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Okinawa Expressway Renewal Work Starts J… [CURRENT ISSUE]
NEXCO, the company operating the Okinawa Expressway announces that Expressway renewal work start from January 7th in 2021 to April 20th in 2...Read More
Dragon pillars of Shuri castle have been… [CURRENT ISSUE]
The dragon stone pillars that used to stand in front of the main temple of Shuri castle have finally been renovated. Sadly, the Shuri castle...Read More
Less than 1,000 days until the FIBA 2023… [Sports]
The FIBA 2023 Basketball World Cup will be held in three countries. The locations are the Philippines, Okinawa Japan, and Indonesia, startin...Read More
Ogimi Village Office worker nabbed for DUI [News]
Nago Police arrested 25-year-old Daichi Yamashiro, an Ogimi Village Office worker Monday, on suspicion of causing a traffic accident while driving under influence of alcohol. Accor...
Economic effects of tourist influx exceed trillion yen [Business]
Okinawa Department of Culture, Tourism and Sports announced Monday that the economic ripple effects of Okinawa tourism in fiscal 2015 totaled ¥11,433,400 million that was 49.9% inc...
Two Okinawa schools win marching competition [News]
The 44th National Marching Band Competition was held on Dec. 17th & 18th at Saitama Super Arena. The Music Club of Tokeshi Elementary School in Yomitan won the gold medal in th...
Elderly man crossing street killed on Hwy 58 in Onna [News]
An elderly man crossing Highway 58 at Nakadomari, Onna Village, was killed Saturday evening when he was hit by a car. According to Ishikawa Police, 79-year-old Kazunobu Maeda, a ta...
Monument to Basil Hall Ryukyu visit erected in Tomari [News]
A monument to mark the bicentennial anniversary of the visit to the Ryukyus by Basil Hall, a 19th century British naval officer, was unveiled in a ceremony in Tomari, Naha City, Fr...
Okinawa Zoo to get white lion next spring [News]
The president of Tohoku Safari Park visited the Okinawa City Office Friday, to announce that the Safari Park was planning to send a white lion to Okinawa Zoo a.k.a. Okinawa Kodomo-...
ALT arrested on suspicion of robbery [News]
Naha Police arrested a foreign national assistant language teacher (ALT) on suspicion of robbery. According to Naha Police, 23-year-old Henry Charles Enarson was arrested Saturday ...
British travel website picks Okinawa for top 7 [Business]
Skyscanner, a top-rated British major travel search website picked Okinawa for the 6th place in its “Top 7 Holiday Destinations.” Okinawa was the only Asian destination selected. A...
Women’s National Softball Team training in Yomitan [Sports]
The Japan Women’s National Softball Team arrived at Yomitan Village Thursday to start training for the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games. The training camp is the team’s first since Reika U...
BEGIN compose theme songs for new Ishigaki tourist spots [News]
Ishigaki City announced Friday a new project named “Shimanchu nu takara sagashi” (Islanders’ treasure hunt), involving 24 new tourist spots. The participation-type project is aimed...
MV-22 Ospreys return to flight operations [Military]
MV-22 Ospreys based on MCAS Futenma with the 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, III Marine Expeditionary Force resumed flight operations today. “We have conducted a thorough, careful ...
Three cruise lines mulling opening base in Okinawa [Business]
Three large cruise lines that are operating worldwide are reportedly studying a possibility of establishing a base port in Okinawa. The three companies, Carnival Corporation, the N...
Samurai Japan wins its first Asia championship [Sports]
The Japanese youth baseball team “Samurai Japan” won its first U12 Asian Championship at the 9th BFA U12 Asian Baseball Championships in Zongshan, China. The Japanese team won the ...
Okinawa businesses employ 3,697 persons with disabilities [Business]
According to Okinawa Labor Bureau statistics, Okinawan businesses with more than 50 employees are currently employing 3,697 persons who are physically, intellectually or mentally c...
First Osprey accident in Okinawa; crashes on reef in Nago [News]
A U.S. Marine Corp’s MV-22 Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft based on MCAS Futenma crash-landed off the east coast of Nago Tuesday evening. The aircraft had a crew of five onboard and all...
Elderly man dies after knocked down by bus [News]
An elderly man died after being knocked down by a bus while trying to cross a street in Tomari, Naha City, Monday evening. According to Naha Police, 93-year-old Shigeru Miyasato wa...
Okinawa birth rate Japan’s highest 42 years in row [News]
Okinawa Prefecture Public Health and Medical Policy Division made public the demographic statistics in Okinawa on fiscal 2016 on Monday. Regarding the rate of births per 1,000 in r...
Golf caddie saves player’s life by using AED [News]
A golf caddie saved a player who suffered a heart attack while playing. Satomi Honda, a 23-year-old caddie, saved the player’s life after he suffered a cardiac arrest and fell down...
Onaga accepts military port move to Urasoe [News]
Okinawa Governor Takeshi Onaga stated at a Prefectural regular November assembly meeting Friday that he would accept the move of the U.S. Military Port facility in Naha to Urasoe. ...
4-car crash leaves 7-year-old girl dead [News]
A 28-year-old driver attempting to overtake two cars in front of him caused a 4-car crash that left a 7-year-old girl dead Sunday. According to Ginowan Police, the accident happene...
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