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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
Six First Flying pilots resign, sue company over safety [News]
Six pilots of Osaka-based First Flying Co., Ltd. have reportedly resigned and filed a lawsuit against their former employer after an accident last August at Aguni Island airport, i...
Less than half of 18-19-year-olds cast votes last weekend [Politics]
The Okinawa Prefecture Election Board announced that 46.7 percent of the newly enfranchised 18 and 19-year-olds used their votes, which is clearly less than the participation rate ...
Ruling coalition wins landslide; trounced in Okinawa [Politics]
Japan conducted its election of the upper house of it parliament, the Diet, Sunday, in which half of its 242 seats were for grabs, and the results were an expected landslide for th...
Higashi man arrested for trying to kill mother [News]
Nago Police arrested a 53-year-old man on Tuesday on suspicion of attempting to kill his 83-year-old mother. According to Nago Police, Seijun Takasato, a security guard from Higash...
Okinawa Washington Office head encountering visa problems [News]
According to several press reports, the head of Okinawa Prefecture’s office in Washington has yet to obtain the working visa needed for political activities. Hideo Henzan, a former...
Kishimoto chosen to Japan National Basketball team [Sports]
Japan Basketball Association announced Monday the names of 14 members for the national team to play in the 38th Men’s William Jones Cup tournament, which runs from July 23rd throug...
Express bus to start running Naha-Koza route in fall [News]
Okinawa Prefecture Traffic Department announced that it would start a trial service of an express bus between Naha and Koza in Okinawa City. The new express line is scheduled to st...
Pizza House to re-open main restaurant in new location [Business]
Pizza House Co., a company that runs Pizza House Jr. restaurants on Okinawa specializing in western-style dishes, announced that it would re-open a new Pizza House flagship restaur...
Worker dies at Kadena Air Base demolition site [News]
A construction worker died in a demolition work site accident on Kadena Air Base on Friday. According to Okinawa City Police, Masaki Miyazato, a construction worker from Naha City ...
Japanese man arrested for attack on American civilian [News]
Okinawa police arrested a 43-year-old man living in Misato, Okinawa City on suspicion of assaulting a male civilian worker of the U.S. military in the evening of July 8 in Chuo, Ok...
Helios Brewery celebrates 20 years of craft beer [Business]
Helios Brewery, a Nago based maker of alcoholic drinks and beer, is celebrating its 20th anniversary of making craft beer from July 6th through 18th at Helios Pub on Kokusai Street...
3rd generation Okinawan to represent Brazil in judo [Sports]
26-year-old Charles Chibana, whose grand parents emigrated from Yomitan Village to Brazil, has been selected to the national judo team of Brazil to represent his country at the Rio...
Toyosaki to have large resort hotel complex [Business]
Although it lost the new MICE facility to Agarihama in Yonabaru, the Toyosaki area in Tomigusuku City will be the site of a new large 400-room resort hotel complex. The Chia Shin C...
Okinawan boxer wins OPBF championship [Sports]
Daigo Higa, a 20-year-old pro-boxer from Urasoe, won the Oriental and Pacific Boxing Federation (OPBF) Championship title in a match held at the Kourakuen Hall in Tokyo on July 2nd...
Rape-murder suspect wants trial moved to Tokyo [News]
Toshimitsu Takaesu, the lawyer for Kenneth Franklin Shinzato, who is being held on suspicion of the rape and murder of a 20-year-old Okinawan girl in May, has submitted a written r...
Airman arrested on suspicion of DUI [News]
Okinawa City Police arrested a 27-year-old U.S. Air Force technical sergeant on suspicion of driving under influence in Mihama, Chatan Town early Monday morning. According to polic...
First typhoon of season approaching Okinawa [News]
The Japan Meteorological Agency has announced the formation of the first typhoon of this season. The formation of the typhoon was observed at 09:00 on July 3rd, making it the secon...
Abandoned newborn found on roadside bench in Naha [News]
A newborn baby was found abandoned on a roadside bench in the Tomari district of Naha early Saturday morning. A local resident heard the baby crying and called police about 02:30. ...
2016.07.03
Shiraishi Car Beauty Pro Eneos is ready to pamper your car [Business]
The JX Nippon Oil & Energy Co. is the largest oil company in Japan, but most people, especially those who drive a car, know much better the label it uses to sell its oil produc...
Two Marines arrested for carrying live ammo at Naha Airport [News]
Two Marines were arrested at Naha Airport on Friday on suspicion of possessing live rifle rounds. According to police, the airport security check found the ammunition in their carr...
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