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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 March 31st in 2027 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
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
Woman’s body found in river in Toyosaki [News]
An unidentified woman’s body was found in shallow water in a river north of Toyosaki Bridge in Toyosaki, Tomigusuku City, in the morning of Feb. 24th. According to Tomigusuku City ...
Orion Beer opens sales office in Taipei [Business]
Orion Beer Co., Ltd. opened its first overseas office in Taiwan on Feb. 27th. According to Orion Beer Co. officials, the company regards Taiwan as a promising lucrative market and ...
Okinawan girl aces national abacus test [News]
Noa Azama, a 7-year-old first grade student of Shimabukuro Elementary School, passed the highest 10 Dan level test of the National Abacus Education Association that took place on J...
Asia’s largest cruise ship to run China-Okinawa route [Business]
Dream Cruise Co., a new cruise line company, based in Hong Kong and launched last December, is planning to open a regular route with a new cruise liner linking Guangzhou in China a...
Japan records most foreigners’ hotel stays ever [Business]
The number of foreign visitors’ overnight stays in hotels and Japanese inns (ryokan) increased by a whopping 48.1% in 2015 from the year before, which helped the hotel industry to ...
Ryudai measures noise from U.S. military aircraft [News]
Takeshi Tokashiki, an associate professor at the Faculty of Engineering, at the University of the Ryukyus, measured noise levels during the entrance examinations of the university ...
DUI driver crashes into van carrying six tourists [News]
A 73-year-old unemployed man from Yomitan Village driving a car crashed into a rental car carrying six tourists from South Korea on Route 6 in Sobe, Yomitan Village, Saturday eveni...
Passenger from Naha to Minami-Daito missing [News]
A male passenger on a ferry from Naha to Minami-Daito Island is missing, and presumed to have fallen in the ocean. According to Nakagusuku Coast Guard officials, a crewmember on th...
Norovirus infection halts school lunch program [News]
Norovirus was detected from a member of the cooking staff at a school lunch center serving all schools in Tomigusuku City, and the city government temporarily suspended the school ...
Hiroshima Carp donates ¥100 million to Okinawa City [Sports]
Hiroshima Toyo Carp, a Japanese professional baseball team, made a donation of ¥100 million to Okinawa City on Monday. In a press conference on Tuesday, Okinawa City Mayor Sachio K...
U.S. does not expect completion of Henoko facility before 2025 [News]
Adm. Harry Harris, the head of the U.S. Pacific Command told the U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee in Washington D.C. Tuesday that he does not expect the Henoko replacement faci...
Foreign children suspected of missing school [News]
According to an investigation by local newspaper Okinawa Times, there are a total of 136 foreign national children of compulsory education age in 11 municipalities on Okinawa who a...
Okinawa taxi fares to rise first time in 9 years [News]
Okinawa General Bureau is considering an increase of taxi fares by 9.1 to 29.3% on Okinawa main island, and an increase of 8.9 to 24.5% on outer Okinawa islands. According to offic...
Influenza threatens to swamp Chubu hospitals [News]
The Prefectural Chubu District Medical Association is sounding alarm bells as the seasonal flu cases threaten to overwhelm the emergency medical services of the hospitals in the mi...
Large rally held in Tokyo against Henoko construction [News]
A large rally opposing the construction of the MCAS Futenma replacement facility on Camp Schwab in Henoko, Nago City, was organized at nine places across the nation on Sunday. In T...
First time participants win Sunday’s Okinawa Marathon [Sports]
The 24th Okinawa Marathon took place Sunday in the central part of the island with both start and finish line at the Okinawa Prefecture Comprehensive Athletic Park in Okinawa City....
Lotte Marines infielder arrested at Naha Airport [News]
Professional baseball player Yamaico Navarro who is currently an infielder with the Japanese professional baseball team Chiba Lotte Marines was arrested on suspicion of violating t...
USJ sees no future for its theme park on Okinawa [Business]
Universal Studios Japan is reportedly leaning towards scrapping the plan to build a theme park in Motobu, according to sources familiar with the matter. The plan that was advocated...
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Marathon runners take over roads Sunday in central Okinawa [Sports]
The 24th Okinawa Marathon this Sunday is the second largest road race on the island after Naha Marathon that attracted more than 11,000 runners last year to the starting line at Ok...
Alleged Kiyohara’s drug dealer nabbed on Okinawa [News]
The arrest of popular 48-year-old former Japanese professional baseball player, Kazuhiro Kiyohara, sent a jolt through the national sports world. Kiyohara was arrested on suspicion...
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