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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
Old Navy to withdraw from Japanese Market [Business]
U.S clothing retailer Gap, Inc., announced May 19th that it has decided to withdraw its Old Navy label from Japan and close all of its 53 Old Navy stores in the country by the end ...
U.S Navy sailor arrested for DUI in Chatan [News]
Okinawa City Police arrested a U.S. Navy Petty Officer early Sunday morning, on suspicion of DUI in Miyagi, Chatan. According to Okinawa City Police, 28-year-old Petty Officer 3rd ...
2016.05.23
Shuri Ryusen showcases Ryukyu handicraft traditions [Business]
Shuri Ryusen is a facility near Shuri Castle that has been in business since 1973. The facility is the leading purveyor of original Okinawa fabrics dyed to perfection with natural ...
Naha opens tsunami evacuation shelter in Matsuyama [News]
Naha City has opened a shelter for tsunami evacuation in the Matsuyama district of the city. The shelter is primarily for people who reside in the Matsuyama and Wakasa districts’ l...
Former Marine confesses to strangling missing woman [News]
According to Okinawa Prefectural Police investigators, the 32-year-old former U.S. Marine, who was arrested Thursday on suspicion of dumping the body of a 20-year-old Rina Shimabuk...
Multi-store shopping center to open at Furujima, Naha [News]
The redevelopment of the former Furujima public housing site in the Furujima district of Naha has started, and developers have made public their plan to build a multi-store shoppin...
600kg of stimulant drugs found on yacht in Naha [News]
The Japan Coast Guard and Okinawa Regional Customs Office confiscated about 600 kgs of stimulant drugs from a yacht in Naha port on May 17th. The Customs officials put the street v...
American civilian arrested in connection with missing Uruma woman [News]
The Okinawa Prefectural Police arrested a civilian working for the U.S. military, Kenneth Franklin Shinzato, in connection with the missing 20-year-old Rina Shimabukuro on Thursday...
Kitanakagusuku holds picture exhibition at AEON Rycom [News]
Kitanakagusuku Village holds a picture exhibition to celebrate its 70 years since the incorporation of the village. The exhibition is on the second floor of the AEON Mall Rycom in ...
Orion Natsu Ichiban beer arrives at supermarkets [News]
Orion Beer Co. has started marketing a special limited summer season beer labeled “Natsu Ichiban” from May 17th. “Natsu Ichiban” that means “Summer Number One” in English is brewed...
Okinawa City to build Kings’ arena on bullfighting ring site [Sports]
Okinawa City will build a new, large multi-purpose arena on the site of the current bullfighting ring in the Yamauchi area of the city. The new arena is a part of a project agreed ...
Young woman from Uruma City missing [News]
20-year-old Rina Shimabukuro from the Ota district in Uruma City, who works as a part timer, has been missing since Apr. 28th. Okinawa Prefectural Police made public the informatio...
High-speed ferry connects Ishigaki and Karen Ports [Business]
A high-speed ferry, Natchan Rera, made its first voyage to Ishigaki from Karen Port in Hualien, Taiwan, on May 14th. The Natchan Rera ferry is 112 meters long, 10,712 tons, and own...
2,500 demonstrated against Henoko plan on Sunday [News]
An estimated 2,500 people took part in a demonstration against the planned relocation of the MCAS Futenma to Henoko. The rally was held in Naha on Sunday, which was 44th anniversar...
Rainy season on Okinawa started on Monday [News]
The Okinawa Meteorological Agency announced that the rainy season on Okinawa has started. Officials at the agency declared that this year’s rainy season started officially at 11:00...
2016.05.17
Golden Kings capture final championship of bj-League [Ryukyu Golden Kings]
The Ryukyu Golden Kings, the home pro-basketball team of Okinawa, grabbed the championship of the TKbj-League, Sunday, at Tokyo Ariake Coliseum. This was the final season of the le...
Man arrested after crashing into scooter while DUI [News]
Tomishiro Police arrested Ryoma Ashimine on Friday on suspicion of driving under influence and causing an accident resulting in an injury. According to police, Ashimine was driving...
Tourist drowns off Kabira Beach on Ishigaki [News]
A friend found a fellow visitor floating on the ocean off Club Med Ishigaki on Kabira Beach, Friday morning. The man who was in his 60s was taken in a cardiopulmonary arrest to Yae...
2016.05.16
Kin’s only currency exchange shop turns into bar on weekends [Business]
There are quite a few currency exchange shops in Okinawa City Chatan and Kadena areas, but an exchange called Good Rate is the only one located in Kin Town near Camp Hansen Gate 1 ...
TK bj-league finals play out this weekend [Sports]
Japan’s two rival pro-basketball leagues, the TKbj-League and NBL, the National Basketball League, will be unified for season 2016-17 into one professional top league called B. Lea...
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