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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
Discounts set for travel between Amami, Yoron and Okinawa [News]
Okinawa and Kagoshima prefectures have set up as a joint project subsidized discounts for tickets for travel between Okinawa and Amami and Yoron islands in Kagoshima Prefecture. Th...
Okinawa population at 1,432,874 [News]
Okinawa Prefecture announced that the population of Okinawa stood at 1,432,874 as of June 1, 2016. The number shows a 1,310 increase from a month before, and is 6,685 larger than a...
U.S. congressional report fears further delay in Henoko plan [News]
A congressional research office published a report Tuesday, expressing concerns that the recent murder case involving a civilian worker of a base contractor would have an adverse e...
U.S. Military lifts servicemen’s drinking ban [Military]
The U.S. military has lifted a ban on drinking that was in force originally through Jun. 24 and later extended to Jun. 28th. The order to ban off-base drinking for all U.S. service...
OTS Rent-a-Car to have all cars with safety devices [News]
OTS announced that the company would switch all of its rental cars to new vehicles with the newest traffic accident prevention devices installed by the next summer season. OTS has ...
Golden Kings contracts new forward for season 2016-17 [Ryukyu Golden Kings]
The Ryukyu Golden Kings announced June 28th the addition of 23-year-old Naoki Tashiro from Chiba Prefecture to the team roster. Tashiro is 190 cm tall, weighs 90 kg and will play a...
7-Eleven convenience store chain poised to enter Okinawa [Business]
7-Eleven, an international convenience store chain with over 59,000 company operated, franchised and licensed stores in 17 countries, is the largest convenience store chain in Japa...
Households living in condos expected to double [Business]
According to Kaihou Research Institute ltd. survey on housing supply, the number of households in Okinawa living in condominium-type units increased 25.5 percent over the period fr...
Player from Okinawa elected to Japan Olympic Volleyball Team [Sports]
Japan National Volleyball Association announced Monday the selection of the 12 members of the national team in women’s volleyball in the Rio Olympic Games. Kotoki Zayasu, a 26-year...
Hand-foot-and-mouth disease epidemic in Okinawa [News]
Okinawa Prefecture Department of Health issued a warning for a hand-foot-and-mouth disease epidemic in Okinawa on Jun. 24th. According to the department, reports from 34 medical or...
Man arrested for breaking Okinawa City Hall window [News]
Okinawa City police arrested a 53-year-old man after he tossed a cement block through a glass window of the Okinawa City Hall on Jun. 24th. According to police, the man who claims ...
Government wants revised SOFA for civilians [News]
The Government of Japan, under pressure from politicians and officials from Okinawa, expects to conclude an agreement with the U.S. to revise the Status of Forces Agreement concern...
Civilian base worker nabbed for DUI on Sunday [News]
A civilian base worker was arrested Sunday on suspicion of DUI after being involved in a car crash early in the morning in Okinawa City. Okinawa Prefectural Police arrested 24-year...
Prosecutors indict female sailor for crash while DUI [News]
The Naha District Public Prosecutors Office indicted a 21-year-old female American sailor, Friday, on charges of dangerous driving resulting in injury. The sailor, Petty Officer 2n...
Hong Kong cruise liner to call Motobu Port [News]
Cruise ship Super Star Virgo of the Star Cruises Co. of Hong Kong will make a port call to Motobu Port for the first time on Aug. 24th and every Wednesday after that through Sep. 2...
Woman’s body found on beach in Kin [News]
A body of a female was found on a beach in the Tokezu district of Kin Town just before noon on Sunday. According to Ishikawa Police, a person taking a walk on the beach found the b...
Yanbaru National Park area finalized [News]
The Ministry of Environment has settled the land and sea areas in Kunigami, Higashi and Ogimi villages that will form the Yanbaru national Park. The 16,300-hectare area that includ...
Okinawa Memorial Day ceremony held in Mabuni [News]
A traditional Irei-no Hi memorial service was held Thursday in the Peace Memorial Park in Mabuni, Itoman, for the 71st anniversary of the end of the Battle of Okinawa. Participants...
AEON Chatan building sold to Goldman Sachs [Business]
Goldman Sachs, one of the largest investment an banking companies, is increasing it’s portfolio of properties it owns on Okinawa, as it purchased the AEON Chatan building and land ...
Annual Okinawa Peace Memorial Ceremony tomorrow [News]
The annual Okinawa Irei-no Hi memorial ceremony for war dead will be held at the Okinawa Peace Memorial Park in Mabuni, Itoman City, on Jun. 23rd. Traffic on the roads in the areas...
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