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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
Center uses social media to ask for specific donations [CURRENT ISSUE]
“Please donate a school bag to my son who will start primary school from this April,” was a request from a mother who contacted Okinawa City Personal Support Center. Subsequently, ...
U.S. Navy sailor admits to raping tourist [News]
Police investigators say that the U.S. Navy sailor under arrest on suspicion of raping a tourist from Fukuoka has admitted to the charge under questioning. Naha Police arrested 24-...
Graduation ceremonies at prefecture universities held [News]
The graduation ceremony of the University of the Ryukyus took place at Okinawa Convention Center in Ginowan City on Mar. 18th. 1,806 students graduated from the university in fisca...
Okinawa’s economy grew 9th year in row [Business]
The Okinawa Prefecture Statistics Division has compiled a brief summary of the local economy during the fiscal 2013. According to the summary, the real GDP in the prefecture was 4 ...
Body of missing seaman found at Gushikawa coast [News]
Nakagusuku Coast Guard officials announced that the body of a 19-year-old oil tanker crew member, who had been missing since Mar. 10th, was found by a seawall south of Gushikawa Th...
2,500 protest in Henoko against rape of tourist [News]
According to organizers, about 2,500 people gathered Monday in front of the main gate of Camp Schwab in Henoko to protest the alleged rape of a female tourist in Naha. A U.S. sailo...
2016.03.21
Kings on road beat Oita-Ehime Heat Devils with solid pair [Ryukyu Golden Kings]
The Ryukyu Golden Kings scored their eight and ninth wins in a row by mauling Oita-Ehime Heat Devils in a weekend pair of road games in Iyo-Shiosai Gym in Ehime. First on Saturday,...
2016.03.21
Fast & Furious of Okinawa! Definitely exhilarating and definitely illegal [Sports]
By David Higgins If you were a fan of the ‘The Fast and The Furious: One through Seven’ movies, (I can’t believe they were able to make seven, either) then you mi...
Influenza death rate in Okinawa highest in Japan [News]
Yoshihiro Takayama, a doctor specializing in infectious diseases at the Okinawa Prefectural Chubu Hospital reported Mar. 17th that the death rate of influenza in Okinawa is the hig...
New hotel aimed at Asian tourists planned for Nago [Business]
Felice Co., a company that manages business hotels in Naha and elsewhere in the country is planning to construct a new hotel in Yamanoha, Nago City. The company is currently waitin...
First international roller derby in Asia to kick off [Sports]
The Japan Open Roller Derby Tournament 2016 will kick off at Okinawa Prefectural Comprehensive Park Gym in Okinawa City this Friday. The two-day tournament that runs on Friday and ...
Okinawan cyclists selected to represent Japan at Rio Olympics [Sports]
Japan Cycling Federation announced on Mar. 17th that 31-year-old Yukiya Arashiro from Ishigaki Island and 27-year-old Kohei Uchima from Urasoe City have been chosen to represent Ja...
Prefecture sets up IT-based tourist guidebook [News]
The Prefecture Urban Planning and Monorail Division has made a multilingual combination of a guidebook, website and Internet application to encourage foreign visitors to take advan...
Kume Island company obtains halal certificate for products [Business]
Point Pyuru Co., a cosmetics maker that produces and sells cosmetics made using Kume Island’s deep sea water and local Okinawan ingredients, has obtained a Halal Certification for ...
Uza Terrace Beach Club Villas opens Friday [Business]
Terrace Hotels, the operator of luxury hotels on Okinawa, is scheduled to open its 5th hotel in Uza, Yomitan Village, on Mar. 15th. The Uza Terrace Beach Club Villas is the first v...
Junior high school graduations commence [CURRENT ISSUE]
70 percent of the junior high schools in the prefecture held their graduation ceremonies on Mar. 12th. The rest of the junior high schools are scheduled to have their graduation ce...
Japan’s earliest picking of tealeaves begins in Nago [News]
Picking of ‘Ichibancha’, the first tea leaves of the season, started at a tea plantation in Isagawa, Nago City, in the morning of Mar. 15th. The harvest is the earliest in the coun...
2016.03.15
Kings crush Nara in weekend pair of games [Ryukyu Golden Kings]
Ryukyu Golden Kings scored a pair of convincing wins against Nara Bambitious in their weekend road game series at Yamatokoriyama Comprehensive Park Gym in Nara Prefecture. The scor...
U.S. Navy sailor arrested for raping tourist in Naha [News]
Naha Police arrested a U.S. Navy sailor, Sunday, on suspicion of raping a female tourist in a hotel in Naha. According to police, 24-year-old seaman Justin Castellanos from Camp Sc...
Elderly woman killed in traffic accident [News]
A mini car driven by a 32-year-old housewife hit a 74-year-old unemployed woman at the entrance of a supermarket parking lot in Akamichi, Ginowan, Thursday morning. According to Gi...
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