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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
Okinawa marks 54th anniversary of revers… [Politics]
May 15th marked the 54th anniversary of Okinawa’s reversion to the Japanese administration in 1972. According to published figures, the Japa...Read More
Bio fuel company ready to move to production [News]
Biofuel-venture company Euglena which has its research and manufacturing facilities on Ishigaki Island and head office in Tokyo, announced on Monday it’s plan for the first practic...
26 new HIV carriers and AIDS cases in 2015 [News]
The Okinawa Prefectural Public Health and Medical Policy Division announced Monday that 26 new HIV carriers and AIDS cases have been discovered in Okinawa this year as of Nov. 30th...
Businessman falls to death from 6th floor in Naha [News]
A 27-year-old businessman fell down to his death from the 6th floor of a building in Matsuyama, Naha City, Sunday evening. According to Naha Police, Daisuke Ikeda, a businessman fr...
Laser light aimed at U.S. aircraft at Futenma [News]
U.S. Marine officials announced that intense light believed to be from a laser has been directed at U.S. military aircraft flying to and from MCAS Futenma five times since July las...
Customer discovers drink server part in her cup [News]
Incidents of customers discovering foreign objects in their food or drinks at McDonald’s restaurants at various parts of the country do not seem to abate. The latest headache for t...
Woman diver rescued after drifting 19 hours [News]
A 66-year-old man and 40-year-old woman diving off Keise Island, commonly known on Okinawa as Chiibishi, located between Naha and Tokashiki, were swept away about noon on Sunday. A...
Kouri Magic Hour Run looks for participants [Sports]
‘The 6th Kouri Magic Hour Run in Nakijin’ is scheduled to take place at the Nakijin Comprehensive Athletic Park on Apr. 16th, 2016. The event planning committee held a press meetin...
Terrace Hotels to open 5th hotel on Okinawa [Business]
The Terrace Hotels, one of the largest local hotel groups in Okinawa, announced that it will open its fifth hotel ‘The Uza Terrace Beach Club Villas’ in Uza, Yomitan Village, Mar. ...
2015.12.02
Kings dominate weekend games over Kanazawa Samuraiz [Ryukyu Golden Kings]
The Ryukyu Golden Kings had a change to soothe their hurt feelings when they faced the Kanazawa Samuraiz at the Mattou Comprehensive Park Gymnasium in Hakusan City, Ishikawa Prefec...
Matrix Banzai 2030: Back to the future of 1940’s Japan [Politics]
By Edward Heinrich-Sanchez After living on Okinawa for over 20 years, fairly fluent in the language along with many meetings in Tokyo and around Japan, it is still a challenge to f...
2015.11.30
Okinawa Santa Run aims to bring joy to hospitalized children [Sports]
A group of runners in U.K. came up with an idea to combine the spirit of Christmas with their beloved hobby as a means to raise funds for a worthwhile cause. After some more though...
Okinawa to be one venue of J.League pre-season matches [Sports]
Mitsuru Mirai, the chairman of the Japan Professional Football League, better known as the J.League, visited Okinawa Prefecture Governor Takeshi Onaga in the prefectural government...
Ryukyu Textile Exhibition at Times Gallery through Sunday [News]
The Ryukyu Textile Exhibition started Wednesday and runs through Sunday at the Times Gallery on the second floor of Okinawa Times newspaper building in Kumoji, Naha City. The exhib...
Unemployed man nabbed for stealing copper wire [News]
Okinawa City Police arrested 47-year-old, unemployed Yoshimasa Goya from Kina, Yomitan Village, on Nov. 24th, on suspicion of stealing copper wires from a chrysanthemum field. The ...
Ownership of Riga Royal Hotel changes hands [Business]
A real estate subsidiary of Morgan Stanley, one of the largest global financial services firms, obtained on Oct. 29th, the ownership and management rights of Riga Royal Gran Okinaw...
Naha man held for assault over money trouble [News]
Naha Police arrested a 32-year-old company president from Naha City on Nov. 25th, on suspicion of an assault. According to police, Shuntaro Arai is suspected of assaulting a 21-yea...
NPO to set up children’s support facility in Okinawa City [News]
Promise Keepers, an Okinawan NPO that supports homeless, poor and needy, is planning to open a ‘diner for kids’ (kodomo-shokudo) that would also offer study support and a place to ...
Frozen acerola juice from Motobu voted for best snack in Japan [Business]
Frozen juice labeled ‘Acerola Frozen’ produced in Motobu Town won the first prize in the 6th Nippon Local Snack Ranking Contest that took place at a local produce exhibition in Tok...
2015.11.25
Kyoto Hannarytz hands Kings season’s first back-to-back loss [Ryukyu Golden Kings]
The Ryukyu Golden Kings lost both matches to Kyoto Hannaryz by the slimmest of margins. On Saturday, the Hannaryz won 72-70, and Sunday’s game ended 87-85 for the Kings’ first back...
Junior high school boy arrested for attacking teacher [News]
Ginowan City Police on arrested a 14-year-old male student of a junior high school in the middle part of the island, Nov. 20th, on suspicion of physically assaulting a teacher. Acc...
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