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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
3 more Osprey planes deployed to Okinawa [News]
Three more MV-22 Osprey tilt-rotor transport planes have arrived at the Futenma Marine Corps Air Station on Okinawa. The three, which flew in from the Marines’ Iwakuni base i...
2012.10.04
This week’s winner [Weekly Winners]
Melissa A. Duncan is this week’s lucky winner of the Japan Update weekly raffle. She won a free one-night stay for two at the Best Western Naha Inn, a business hotel located within...
2012.10.02
MV-22B Ospreys arrive at MCAS Futenma [News]
Six MV-22B Osprey aircraft flew from Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni and arrived at MCAS Futenma on Monday, the first element of two squadrons to be based on Okinawa. Squadron air...
2012.10.02
Osprey foes block Futenma Marine Corps Air Station gates [News]
Okinawa residents wasted no time mobilizing supporters to oppose the arrival of the MV-22 tilt-rotor Osprey aircraft, mounting a series of blockades around all three gates to Futen...
Typhoon Jelawat messes up weekend events. [News]
Second super typhoon in two weeks, and the third to hit Okinawa in a month is currently just south of the island and still nearing, but already it has messed up practically all eve...
2012.09.28
Golden Kings to take on Korean league champions [Ryukyu Golden Kings]
The Ryukyu Golden Kings are ready to face another championship basketball squad, the Anyang KGC, on their home court in Okinawa Convention Center Gym, on Sunday, which will go ahea...
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...
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