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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
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...
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...
JASDF F-15 blocks runway, delays fights at Naha Airport [News]
A brake system failure caused a Japan Air Self Defense Force (JASDF) F-15 fighter jet to become stuck on a taxiway at Naha Airport just as it was about to turn onto the runway for ...
Record number of localized torrential rains expected [News]
Weathernews Inc., a private weather information company, predicts about 80 localized torrential downpours to occur during this summer, which is about 2.2 times the number Okinawa h...
29,000 students use tuition assistance in Okinawa [News]
A record high number of children used tuition assistance to support school lunch fees and school supplies in Okinawa. The system is aimed at children of low-income families, Accord...
Tourist target of police car chase in Naha [News]
Police arrested a 47-year-old tourist from mainland Japan after a 10-minute car chase by multiple patrol cars in Kumoji, Naha City, on Tuesday. According to Naha Police, Yoshihiro ...