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・2/25 – 2/26 Yomitan Yachimun Market @ Farmers Market Yunta Ichiba in Yomitan village 10:00~17:00 Free to enter https://www.yomitan-sy...Read More
Pro-Baseball Spring Training 2023 [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
‘Year of the Rabbit’ 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
Hotel Aqua Citta Naha to open October in Maejima [Business]
Tokyu Livable, Inc. is opening “Hotel Aqua Citta Naha by WBF” in the Maejima districts of Naha City on Oct. 21. WBF Resort Okinawa that currently manages five hotels in Okinawa inc...
Fuuna Tonaki wins world championship in Judo [Sports]
The World Judo Championships Tournament started Monday in Budapest, Hungary, and 22-year-old Fuuna Tonaki, whose parents are from Haebaru Town, won the gold medal in the women’s 48...
Public viewing of Japan – Australia World Cup Asia qualifier on Aug. 31 [Sports]
A public viewing of the 2017 FIFA World Cup Asia qualifier final round match that pits the national team of Japan against Australia will take place at ANA Intercontinental Manza Be...
Flyweight champ Daigo Higa to fight France’s Tomah Macon [Sports]
Okinawa Flyweight Boxing Champion Daigo Higa will face France’s Tomah Macon in his first defense of his title on Oct. 22nd at Ryogoku Kokugikan oin Tokyo. At a press conference Wed...
8th Eco Island Miyakojima Marathon looking for participants [Sports]
Organizers of the 8th Eco Island Miyakojima Marathon are looking for runners to take part in the race that takes place on Oct. 29th. The event that consists of three separate races...
Company president arrested for not paying for overtime [News]
The Okinawa Labor Bureau arrested a Naha office supply store in Naha, and the store manager, Tuesday, on violating the Labor Standards Law. According to the Labor Bureau, 42-year-o...
Coffee from Kunigami become first “Specialty Coffee” from Japan [News]
Coffee beans from Yasujiro and Yuko Tokuda’s coffee farm in Ada, Kunigami Village, have been officially named as “Specialty Coffee” that is given to high quality coffee beans. This...
Staff member of 11th Regional Coast Guard HQ arrested [News]
Tomigusuku Police arrested a male member of the staff of the 11th Regional Coast Guard Headquarters Sunday on suspicion of causing a physical injury. Police say they arrested 25-ye...
Motorcyclist chased by police crashes into wall [News]
A man trying to flee two chasing police motorcycles on his motorbike lost control and crashed into a concrete wall in Taba, Uruma City, about midnight on Saturday. According to Uru...
Mickey Mouse to take part in Naha Giant Tug-of-war Fest [News]
The 47th Naha Giant Tug-of-war Festival will be held Oct. 7. The Tokyo Disney Resort has announced that it will organize a special parade that will take place on Kokusai Street in ...
Okinawa temperatures highest, rainfall lowest ever in August [News]
According to the Okinawa Meteorological Observatory’s updated agricultural meteorology statistics for the first half of August, the average temperature was 1.5 degrees higher than ...
Wall collapse kills construction worker in Kitanakagusuku [News]
A stone wall next to a parking lot of a construction site in Adaniya, Kitanakagusuku Village collapsed Tuesday afternoon, leaving one construction worker dead and two injured. 47-y...
Eight men pretending to be police nabbed for bank fraud [News]
Okinawa Prefectural Police Second Investigation Division and Tomigusuku Police arrested eight men, including 33-year-old Shogo Asato, a reputed member of Tominaga-gumi, a designate...
Yanbaru Bus introduces real time operation info system [News]
Okinawa Polytechnic College announced Tuesday that their team of students has developed a system that allows checking the operational information of “Yanbaru Express Bus” that runs...
Commuter ferry resumes trips to Daito islands [News]
Runs of Ferry “Daito,” a ship plying the route between Naha and Kita and Minami-Daito islands, have been suspended due to nearby typhoons No.5 and No.9. The ferry resumed running t...
OTS opens “ecbo cloak” luggage storage service on Kokusai Street [Business]
Okinawa Tourist Service has opened “ecbo cloak” luggage storage service on Kokusai Street in Naha in a joint venture with ecbo, a rental storage service company. The first store ha...
National High School Baseball Tournament has started [Sports]
The 99th Annual Japan National High School Baseball Tournament started Tuesday at Koshien Stadium in Hyogo Prefecture. The tournament runs for 15 days. Kounan High School from Naha...
JTA produces virtual reality video of Okinawa Oceans [Business]
Japan Transocean Air Co., Ltd. is producing a virtual reality video that can be viewed on its flights through its onboard Wi-Fi in November. The service will be available on the ai...
Okinawa has worst mortality rate from liver decease [CURRENT ISSUE]
According to a survey by the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare, the age-adjusted mortality rate from liver decease per 100,000 persons, is the highest in nation in Okinawa, for...
New Zealand Rugby Sevens Teams mulling camp in Yomitan [Sports]
According to local media reports, both men’s and women’s National Rugby Sevens Teams of New Zealand, also known as “All Blacks,” are mulling a possibility to conduct their training...
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