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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
Railroad would be popular among residents, tourists [News]
Okinawa Prefecture Department of Planning published Tuesday a summary of the results of a survey about introducing a railroad to Okinawa to serve residents and tourists. Up to 80% ...
Okinawans prefer taco rice to conventional tacos [News]
Noise Value, a company that develops products and supporting brand strategies, conducted a survey among 400 randomly selected consumers in Okinawa Prefecture about their preference...
Funeral home chairman arrested on suspicion of fraud [News]
The chairman of a company providing funeral services has been arrested on suspicion of fraud. According to police investigators, Yoshito Naka, the chairman of an undertaking compan...
Two teens injured in crash after police chase [News]
A motorcycle chased by police crashed into a car at noon on Wednesday in Makiminato, Urasoe, after the bike made a turn on the oncoming traffic lane. According to Prefectural Polic...
Orix Real Estate building new hotel in Chatan [Business]
Orix Real Estate is starting today the construction of a new hotel with 160 rooms in the “Fisherina Ward” next to Hilton Okinawa Chatan Resort in Mihama, Chatan Town. The hotel is ...
New housing starts to drop to less than 10,000 in 2033 [Business]
Nansei Shoto Industrial Advancement Center (NIAC) is predicting that the demand of new housing in Okinawa Prefecture will drop in the future, and the starts of the new housing cons...
American, Japanese Boy Scouts to have jamborette this weekend [News]
The Okinawa Council Scout Association of Japan, with the Asia Central District, Far East Council, Boy Scouts of America, will hold the 23rd U.S.-Japan Friendship Jamborette Nov. 5-...
Taxi starting fares hiked from Nov. 1 [News]
The starting fare of taxis on Okinawa Main Island rose from Nov. 1. The new starting fare of an ordinary taxicab with the engine displacement of less than 2000cc is now between ¥53...
Urasoe Sogo Hospital to move to Maeda [News]
Urasoe Sogo Hospital that has sought a place to move and build a new hospital to replace its current deteriorated building, has found a new site in Maeda, Urasoe City, to build a n...
Awamori and food stall village now open at Kumoji [News]
The Awamori Cocktail Promotion Council is and organization that aims to introduce new awamori-based cocktails to represent Okinawa and familiarize the public with them. The council...
“Ferry Zamami 3” starts service [News]
A ceremony to mark the start of service of “Ferry Zamami 3” was held Tuesday at Tomari Port in Naha. The new ferry will ply a route between Zamami Village and Naha. Participants to...
Okinawa men’s team wins Karate Kata gold medal [Sports]
The Karate World Championships final was held last Sunday in Linz, Austria. At the final group competition of Kata, the Japanese men’s team won France 5 – 0, while the Japane...
2016.11.03
The Green Line – Marines’ Okinawa bus line fetes 15 years in business [Military]
By David Higgins On the Okinawa Marine Bases there exists a world class bus service that has been running now over 15 years. On Oct. 14th, the Green Line Bus Service marked the mom...
2016.11.03
24-hour currency exchange opens at Sunabe [Business]
There are many currency exchange shops around Chatan and Okinawa City, and a new one seems to open almost daily. That has made the life very convenient from the days one had to vis...
Kings split weekend for second time in row [Ryukyu Golden Kings]
The Golden Kings played against Shiga Lakestars Sunday and Monday in a road game in Otsu, Shiga Prefecture, and ended up for the second time in a row with a spilt weekend series. T...
Toast of Awamori with 10,000 people [News]
A committee organizing a simultaneous toast of Awamori with 10,000 people is calling for people to participate to the toast at 20:00 on Wednesday (Nov. 2). Consumption of awamori h...
U.S. Marine drowns in snorkeling accident [News]
A U.S. Marine drowned in a snorkeling accident Saturday afternoon off a beach at Cape Maeda, Onna Village. The Naha Maritime Safety Agency and Ishikawa Police received an emergency...
School lunch milk changed to processed variety [News]
Because of decreasing volume of raw milk production on Okinawa, milk given to students with school-provided lunches on Okinawa has been changed to processed milk. According to the ...
Mo Charlo, Kings separate [Ryukyu Golden Kings]
The Ryukyu Golden Kings announced that the team and forward Mo Charlo who joined the team this season, have mutually agreed to part ways. No specific reason was given. Mo Charlo, w...
Japanese ex-actress arrested for using pot on Ishigaki [News]
Police and agents of the Narcotics Control Department of the Health, Labor and Welfare Ministry arrested former actress Sae Takagi, whose real name Ikue Masudo, on Ishigaki Island ...
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