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Day of Naha: Immerse Yourself in the Cap… [Community CURRENT ISSUE]
July 8th is Naha Day in Okinawa. This special occasion originated from the use of play-on-words or rather, a play-on-numbers. Naha’s two syl...Read More
June 23rd, Okinawa’s Peace Memorial Day [CURRENT ISSUE]
June 23rd is ‘Irei-no Hi’. This is Okinawa’s Peace Memorial Day. It is a prefectural holiday formally recognized in 1961. It is to memoriali...Read More
Okinawa marks 48th anniversary of revers… [Politics]
May 15th marked the 48th anniversary of Okinawa’s reversion to the Japanese administration in 1972. According to published figures, the Japa...Read More
Company offering funeral service for pets opens in Okinawa City [Business]
“Pet Sousai, eien no ie Magokoro,” a company offering funeral services for pet animals is opening for business in Misato, Okinawa City, on Aug. 1st. According to Kazuhiko Nakasone,...
2017.08.01
Norio Sassa named Ryukyu Golden Kings’ head coach [Ryukyu Golden Kings]
Norio Sassa was introduced as the new head coach for the Ryukyu Golden Kings at a press conference Thursday at ANA Crown Plaza Harborview in Naha. This is Sassa’s first post as the...
High school student scores professional surfer status [Sports]
Kazuma Miyagi, a 3rd grade student of Kadena High School, became an officially recognized professional surfer after scoring 12 points in the 3rd match of Yumeya Surfing Games Tahar...
All-round bus service passes available for tourists [News]
“Okinawa Rosen Kankou Katsuyou Senryaku Kaigi,” an association of four Okinawan bus companies, Okinawa Urban Monorail, and JTB Okinawa, held Thursday a press conference at the Naha...
Nanto Co. successfully applies Aug. 2nd for “Day of Habu” [News]
Nanto Co., the operator of Okinawa World theme park, made a petition to Japan Anniversary Association to name August 2nd the day of “Habu” – as “ha” stands for 8 and “bu” for 2. Th...
Miyako cooperative sold sea grapes without proper labels [News]
Takano Umibudou Seisan Kumiai (cooperative) on Miyako Island was found to have sold Umibudou (sea grapes) without labels to display their place of origin as required by the Japanes...
Bad manners of visitors prompt locals to close access to Bise no Warumi [News]
Access to “Bise no Warumi,” a famous and popular sightseeing spot and sacred site in Motobu, is now blocked because of bad manners of visitors. Locals say, “We cannot open the plac...
Okinawa Grand Sumo Tournament scheduled for Dec. 16 and 17 [Sports]
Japan’s big boys are scheduled to make an appearance on Okinawa at a 2-day Grand Sumo Tournament at Okinawa Convention Center in Ginowan on 16th and 17th December. The event was an...
First Sunday of school holiday brings water accidents [News]
July 23rd was the first Sunday of during the summer holiday of public schools, and the hot sunny day attracted thousands to the beaches of Okinawa. Unfortunately, with crowds came ...
Only 34% know Okinawa is birthplace of Karate [News]
The Okinawa Prefecture Karate Promotion Division has conducted a survey regarding Okinawa traditional Karate and martial arts, and made the results of the survey public on July 21s...
¥1.2 million Kariyushi shirt highlights top traditional techniques [News]
June Inc., an Okinawan company making “PAIKAJI” brand resort wear has produced an original Kariyushi shirt in collaboration with Kyoto Karacho, a long-established maker of karakami...
Co-op Okinawa deliveryman nabbed stealing lunch tickets [News]
A male deliveryman in his 20’s working for Co-op Okinawa Service, a subsidiary of Co-op Okinawa, who was in charge of the Co-op deliveries in Uruma City, was caught for having stol...
Over half of Okinawa companies complain of worker shortage [Business]
According to a survey by the Okinawa Committee of the Associations of Small-and-Medium-Size Enterprises, over half said that they can’t find enough qualified workers. The survey wa...
Man stabs old schoolmate after quarrel in Ishigaki City [News]
Yaeyama Police arrested Sunday 49-year-old Haruichi Yoshimoto on suspicion of attempted murder after he stabbed a 46-year-old man, reportedly his schoolmate, in Tonoshiro, Ishigaki...
Konan High School earns spot in Koshien [Sports]
Konan High School baseball team won a spot to represent Okinawa at the 99th annual Japan National High School Baseball Tournament at Koshien Stadium in Hyogo Prefecture starting Au...
Fire on Kokusai Street destroys prefab hut [News]
A fire broke out in a pre-fab hut on top of a tenant building on Kokusai Street, Naha, Saturday afternoon. Firefighters from Naha Fire Department extinguished the fire in about an ...
Foreign tourists needing medical care increasing [News]
A survey by Okinawa Medical Association found that the number of foreign tourists needing care and accepted at emergency hospitals has doubled since 2013. The number has increased ...
Fire completely destroys restaurant in Chatan [News]
A fire broke out in a single story wooden building housing a restaurant near Araha Beach in Chatan Thursday afternoon. The 120-square-meter restaurant burned down completely but no...
Man arrested for attacking bus driver on duty [News]
Naha Police arrested 48-year-old Muneaki Ikema, a resident of Yonabaru Town, for attacking and inflicting an injury on a 52-year-old bus driver Tuesday afternoon. According to poli...
FC Ryukyu faces Giravanz Kitakyushu in Saturday home game [Sports]
FC Ryukyu, an Okinawan soccer team playing in the Japanese J3 division of the Japanese Professional Soccer League, is scheduled to play their next game Saturday on their home turf ...
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