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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
Visit XROSS*R shop and find souvenir cra… [CURRENT ISSUE Shopping]
The XROSS*R shop is a wonderful specialty shop in Depot Island Mihama. This shop gives passionate artisans a place to sell their beautiful c...Read More
2012.09.28
MMA fitness trainer seminar coming to Okinawa [Sports]
A Mixed Martial Arts expert is coming to Okinawa in October to conduct a Certification Course on developing cutting edge Mixed Martial Arts strength and conditioning training progr...
China party to send senior official to Japan [Politics]
The Communist Party of China has sent a senior official to Japan on Monday in an effort to repair the strained relationship between the two nations. Since Japan nationalized three ...
3,700 Chinese tourists cancel Okinawa trips [Business]
Some 3,700 mainland Chinese tourists have cancelled trips to Okinawa Prefecture amid deteriorating Japan-China relations over disputed islands located in the southern part of the p...
Army PFC injured when his driving buddy crashes car [News]
A 20-year-old Army Private First Class stationed at Kadena Air Base suffered serious injuries when his driving partner crashed his car into a guardrail on Highway 58 in Onna Villag...
Kadena airman dies in motorcycle crash [News]
A 33-year-old airman is dead after losing control of his motorcycle driving Highway 329 and crashed into a roadside tree. Rashard Jackson was driving in the Higashi Onna district o...
Osaka Mayor argues approach to Senkakus [Politics]
The feuding over how to handle the Senkaku Islets dispute has Osaka Mayor Toru Hashimoto at odds with Japanese lawmakers. Hashimoto contends diplomacy and international law must re...
Top diplomat dispatched to China [News]
Japan has sent a top diplomat, Vice Foreign Minister Chikao Kawai, to China to seek ways to mend bilateral ties that have been frayed by the dispute over theSenkaku Islands in the ...
Defense Minister postpones planned 2-day Okinawa visit [Politics]
Defense Minister Satoshi Morimoto has postponed a two-day visit that was supposed to begin early this week. Officials say the official visit was delayed at the request of the Okina...
Man arrested for taking liberties with teenager [News]
A part-time worker in Tomigusuku City’s Takayasu district is under arrest, charged with violation of Okinawa Prefecture’s Youth Protection Ordinances. The 36-year-old man, Kei Hira...
59 new Americans now on Okinawa [News]
A total of 59 service members and spouses stationed on Okinawa are now American citizens, having taken their Oath of Allegiance at a Wednesday ceremony at the MCAS Futenma Theater....
Highway cleaner injured in hit-and-run accident [News]
Urasoe City Police have a search in progress for a red automobile they believe was involved in a hit-and-run accident in the city’s Nishihara district at 7:30 a.m. last Saturday. T...
JAL shares plunge 8.73% as China tensions mouunt [Business]
Less than a week after relisting on the Tokyo Stock Exchange, shares in Japan Airlines (JAL) have nosedived, closing down nearly 9%. The Japanese national carrier has slipped daily...
Noda to reshuffle cabinet before going to New York [News]
A Cabinet shuffle is in the works as Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda makes adjustments ahead of an .anticipated lower house election later this year. Noda, who’s been reelected presi...
Osprey operations outside Okinawa to be studied [News]
Even as test flights of the MV-22 Osprey are taking place at Iwakuni Marine Corps Air Station, the Japanese and U.S. governments will study a transfer of some of planned operations...
Motorist punches newspaper delivery woman in the face [News]
An Okinawa Times newspaper delivery woman making her early morning rounds found a man who’d stopped at the Okinawa Times Chubu Branch parking lot, where he’d broken a mini-car wind...
Duo on motorscooter grabs a lady’s purse [News]
A woman walking home from her bank in the Akamine district of Naha City Sunday was stunned when two men stole her purse. The 22-year-old woman told police the two men riding a blac...
Veteran JBL hoop star joins Lakestars [Sports]
One of the most versatile, all-around performers for the Japan Basketball League’s Hamamatsu Higashimikawa Phoenix over the past few seasons has crossed boundaries and joined the S...
Rescue effort fails to save tourist from drowning [News]
A call to the 11th Regional Coast Guard headquarters through a fire station near Ginoza Fishing Port came in Saturday about 1:50 p.m that a man had been pulled from the water, nea...
Taiwan, Japan Coast Guards duel with water cannons [News]
Coast guard vessels from Japan and Taiwan have been duel with water cannons this week after dozens of Taiwanese boats escorted by patrol ships sailed into waters around Tokyo-contr...
2012.09.28
This week’s winner [Weekly Winners]
This week’s lucky winner in Japan Update raffle is Stacie Hirano, who won a ¥5,000 dinner ticket for Newport Sushi restaurant. Stacie, who hails from Hilo, Hawaii, is now living in...
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