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Okinawa Expressway Renewal Work Starts J… [CURRENT ISSUE LIFE Living]
NEXCO, the company operating the Okinawa Expressway announces that Expressway renewal works start from January 6th to April 28th in 2026 bet...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
China issues warning against Japan-Taiwan fishing pact [News]
There’s not much Japan is doing these days that pleases China, which has just come out with a warning that Japan and Taiwan should not restart negotiations on any fishing activitie...
2012.10.19
Miss International Beauty Pageant to crown new queen Sunday [CURRENT ISSUE]
Eighty of the world’s most beautiful young women are starting to get that “itchy” feeling in their tummies as the finale to the Miss International Beauty Pageant 2012 takes to the ...
2012.10.19
Niigata produce and tourism exhibition at Ryubo [CURRENT ISSUE Gourmet Shopping]
Niigata Prefecture is promoting its products and tourism facilities on the sixth floor of Ryukyu Department Store in Naha through Monday. The fair is open daily from 10:30 a.m. thr...
2012.10.19
Tourism figures show improvement on year-to-year [Business News]
Officials at the Okinawa Prefecture Culture, Tourism and Sports Division cautiously optimistic when, on October 15, they announced numbers of tourists who visited Okinawa during th...
Peeping camera found in Kadena Michi-no Eki bathroom [News]
leaning staff at Kadena Michi-no Eki just outside KAB fence in Yara district of Kadena Town discovered a miniature camera that had been used to film people using a bathroom on the ...
2012.10.19
Steak chain heki eyes for Tokyo Pro Market listing [Business]
An Okinawan teppanyaki-style steak restaurant chain has set its eyes on public listing on Tokyo Pro Market in March next year. This is a part of Okinawa Pregecture government’s eff...
2012.10.19
This week’s winner [Weekly Winners]
Natalya Cho is the lucky winner of the JU Raffle this week. She won a pair of tickets to the K-Pop Audition event on Oct. 17 and 18 at Okinawa Cellular Stadium in Onoyama Park, Nah...
Two sailors arrested for allegedly raping woman [News]
Two U.S. sailors have been arrested in Okinawa on suspicion of raping a Japanese woman in her 20s. Okinawa Police are withholding many details for the moment, but say the rape took...
Former Senkaku owner wants ICJ to determine sovereignty [News]
As tensions escalate between China, Taiwan and Japan over ownership and sovereignty of the uninhabited Senkaku islets in the far southern region of Okinawa Prefecture, the former o...
2012.10.12
Two championship Tenkaichi matches upcoming Oct. 21st [ENTERTAINMENT Sports]
Okinawa’s Tenkaichi Super Fights is featuring three main events in its October 21st program, with two of the main matches being for titles. The MMA Middle Weight Class Title Match ...
Police bike, bicycle crash [News]
イruma Police announced that a 36-year-old police officer riding on his motorcycle crashed with a bicycle at a crossing in Uruma City at night on Oct. 6, and two junior high school ...
2012.10.12
Ospreys on Futenma flightline, ready to work [Military News]
The MV-22 Ospreys have only been on Okinawa less than two weeks, but already the flight operations coordinators are getting them ready for workouts on Okinawa, and on the mainland....
Ospreys already stir concerns over flight patterns [Military News]
The MV-22 Osprey is barely ready to begin operations from Futenma Marine Corps Air Station in Ginowan City, but already it’s raising new ire from citizens from Kochi to Okinawa ove...
Chinese vessels again entering Japan’s Senkaku Islands area [Politics]
For a seventh consecutive day, Chinese surveillance vessels have made their way into the contiguous zone surrounding the Japan-controlled Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea. The...
China redraws Senkakus map to get U.N. attention [Politics]
The hottest seller in bookstores in Asia is a map; a map of the disputed Senkaku Islands in Japan’s Okinawa Prefecture. The map of the Senkaku Islands is a modified version of what...
China’s flip-flops on Senkaku policy noted [Politics]
China’s claims regarding its sovereignty over the disputed Senkaku Islands in Okinawa Prefecture are all out of whack, says the Japanese Foreign Ministry. The Foreign Ministry says...
Centuries-old tree guarding shrine destroyed by typhoon [CURRENT ISSUE News]
A 300-year-old Hernandiaceae tree guarding both sides of a shrine in Nago City has been destroyed by Typhoon Sanba, which hammered the city early September. The huge tree was snapp...
Doctor busted for playing pachinko during duty [News]
A 63-year-old doctor working at a Naha government operated children’s medical rehabilitation facility was busted for slipping out of his working place to play pachinko at a near-by...
Construction worker’s leg crushed in accident [News]
A 55-year-old construction worker was seriously injured when a concrete reinforcement of a breakwater collapsed and slid on his leg along the Highway 58 in Sate, Kunigami Village, ...
Duty-Free Shops could open in arrival areas soon [News]
International airports, including Narita and presumably Naha, could soon find themselves offering up duty free goods in international arrival areas. The Land, Infrastructure, Trans...
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