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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
Runners sougth for Round Iejima Marathon [Sports]
The 24th Round the Iejima Marathon is now accepting registrations through Feb. 10th. The running event consists of four races; 3 km, 5 km and 10 km road races and a half marathon. ...
Loisir Hotel land and buildings change owners [Business]
Asset management company Japan Reit Advisors Co., Ltd, announced that they have reached an agreement to purchase the land and buildings of the Loisir Hotel & Spa Tower Naha. Th...
Prefecture publishes baseball camp guidebook [News]
The Okinawa Prefectural Government office has printed 70,000 copies of a guidebook on the February professional baseball camps. The 36-page full color books will be given out free ...
Incumbent mayor wins second term in Ginowan [Politics]
In a closely watched election, incumbent 51-year-old Atsushi Sakima won a second term in the office against his sole challenger 63-year-old former senior prefecture official Keiich...
Okinawa sets cold records across island Sunday [News]
Due to strong cold air mass flowing from Siberia over all of Japan including Okinawa, sleet was observed in Nago City and Kume Island, Sunday. This was the first time sleet has bee...
Inclement weather forces cancellation of business fairs [Business]
Organizers of three business fairs scheduled for his weekend cancelled the events because of bad weather. Kadena, Tomigusuku and Okinawa City Busines Fairs were all cancelled becau...
Mori Trust purchases second property in prefecture [Business]
Mori Trust Co., Ltd., one of the largest real estate developers in Japan that specializes in hotel and urban-development projects announced the purchase of 7,338 square meters of l...
Noa Onaga leaves for U.S. for heart transplant [News]
Noa Onaga, one-year-old girl who suffers from severe dilated cardiomyopathy, left Kansai Airport to New York on Jan. 19th with her parents onboard a medical jet for a heart transpl...
2016.01.19
Golden Kings back on second place in Western Conference [Ryukyu Golden Kings]
The Ryukyu Golden Kings delighted their fans on their home court in Okinawa City Gym by winning both games of the weekend series. That also means that the team is back on the secon...
Police gun goes off while he cleans it [News]
Okinawa Prefectural Police said that a 24-year-old male riot police officer’s gun went off by accident at the Prefectural Riot Police Unit Office in Ota, Uruma City, Friday evening...
Uruma man accused of attempted murder [News]
Uruma City Police arrested on Jan. 16th a 59-year-old Uruma City man on suspicion of attempted murder. According to police, the man stabbed a 55-year-old electrician in the back wi...
Woman sailor faces DUI, hit-and-run charges [News]
A car and a motorcycle collided at Kitamae intersection on Highway 58 Sunday morning. The car left the scene without stopping, but police found the car and driver about an hour lat...
Marijuana use in Okinawa increasing [News]
The number of arrests related to possession of marijuana among young people on the island is increasing. According to Okinawa Prefectural Police, the number of arrests of offenders...
17-year-old nabbed for snatching woman’s purse [News]
Ginowan Police arrested a 17-year-old unemployed boy without a permanent address, Jan. 12th, on suspicion of snatching a purse from a 71-year-old woman. According to police, the bo...
Disney parade tour to start from Tomigusuku [News]
Oriental Land Co., the manager of Tokyo Disney Resort, announced on Jan. 14th that Tokyo Disney Resort is organizing a parade tour covering 15 selected locations across the country...
Taxi driver arrested for Matsuyama hit and run [News]
A passerby found a 36-year-old man from Naha City lying down bleeding from his head on a street in Matsuyama, Naha City, early in the morning on Jan. 12th. The man was taken to a h...
Norovirus detected in Chatan school lunch worker [News]
Health officials discovered a member of the staff at Chatan Town School Lunch Center had been infected with norovirus. The center prepares the school lunches for four pre-schools, ...
Elderly man arrested for fatally assaulting woman [News]
Naha Police arrested a 74-year-old man on suspicion of fatally assaulting a 54-year-old woman on Jan. 12th. According to police, three people, including the man and the woman, had ...
J-League teams to start winter training on Okinawa [Sports]
Okinawa is getting more popular by the year as a location for professional sports teams’ winter training camps. 17 top soccer teams of men’s professional J-League are scheduled to ...
Season’s first flu warning issued in Naha [News]
Naha City Healthcare Center has issued the first influenza warning of the winter on Jan. 13th. According to Naha City Board of Education, an elementary school class in Naha City wa...
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