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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
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...
Chinese vessels again enter waters near Senkakus [News]
Only a day after China called off 40th anniversary celebrations with Japan because of the dispute over sovereignty over the Senkaku Islands, three Chinese ships have again entered ...
GSDF, U.S. Marines conduct island drill in Guam [News]
U.S. Marines and Japan’s Ground Self Defense Force have successfully conducted a training mission intended to bolster their abilities to defend remote islands. Te exercise on Guam,...
LDP presidential campaign officially a five-horse race [News]
There’s plenty of tough talk on the Liberal Democratic Party’s campaign trail, where five men are vying for the job of running the party and leading the LDP back to power. Former P...
2012.09.21
And this week’s winner is… [Weekly Winners]
Megumi T. Miranda from Okinawa City was the lucky winner of the Japan Update raffle this week. She won an overnight stay for two at the Best Western Naha Inn. A part of a world-wid...
JAL stocks returning to Tokyo Exchange [Business]
Japan Airlines, which exited bankruptcy only last year, is now having a stock offering to raise ¥663 billion. The monster sale, which will see JAL stocks relisted on the ‘Tokyo Sto...
Violent anti-Japan protests sweep across China [News]
Tens of thousands of Chinese have been staging rallies across their country since the weekend, protesting Japan’s nationalization of the disputed Senkaku Islands in Okinawa Prefect...
Man’s body found floating in Aja River [News]
Urasoe City Police are investigating the discovery of a body floating in the Aja River in the city’s Inanse district as possibly an accident or a crime. The body was spotted by a r...
Bicycle-motorbike crash results in head injury [News]
A bicycle ridden by a 68-year-old male restaurant worker and a motorcycle driven by a 25-year-old unemployed man collided on a Naha City street at 3:30 p.m., seriously injuring the...
Chinese fishing flotilla not seen heading for Senkakus [CURRENT ISSUE]
Information that a large number of Chinese fishing boats are heading for the Senkaku Islands in Okinawa Prefecture is false, the chief of a Japan Coast Guard office in the s...
Prefectural Police stage drunk driving crack down [News]
Nearly 250 Okinawa Prefectural Police officers were involved in an “Okinawa Prefectural Simultaneous Drunk Driving Crack Down” across all districts of the island, nabbing not only ...
2012.09.21
Golden Kings open exhibition season with 98-67 victory [Ryukyu Golden Kings]
The reigning champions of the Basketball Japan League, the Ryukyu Golden Kings, unveiled their 2012-2013 season Tuesday night with a solid 98-67 win over the Akita Northern Happine...
Fire partially destroys a Haebaru office building [News]
A bolt of lightning is being thought to be the cause of a fire that struck a prefab office building in Haebru Town’s Oona district about 8:20 a.m. Sunday as Typhoon Sanba was movin...
2012.09.21
MCCS taking another stab at Kinser Fest this weekend [CURRENT ISSUE]
The 2012 Kinser Festival will be held this weekend, September 22nd and 23rd, featuring a variety of booths featuring cultural foods, games, Kiddie Land, giveaways for the kids, spo...
Koza committee studies reactivating shopping mall [Business]
An examination committee established by the Koza Credit Association is now consolidating specific measures covering a variety of categories to determine if it is feasible to suppor...
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