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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
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 ...
ORIX opens special outlet for elderly, expecting mothers [News]
ORIX Rent-A-Car, the second largest car rental business in Japan headquartered in Tokyo, has opened a “Priority Guest Support Counter Shop” at its Akamine branch in Naha City. The ...
Man arrested on suspicion of murdering younger brother [News]
A man was arrested on suspicion of murder in Chatan after he fatally stabbed his younger brother during an argument early Monday morning. The younger brother was taken to a hospita...
100 days to Worldwide Uchinanchu Festival [News]
It’s only 100 more days to go to the 6th Worldwide Uchinanchu Festival! The festival runs from Oct. 27th to 30th, 2016, and including the eve of its official opening day, a variety...
Airport passageway opens [News]
A passageway connecting international and domestic terminals at Naha Airport is open, giving passengers who switch flights between international and domestic flights a sheltered an...
Container cargo increases at three Okinawa ports [Business]
The Okinawa General Bureau announced Friday that the domestic container volume in Naha, Ishigaki, and Hirara ports increased in 2015 in all three to the highest level since statist...
Female scuba diver dies near Manzamo [News]
A female tourist from Tokyo died of an apparent cardiac arrest on a shore near Manzamo, Onna Village, about noon on Saturday. According to the Japan Coast Guard in Naha, the woman,...
Kadena High School to represent Okinawa at Koshien [Sports]
The Kadena High School baseball team from Kadena Town earned the coveted trip to play at the 98th Japanese National High School Baseball Championship Tournament at Koshien Stadium ...
Takae helipad construction to resume this month [News]
The central government plans to resume construction of helipads in Takae in the northern Okinawa later this month despite local protests that have been going on for almost 10 years...
Government plans to take Henoko fight again to court [News]
The Government of Japan informed Okinawa Prefecture, Thursday, of its intention to file a lawsuit against the prefecture over Okinawa Governor Takeshi Onaga’s cancellation of the l...
Sailor gets 30 months for hotel rape [News]
Naha District Court on Friday sentenced a U.S. Navy sailor to 30 months in prison for a rape of a sleeping woman in a Naha hotel in March. The sailor, 24-year-old Justin Castellano...
Okinawa deemed fourth in bad driving etiquette [News]
Okinawa drivers have been branded as having the fourth worst driving habits in the nation based on an Internet questionnaire survey by Japan Automobile Federation (JAF). The survey...
H.I.S. Okinawa Beach Park opens [News]
H.I.S., one of the top travel agencies in Japan, opened “H.I.S. Okinawa Beach Park 2016” that boasts Okinawa’s longest water slide at Toyosaki Churasan Beach in Tomigusuku. The bea...
Locally born residents outnumber immigrants [News]
According to a research by Tokyo Shoko Research, Ltd. (TSR), made public on Tuesday, the ratio of locally born residents in Okinawa compared to those who moved to the prefecture fr...
OIST’s marine science laboratory opens [News]
Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University (OIST) has opened “OIST Marine Science Station,” a marine science laboratory at Seragaki Fishing Port in Onna Villag...
Multipurpose arena plan for Okinawa City unveiled [News]
Okinawa City Mayor Sachiyo Kuwae unveiled Tuesday a master plan for a new multipurpose arena in the city. The planned construction site for the arena was unveiled earlier this year...
Subsidized package tours offered to remote islands [News]
Okinawa Prefecture is readying for the start of a trial project featuring subsidized package tours to 16 remote islands in the prefecture. The tours are offered to 3,000 successful...
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