seems to have bee...
Iriomote car accident leaves man seriously injured [News]
A light truck hit a 49-year-old construction worker walking on a road on Iriomote Island, Oct. 26. The victim was taken by a helicopter to a hospital in Ishigaki City, where he st...
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...
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