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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
Free Wi-Fi available at 2,000 locations on Okinawa [News]
Just tapping a new app on a smart phone, anyone is able to use the many public wireless LAN available in Okinawa. That’s the promise of so called “Verification Test of Integrated W...
Pokemon Go players warned not to enter U.S. bases [News]
Okinawa Prefectural Police warns players of the popular Pokemon Go smart phone game not to enter U.S, bases on Okinawa lest they could face an arrest by the U.S. Military Police. R...
Okinawa job openings exceed job seekers [Business]
For the first time in 53 years, Okinawa has more job openings than people seeking for jobs. According to government officials, the ratio of job openings to job seekers in the prefe...
Pokemon-Go players create confusion, accidents [News]
A smart phone game ‘Pokemon-Go’ that has taken the world by storm and was released in Japan about a week ago has caused a number of accidents both nation and worldwide, and the sam...
Experimental power plant in Kunigami dismantled [News]
Electric Power Development Co., Ltd. (J-POWER) has dismantled its Yanbaru experimental seawater pumped storage power station in Kunigami. The plant, the first of its kind in the wo...
DUIs on Okinawa on page to new record [News]
More drivers on Okinawa were arrested on driving under influence last year that ever before. According to Okinawa Prefectural Police, 844 people were nabbed for DUI during the firs...
Don Quijote to open Miyakojima branch [Business]
Don Quijote, one of the leading discount shop chains in Japan, is scheduled to open a branch store in Miyakojima on Aug. 11. The Don Quijote Miyako Banch will be the chain’s fourth...
Elderly driver killed in Ginowan car crash [News]
A car driven by an elderly man suddenly veered on the oncoming traffic on in Ginowan City, Sunday evening, and crashed head on into a mini car. According to Ginowan Police, 68-year...
Okinawa expects 7 million foreign tourists in 2030 [Business]
Okinawa Convention & Visitors Bureau (OCVB) announced Wednesday that it estimates a total of 15.23 million tourists to visit Okinawa in 2030, and also predicts 46% of them, or ...
Sumo tournament in Okinawa scheduled for December [Sports]
A grand sumo tournament is scheduled for Okinawa Convention Center in Ginowan, on Dec. 17 and 18, 2016. The Japan Sumo Association decided to organize the tournament on Okinawa bec...
Mihama Carnival Park Ferris wheel resumes running [News]
Mihama Carnival Park is resuming running its Ferris wheel today. The Ferris wheel, a landmark of Mihama American Village malfunctioned a week ago and its operation was stopped unti...
2016.07.28
FC Ryukyu and Ryukyu Bank host soccer festival 2016 [Sports]
Bank of the Ryukyus presents the Okinawa Island-wide Soccer Festival 2016 that takes place at Okinawa Comprehensive Athletic Park on July 31st. The stadium was renovated one and ha...
Four hospitalized after lightning strike on beach [News]
A lightning hit a barbeque party on Bibi Beach in Itoman Sunday afternoon leaving four men attending a barbeque party hospitalized, one of them in critical condition. According to ...
Riders on Mihama Ferris wheel stranded for hours [News]
The Ferris wheel in Carnival Park Mihama malfunctioned and stopped Friday afternoon leaving 24 riders, including small school children, stranded in its gondolas. 12 of the riders m...
Visitor accommodations largest ever in Okinawa [Business]
According to a survey by the Okinawa Prefecture Department of Culture, Tourism and Sports, the prefecture now has the largest number of lodging facilities ever available for visito...
Eight men arrested for possession of cannabis [News]
Naha Police arrested eight men on Sunday on suspicion of violating the Cannabis Control Law. According to police, they found the pot in the home of 22-year-old Kyosuke Ebita, one o...
Yaese to open new tourist center next spring [Business]
Yaese Town is constructing a new town-owned tourist center in Gushikyan to attract visitors with the town’s specialty products and scenic sites. The new center is scheduled to open...
Nago woman loses ¥2.14 million to computer scam [News]
An unidentified woman in Nago City was scammed of ¥2.14 million through her own computer. According to Nago Police, the woman had been watching a video site on her computer, when t...
Kadena airman nabbed for DUI [News]
Okinawa police arrested an airman stationed at Kadena Air Base, Saturday, on suspicion of DUI after he collided with another car in Chatan. According to Okinawa Prefectural Police,...
School excursions to Okinawa decrease 3% [News]
According to a survey by the Okinawa Prefecture Department of Culture, Tourism and Sports covering travel agencies that arrange school excursions to the prefecture, the number of s...
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