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Obon is time for family gathering to rem… [CULTURE CURRENT ISSUE]
For three days starting on Tuesday, August 25th through Thursday, August 27th, many privately owned businesses on Okinawa will close their ...Read More
Day of Naha: Immerse Yourself in the Cap… [Community CURRENT ISSUE]
July 8th is Naha Day in Okinawa. This special occasion originated from the use of play-on-words or rather, a play-on-numbers. Naha’s two syl...Read More
June 23rd, Okinawa’s Peace Memorial Day [CURRENT ISSUE]
June 23rd is ‘Irei-no Hi’. This is Okinawa’s Peace Memorial Day. It is a prefectural holiday formally recognized in 1961. It is to memoriali...Read More
2016.11.25
Kings take beating from Kyoto Hannaryz in Wednesday game [Ryukyu Golden Kings]
The Ryukyu Golden Kings faced Kyoto Hannaryz on Wednesday night in a single match at Okinawa City Gym. Wednesday was a Japanese national holiday, but the Hannaryz team did not take...
Kitadaito phosphate mine to become National Historic Site [News]
The National Council for Cultural Affairs announced Friday that it had submitted a report to Senior Vice Minister of Education Hirokazu Matsuno specifying the old Kitadaitou Island...
Elderly drivers causing more traffic accidents [News]
According to news in the national media, the number of traffic accidents and mishaps caused by elderly drivers is increasing. According to Okinawa Police, drivers over 75 years of ...
Tour company to drill for hot spring on Taketomi [Business]
Taketomi Kuroshio Kankou, a local tour company on Taketomi Island is planning to start next February to drill for a hot spring on Taketomi. According to company sources, a geologic...
Regular Aguni flights to resume next fall [News]
The Ministry of Land and Infrastructure announced Tuesday that regular lights between Aguni Island and Naha would resume from fall 2017. The flights have been suspended since an ac...
2016.11.22
Kings split weekend against Nagoya Diamond Dolphins [Ryukyu Golden Kings]
The Ryukyu Golden Kings played against Nagoya Diamond Dolphins a series of road games last weekend in Nagoya. On Saturday, the Kings won 74-66. The game was also the debut match of...
1.5 m long pet snake escapes store in downtown Naha [News]
A 1.5-meter-long ball python kept as a pet at a beauty shop in Matsuyama, Naha City, escaped from its terrarium sometime on Friday, prompting Naha Police to issue a warning to neig...
Okinawa City Office receives bomb threat [News]
Okinawa City Office has received a bomb threat. The threat came in an e-mail sent to the office on Monday (Nov. 21) that stated that there was a bomb placed in the City Office buil...
Man suffers shark bite off Miyako Island shore [News]
The Miyako Island Water Accident Prevention Association announced Nov. 17th that a 65-year-old man had suffered a shark bite when he was fishing for octopus near Kurima Bridge in t...
Heshikiya man arrested for hit and run and DUI [News]
Uruma Police arrested Saturday evening a 35-year-old man from Heshikiya, Uruma City, on suspicion of a hit and run while driving under influence. According to police, a car driven ...
2016.11.21
Weekend ‘Ritou Fair’ puts focus on outer islands [Business]
A three-day annual fair called ‘Ritou Fair’ opens this Friday at Okinawa Cellular Stadium in Onoyama Park in Naha to promote products, beauty, and tourism of 18 communities on Okin...
Nakagusuku Castle Ruins gets Okinawa-made carts [News]
Nakagusuku Village introduced Thursday a 8-seat “CV8” electric commuter vehicle to the World Heritage Site Nakagusuku Castle Ruins Park to make the site more accessible to physical...
Man arrested on suspicion of pre-paid card fraud [News]
Okinawa Prefectiral Police arrested Thursday a 33-year-old man on suspicion of violating the Unfair Competition Prevention Act and of a computer fraud. According to investigators, ...
Orchids on Shuri street stolen one after another [News]
The street running past Kinjo Dam in Shuri, Naha City, is also known as the “Orchid Street” as both sides of the road are lined with colorful orchids planted for citizens to enjoy....
New Motobu Okinawa Soba Map now available [Business]
Motobu Town Chamber of Commerce and Industry has published a new edition of its annual “Soba Map” that shows locations of 77 Okinawa-soba restaurants in the town. Pictures of soba ...
Okinawa-born Roberts selected MLB National League Manager of the Year [Sports]
The awards for the best U.S. baseball team managers were announced Tuesday. 44-year-old Dave Roberts, who was born in Naha City was named for the Manager of the Year from the Natio...
Hawaii governor ready to accept U.S. forces from Japan [News]
David Ige, the Okinawa descendent governor of Hawaii, had an exclusive interview Tuesday with Kyodo News in the Hawaii state government offices. In the interview, Ige stated that h...
Exhibition of archaeological finds from Sakitari Cave starts [News]
A special exhibition titled “The era of Minatogawa people and afterwards – the origin of the human history and its development in Ryukyu archipelago” started Tuesday at Okinawa Pre...
Automated buses to be tested in Okinawa [News]
The Cabinet Office announced Tuesday a plan to start an experimental driverless bus route on Okinawa. The experiment is scheduled to begin within fiscal year 2016 that ends Mar. 31...
OIST staffer missing on diving assignment [News]
A 37-year-old male staff member of the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University, who had been on a diving assignment to install a research equipment unit on ...
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