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‘Year of the Dragon’ begins in Okinawan … [CULTURE CURRENT ISSUE]
Legend has it that Buddha asked all animals to meet him on the Chinese New Year. Twelve came, and Buddha named a year after each one, and an...Read More
Pro-Baseball Spring Training 2024 [Family Sports]
Okinawa is the southernmost prefecture in Japan, and that means it’s the warmest place in the country in the wintertime. Because of that, ma...Read More
OkiEvents this Week!! [CURRENT ISSUE ENTERTAINMENT Festival]
・11/3~11/5 Shuri Castle Restoration Festival @ Shuri Castle 10:00~ https://oki-park.jp/shurijo/en/event/8414 PIN: https://maps.app.goo.gl/Qj...Read More
Lightning causes power failure in Yaeyama area [News]
An apparent lightning strike caused a power outage on Thursday in all areas of Yaeyama islands, except on Yonaguni and Hateruma. Officials at the Okinawa Electric Power Co. said th...
Engine fire on bus forces evacuation of passengers [News]
The engine of a bus caught fire Thursday afternoon in Kokuba, Naha City, forcing the bus to stop and passengers to evacuate. No one was hurt in the incident, but the traffic on the...
Nanto Shuzo replaces Nihede Beer with new craft beer [News]
Nanto Shuzo, a maker of craft beer in Okinawa World theme park in Nanjo City, has developed a new craft beer called “Okinawa Sango Beer” (Okinawa Coral Beer) that uses ground water...
Typhoon wreaks havoc on Kume prawn farm [News]
Typhoon Chaba that made a direct hit to Kume Island wrought havoc on a prawn farm on the island when the storm cut the power off for an extended time to pond aerators that provide ...
Typhoon Chaba lashes Kume Island with 59.7 m/s winds [News]
The 18th typhoon of the season, Chaba, that approached Okinawa Main Island Monday and Tuesday, developed into the strongest of the season so far to approach Japan with a central at...
Convenience store robbery suspect arrested in Miyagi [News]
Police arrested 22-year-old Keisuke Onaga in Miyagi Prefecture Sep. 29, on suspicion of theft. Onaga was placed on the national wanted list after he allegedly stole ¥1,010,000 in c...
Nakagusuku welcomes 20,000th resident [News]
Nakagusuku Village held a ceremony at the Village Office to celebrate its population exceeding 20,000. At the ceremony, Chihiro Miyagi, who was deemed the 20,000th resident of the ...
Conflicting typhoon closings confuse working parents [News]
All public schools on Okinawa Main Island were closed Oct. 3rd because of passing of the Typhoon No.18. However, some businesses and municipal offices were open as usual during the...
Airbnb prompts complaints among local residents [News]
About 40 people have lodged a complaint with Naha City Office concerning “Airbnb” accommodation information website that allows house and condo owners to rent vacant rooms to trave...
New machine to shorten passport control lines [News]
The Japanese government decided Friday to introduce a new machine to passport checkpoints at airport immigration counters to speed up the process of acquiring a facial photo and fi...
Tourist information center opens in DFS Galleria [Business]
JTB Okinawa opened Saturday “Tourist Information Center T Galleria Okinawa”, a tourist information center for foreign tourists on the second floor of the DFS Galleria Okinawa build...
Okinawa population increases [News]
The Statistics Division of the Okinawa Prefecture Department of Planning has announced that the estimated population of the prefecture was 1,435,233 as of Sep. 1st. The figure show...
2016.10.03
Kings redeem themselves with weekend sweep against Shiga [Ryukyu Golden Kings]
Although the Ryukyu Golden Kings had a disappointing start with the inaugural series of games in the B. League against Alvark Tokyo, the weekend pair of matches against Shiga Lakes...
All broken elevators on Yui Rail stations fixed [News]
All six elevators on various Yui Rail stations in Naha City that had been broken for a long period are now all fixed and in service as of Wednesday. Both the elevator at the Gibo S...
Vacant Ichibangai Mall stores to become hotel [Business]
NPO Machizukuri Kozamachi is planning to open a hotel in renovated vacant stores in Ichibangai shopping mall in Okinawa City. The renovation is scheduled to begin as early as this ...
Ryukyu Golden Kings’ diary now on sale [Business]
Okinawa FamilyMart and Marumasa Printing Co. have collaborated to make “Okinawa Diary” as one of the cheering goods for the Ryukyu Golden Kings, the local pro-basketball team that ...
Leptospirosis bacteria lurks in northern Okinawa rivers [News]
The Okinawa Prefecture Health and Longevity Division announced Wednesday that in Kunigami there has been a mass infection of leptospirosis, a bacteria-caused infection that is most...
Export of used clothing boom, largest ever [Business]
According to statistics of Okinawa Customs, the volume of used clothes exported from Okinawa in 2015 was 1,416 tons that is 13.4% more than the previous year. The value of the clot...
Typhoon Megi causes damage on Sakishima islands [News]
Typhoon Megi, the 17th typhoon of the season, passed Yaeyama and Yonaguni islands on its track westward on Tuesday. On Yonaguni, maximum winds of 52.8 m/s lashed the island. 1,990 ...
Flu prompts suspension of two classes in Okinawa City [News]
Two classes at Mito Junior High School in Okinawa City have been suspended because of a breakout of flu. The classes are cancelled for four days from Sep. 27 through Oct. 1. Okinaw...
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