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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
Pastry shop manager suspected of filching staff’s wages [News]
Naha Labor Standards Inspection Office sent documents to Prosecutors’ Office, Tuesday, concerning an incident of a female ex-manager of two pastry bakery shops suspected of violati...
2016.10.18
Kings win weekend games against Kyoto [Ryukyu Golden Kings]
The Ryukyu Golden Kings swiped the weekend road games against Kyoto Hannaryz on Kyoto’s home court. On Saturday, the Kings again seemed to have problems to start their engine, and ...
Elderly woman hit by DUI driver seriously hurt [News]
A woman in her 80’s was crossing a road in Maehara, Ginowan City, around 22:00 Monday evening, when she was hit by a car. She was transferred unconscious to a hospital where she re...
Okinawa Affairs Minister backs holding 2020 Olympics karate in Okinawa [Sports]
Yosuke Tsuruho, the Minister of State for Okinawa and Northern Territories Affairs, visited Okinawa Monday, and expressed his readiness and support to holding the Karate competitio...
Okinawa Peace Movement Center chairman arrested [News]
The chairman of the Okinawa Peace Movement Center was arrested Monday on suspicion of damaging property at U.S. North Training Area border. According to police, 64-year-old Hiroji ...
Three new patrol boats added to Miyako Coast Guard [News]
Japan Coast Guard upgraded the 11th Regional Coast Guard Miyakojima Office to Miyakojima Department on Oct. 1. The upgrade is in part to enhance security around Senkaku Islands, an...
Man catches bull shark at Chatan beach [News]
After hearing about the sightings of a pair of bull sharks off a Mihama beach in Chatan that caused the closing of three beaches along the coast, Azusa Miyagi, a 22-year-old fisher...
2-story private house burns down in Shuri [News]
A two-story private house in Ishimine-cho, Shuri, Naha City, burned down early Saturday morning. Naha Fire Department fighters managed to put down the fire by around 4:30. There we...
One drowned, two hurt in snorkeling accidents [News]
According to Okinawa Coast Guard reports, there were three snorkeling accidents at Okinawa beaches on Sunday. 71-year-old Akira Sato from Kanagawa prefecture drowned while snorkeli...
2016.10.17
Go Kings for being stronger in brand new B. League [Ryukyu Golden Kings]
By Jun Ikemura The brand new national basketball league, called B. League opened its inaugural season just a couple weeks ago, and the Ryukyu Golden Kings, the winner of the final ...
Week passed since Chatan beaches closed for sharks [News]
After sighting of four sharks near Sunset Beach in Mihama, Chatan Town, Tropical Beach in Ginowan City also closed from the noon on Wednesday. So far, three beaches remain closed, ...
Okinawa 2nd best-known Japanese tourist spot among westerners [News]
According to results of a survey by McKinsey & Company, taken among Americans, British, and Australians, Mt. Fuji is the most recognized tourist spot in Japan with 53% of surve...
People of Okinawan ancestry overseas exceed 400,000 [News]
The Exchange Promotion Section of Okinawa Prefecture has drawn a summary of estimates on the number of persons tracing their ancestry to Okinawa now living overseas. The summary co...
Miyako Triathlon calls for participants [Sports]
The Miyakojima Triathlon Executive Committee is calling for participants to the 33rd All Japan Triathlon Miyakojima Festival to be held Apr. 23, 2017. People who want to participat...
Naha Civic Hall to be closed for good [News]
Naha Mayor Mikiko Shiroma announced Wednesday at a press conference that the Naha Civic Hall would be closed for good because of its deteriorated condition. A recent seismic capaci...
U.S. civilian arrested on suspicion of DUI [News]
Okinawa Police arrested Monday an American civilian contractor on suspicion of driving under influence in Chatan. According to Okinawa City Police, 28-year-old Anthony Scott Pameli...
Chatan aims to capture two sharks spotted off Mihama [News]
Based on photographs, a shark expert has concluded that the two sharks spotted off Sunset Beach in Mihama most likely are bull sharks, a species that has a reputation of causing mo...
2016.10.13
Okinawa FamilyMart thrives for local flavor in its 300 stores in Okinawa [Business]
By Miki Shioda Okinawa FamilyMart prides itself as a community-based convenience store chain that has more than 300 shops throughout the prefecture. Its business in the prefecture ...
Kirin’s new beer tailored to Okinawa goes on sale [Business]
Kirin Beer Marketing Okinawa Branch launches today a special beer called “Ichiban Shibori Okinawa Zukuri” that is Kirin’s first beer made specifically to match Okinawa’s climate an...
2016.10.12
Kings manage big win against Mikawa Seahorse in weekend split [Ryukyu Golden Kings]
The Ryukyu Golden Kings played against Seahorse Mikawa from Aichi prefecture last weekend. Seahorse Mikawa is considered one of the strongest team in not only the Western Conferenc...
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