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Obon is time for family gathering to rem… [CULTURE CURRENT ISSUE]
For three days starting on Tuesday, August 25th through Thursday, August 27th, many privately owned businesses on Okinawa will close their ...Read More
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
Synergy Square shopping center opens in Yomitan [Business]
A new shopping complex called Synergy Square has opened at the Owan district in Yomitan Village on Hwy 58 north of Kadena Circle. The complex officially opened on Apr. 27th. Curren...
Dinosaur Park opens in Nago [Business]
Dinosaur Park Yanbaru Subtropical Forest has opened in Nago just next to Okashi Goten Nago on May 3rd. The Dinosaur Park is operated by Okashi Goten that is a landmark Okinawan swe...
2016.05.03
Kings weekend wins advance team to conference semifinals [Ryukyu Golden Kings]
The Ryukyu Golden Kings swiped Kanazawa Samuraiz in the first round of TKbj-League Playoffs last weekend on the Kings’ home court, Okinawa City Gym. The win means the Kings will en...
Marlin tournament slated for Yonagaguni [News]
The 27th Japan International Marlin Fishing Tournament will be held Jul. 1st through 3rd at Kubera Port on Yonaguni Island, the westernmost island of Japan, organizers of the annua...
Yomitan donates ¥10 million to earthquake disaster relief [News]
Yomitan Village has decided to donate ¥10 million to the relief efforts in the earthquake disaster areas of Kumamoto and Oita Prefectures in Kyushu. The donation will be divided ev...
Miyako doctor found stealing medical books [News]
The Okinawa Prefectural Hospital Administration announced Apr. 28th that a male doctor in his 40s who worked in the Prefectural Hospital on Miyako Island was found to be in possess...
Okinawa Espada goes on exhibit in Churaumi Aquarium [News]
Okinawa Churaumi Aquarium announced on Apr. 27th that they have succeeded to bring to exhibit a live Okinawa Espada that is a very thin cutlass fish resembling an eel. This is the ...
Leatherback turtle stuck in Yomitan fishermen’s fixed net [News]
The largest of sea turtles, the Leatherback sea turtle, was found stuck in Yomitan Fishermen’s Association fixed net off Toya Port in Yomitan, in the morning of Apr. 25th. The turt...
2016.04.28
Kishimoto chosen into The Best 5 of TKbj-League [Ryukyu Golden Kings]
TKbj-League announced the list of the Best 5 Players of the Season 2015 – 2016 in the League on Apr. 27th, and point guard Ryuichi Kishimoto, the captain of the Ryukyu Golden...
Ryukyu Bank to offer Yen withdrawals by foreign cards [Business]
In a move many visitors say is long overdue, the Bank of the Ryukyus will start offering yen cash withdrawals from its ATMs by Visa, Master and China UnionPay credit cards, cash ca...
Resident injured as fire burns down house [News]
An elderly woman in her 70’s was injured when a wooden house she was living in the Mihara district of Naha City burned down Monday afternoon. According to Naha Fire Department offi...
Sunabe Seawall gets underwater post box [News]
Diving shops in Chatan have installed an underwater post box off the Sunabe Seawall, a popular diving spot in the area. The post box began to accept letters under the ocean on Apt....
2016.04.26
Golden Kings end regular season on winning note [Ryukyu Golden Kings]
The Ryukyu Golden Kings ended on the weekend the regular season of the TKbj-League with a pair of games against their archrival Osaka Evessa. The games also marked the final season...
Number of visitors in 2015 mark new record [Business]
The Okinawa Prefecture Department of Culture, Tourism and Sports have announced official numbers of visitors to the prefecture. According to the figures, a total of 7,936,300 peopl...
TripAdvisor votes Iriomote 10th most popular island in Asia [News]
Iriomote Island was voted for the 10th most popular island in Asia in the ranking of TripAdvisor website. TripAdvisor is the largest word of mouth travel website in the world. This...
Sightseeing spots in Nanjo get own postal stamps [News]
A sheet of official postal stamps printed with images of major sightseeing spots in Nanjo City are on sale at post offices in Nanjo City and Haebaru, Yonabaru, Yaese towns and the ...
Boardwalk through mangrove forest in Nago park opens [News]
A 726-meter-long boardwalk, from which people can observe mangrove up close, has been completed at the Wansaka Oura Park in Nago. An adjacent seminar facility for visitors to learn...
Pit bull attack injures two children in Ginowan [News]
A one-year-old female American pit bull terrier that had escaped from a local house attached and bit two children at a park in Ginowan City, in the afternoon of Apr. 20th. Accordin...
Shiqwasa Park opens at Ogimi Village [Business]
Ogimi Village, the largest producer of Okinawan shiqwasa citrus fruit, now has a park dedicated to the fruit. The Ogimi Shiqwasa Park opened in the Tsuha district of Ogimi village ...
2016.04.19
Kings made franchise record but slip to second place in conference [Ryukyu Golden Kings]
Golden Kings made a new franchise record of consecutive after piling up the team’s 16th win Saturday in a road game against Hamamatsu Higashi-Mikawa Phoenix. The numbers were 74-56...
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