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MMA Fight Night …on Camp Foster [ENTERTAINMENT Sports]
Mixed martial arts (MMA) is coming to Camp Foster for a competition you don’t want to miss—MMA Fight Night! It’ll all go down in the fieldho...Read More
Okinawa Expressway Renewal Work Starts J… [CURRENT ISSUE LIFE]
NEXCO, the company operating the Okinawa Expressway announces that Expressway renewal work start from January 7th in 2020 to March 31st in 2...Read More
Common Kings Concert [CURRENT ISSUE]
As fun as the holidays can be, it’s likely that people everywhere will breathe a collective sigh of relief come January 1. After the maratho...Read More
World flyweight champion Higa to defend his title in Okinawa [Sports]
World Boxing Council flyweight world champion Daigo Higa will defend his title for the 2nd time in a match scheduled for Feb. 4th at Okinawa Budokan in Onoyama, Naha. In the fight ...
8 countries to participate in 2023 Okinawa Basketball qualifiers [Sports]
Representatives of the Japan Basketball Association (JBA) announced at a press conference at Okinawa City Hall that national teams from eight countries will participate in the Bask...
Table Tennis League championship tournament this weekend [Sports]
“JTTL Final 4”, the Prime Minister’s Cup of the Japan Table Tennis League, takes place at Naha Civil Gymnasium Saturday and Sunday. In this tournament, held in Okinawa for the firs...
Okinawa’s Yusaku Miyazato No.1 on JPGA 2017 money list [Sports]
Yusaku Miyazato, an Okinawan pro-gofer and brother of A Miyazato who has announced fininshi9ng her career, took the first prize at the JT Championship, the last Japanese Men’s Pro ...
2017.11.22
Golden Kings swiped Nagoya Diamond Dolphins in weekend home pair [Ryukyu Golden Kings]
The Ryukyu Golden Kings made a clean sweep over the Nagoya Diamond Dolphins in the weekend pair of home games on the weekend. That gave the Kings their fourth and fifth consecutive...
Man jumps to death while police tries to enter his apartment [News]
A man, whose apartment was the target of a police search for evidence in a case involving his business, jumped to his death through the window of his 3rd floor apartment, as the po...
2017.10.24
Shimane beats Golden Kings in weekend road games [Ryukyu Golden Kings]
Shimane Susanoo Magic, a this season newcomer to B.League, won the Ryukyu Golden Kings in weekend road games in Shimane Prefecture. On Saturday, Shimane played effective defense fr...
2017.10.23
New hotel in Naha features see-through swimming pool [Business]
WBF Resort Okinawa, a company managing several hotels in Okinawa, opened its “Hotel Aqua Citta Naha by WBF” Thursday. Hotel Aqua Citta Naha is a 10-story building with 231 guest ro...
2017.10.19
Kings crushes Shiga Lakestars Saturday, fought to win Sunday [Ryukyu Golden Kings]
The match between the Ryukyu Golden Kings and Shiga Lakestars started with a slam-dunk by Ira Brown. Ryuichi Kishimoto became a playmaker in the game with 3 assists in the first qu...
2017.10.18
The totally renewed Golden Kings has kicked off the 2nd B.LEAGUE season [Ryukyu Golden Kings]
The completely renewed Ryukyu Golden Kings has started their 2nd B.LEAGUE season since the end of the last month. The Kings which is the most highest number of victories and the fi...
Ishigaki – Hateruma route gets new large high-speed boat [CURRENT ISSUE]
Anei Kanko, a company operating shuttle boats and sightseeing trips in Yaeyama area, launched Sunday a service of a large high-speed boat “Paijima 2” between Ishigaki and Hateruma ...
Higashihama is winningest pitcher in Pacific League [Sports]
Nao Higashihama, a pitcher with the SoftBank Fukuoka Hawks, and pitcher Yusei Kikuchi of Seibu Lions are the winningest pitchers in the Pacific League this season. Both have 16 win...
Teams invited for ‘Kenmin-no-mori Ekiden’ relay race [Sports]
Organizers are looking for runner teams to participate in the “6th Kenmin-no-mori Kizuna Ekiden Taikai,” a long-distance relay road race sponsored by Okinawa Hokubu Forest Union wi...
Shop develop water-proof sanshin [Business]
Machidaya, a manufacturer of sanshin, has developed an instrument it calls “Sanlele” that is a mix of sanshin and Hawaiian ukulele, and now, as its latest version, they offer a new...
Golden Kings beats Shiga Lake Stars in pre-season game [Ryukyu Golden Kings]
The first pre-season games in the Japanese men’s pro-basketball B League were played last weekend. In a game on Sunday, Ryukyu Golden Kings won Shiga Lake Stars 74-68. After the fi...
“Kariyushi Ties” to go on sale next year [Business]
Fairfax Collective, a leading shirt and tie manufacturer in Tokyo, has created “Kariyushi Tie,” made of textiles of June, Inc., known for its resort clothing brand “PAIKAJI.” The n...
Hotel Aqua Citta Naha to open October in Maejima [Business]
Tokyu Livable, Inc. is opening “Hotel Aqua Citta Naha by WBF” in the Maejima districts of Naha City on Oct. 21. WBF Resort Okinawa that currently manages five hotels in Okinawa inc...
Fuuna Tonaki wins world championship in Judo [Sports]
The World Judo Championships Tournament started Monday in Budapest, Hungary, and 22-year-old Fuuna Tonaki, whose parents are from Haebaru Town, won the gold medal in the women’s 48...
Public viewing of Japan – Australia World Cup Asia qualifier on Aug. 31 [Sports]
A public viewing of the 2017 FIFA World Cup Asia qualifier final round match that pits the national team of Japan against Australia will take place at ANA Intercontinental Manza Be...
Flyweight champ Daigo Higa to fight France’s Tomah Macon [Sports]
Okinawa Flyweight Boxing Champion Daigo Higa will face France’s Tomah Macon in his first defense of his title on Oct. 22nd at Ryogoku Kokugikan oin Tokyo. At a press conference Wed...
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