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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
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...
Peach to start direct Naha-Bangkok flights [Business]
Peach Aviation announced Friday that it is starting direct flights between Naha and Bangkok from Feb.19, 2017. The company is scheduled to fly one round trip per day on the route. ...
2016.12.13
Double loss puts Kings back to 5th place in conference [Ryukyu Golden Kings]
Over the weekend, the Ryukyu Golden Kings encountered one of the strongest and most popular teams in the B. Legue, Tochigi Brex, on the Kings’ home court in Okinawa City Gym....
More foreign students submit refugee status applications [News]
A total of 7,586 foreign people submitted an application for refugee status in Japan in fiscal 2015, which is 8 times more than a decade ago. Among them, 1,413 were students who ap...
“Hometown Tax” nets ¥84.88 million for Okinawa [News]
Okinawa Prefecture Tax Affairs Section announced that the total amount of so called “Hometown tax” paid to the prefecture since Governor Takeshi Onaga took office a year and 10 mon...
Beni-imo Tart for our four-legged friends [Business]
One of the most popular “omiyage” from Okinawa is Beni-imo Tart, a pie based on the purple sweet potato grown on the island. Now you can remember you four-legged family member with...
570,000 to take center test for university admissions [News]
The National Center for University Admissions announced Wednesday that 575,966 students will take the annual center test for university admissions on Jan. 14 and 15. That is 12,198...
Naming rights for Nishihara Marine Park for sale [Business]
Okinawa Prefecture is looking for companies willing to bid for the naming rights of the Nishihara Marine Park in Nishihara Town. The deadline for the bids is Jan. 30th, 2017. The m...
2016.12.06
Kings swipe Sendai 89ers in pair of road games [Ryukyu Golden Kings]
Some smiles must have broken out on the faces of players and officials of the Ryukyu Golden Kings, as the team broke their row of four consecutive defeats in the road game series a...
Three Kings’ players picked for first B. League All Star Game [Sports]
The Japanese pro-basketball B. League just started this October, but it will hold its first All Star Game on Jan. 15th at Yoyogi National Arena in Tokyo. The voting by fans for pla...
Firefighter arrested on suspicion of DUI [News]
Naha Police arrested a man who works as a firefighter at the Western Okinawa Fire Department headquarters on suspicion of DUI, Monday. According to police, 51-year-old Hayashi Shim...
Sunday was warmest day ever in December in Naha [News]
The temperature in Naha rose to 28.2 degrees Celsius at 13:38 on Sunday, Dec. 4th, which is the highest ever recorded in December in Naha. The previous record was from 1914, 102 ye...
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