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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
Prefecture health officials warn of mumps epidemic [News]
The Okinawa Prefectural Government Health and Longevity Division announced Friday that mumps epidemic has been spreading on the island since October, and it seems possible that the...
Construction worker arrested for attempted rape of school girl [News]
Okinawa City Police arrested a construction worker from Okinawa City, Friday, on suspicion of an attempted rape of an elementary school girl in a stairway of a building in the midd...
Record number of participants at Great Okinawa Trade Fair [Business]
The second board meeting of the 2nd Great Okinawa Trade Fair 2015, one of the largest international food-related trade fairs in Japan, was held on Nov. 19th in Naha. The fair is sc...
One found dead in Uruma building fire [News]
A fire broke out on the second floor of a two-story apartment in Miyazato, Uruma City, about 21:00, Friday. A passerby noticed smoke and fire coming out from the apartment window, ...
15-year-old held for Urasoe hit-and-run [News]
Urasoe City Police arrested a 15-year-old unemployed boy on Thursday on suspicion of a hit-and-run that occurred on Oct. 27th. According to police, the boy, while driving his scoot...
Drunk woman driver fatally hits man crossing street [News]
Naha Police arrested a woman after the mini car she was driving fatally hit a pedestrian. According to police, 41-year-old unemployed Kaori Matsukawa from Mihara, Naha City was arr...
Food poisoning reported at Naha restaurant [News]
The Naha City Healthcare Center announced Nov. 19th that four women, all in their 20’s, who had had a meal at Restaurant ‘Eito’ in Kume, Naha City, had suffered symptoms of food po...
2015.11.20
Ritou Fair 2015 puts outer islands in focus on three-day weekend [Business]
A three-day fair promoting the products, beauty, and tourism opportunities of Okinawa’s 18 outer islands is staged at Okinawa Cellular Stadium in Onoyama Park in Naha over the thre...
Naha to receive record number of cruise ships in 2016 [Business]
According to Naha Port Authority, the number of cruise ship port calls to Naha this year will reach 115 by the end of the year. In 2016 the number is expected to reach a new record...
USJ to maintain Okinawa theme park plan [Business]
Comcast, an American mass media company, announced through its subsidiary NBC Universal on Nov. 13th that they have completed acquiring the 51% equity stake in the Universal Studio...
Foremost Blue Seal to open DYI ice cream parlor [Business]
Foremost Blue Seal, Ltd, a local ice cream making company, announced that it will close restaurant ‘On Dish’ that the company runs on Dec. 31st, and replace it with a new facility ...
Man killed in freak traffic accident [News]
A Naha man was killed when he was crushed between a building wall and a mini car in Matsuo, Naha City, Monday afternoon. According to Naha Police, 46-year-old Tomoya Izumi was cutt...
Students warned about suspicious stranger [News]
A suspicious looking man has been reported approaching an elementary school girl at an apartment building parking lot in the middle part of Okinawa about noon on Saturday. The man ...
Police patrol car collides with mini car in Omoromachi [CURRENT ISSUE]
A police patrol car urgently heading to an accident site collided with a mini car at an intersection in front of the Okinawa Prefectural Museum in Omoromachi, Naha City, about 11:3...
State sues Onaga over Henoko landfill permit cancellation [Politics]
The fight between the Japanese government and Okinawa Prefecture over the relocation of MCAS Futenma to Henoko escalated Tuesday as the government filed a lawsuit with the Fukuoka ...
2015.11.17
Okinawan Karate Federation celebrates 1,200 years of Karate [Sports]
The Okinawa Prefecture Karate-do Rengoukai (Okinawa Karate Federation) is celebrating its 25th anniversary and 1,200-year history of Karate, on Nov. 23, in a ceremony Okinawa City ...
Registrations for Okinawa Marathon runners accepted [Sports]
Registrations for the 24th Okinawa Marathon scheduled for Feb. 21st, 2016, started Nov. 1st and continue through Dec. 11th. However, the registration will close in case the number ...
Two men arrested on sexual assault charges [News]
Urasoe City Police arrested Kohei Iha, a 30-year-old restaurant owner, and 30-year-old restaurant worker Shintaro Nakamura, on Nov. 13th, on suspicion of a sexual assault. Accordin...
OIST President Jonathan Dorfan wins Panofsky Prize [News]
Jonathan Dorfan, a president and CEO of Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology (OIST) Graduate University in Onna Village, has been awarded the W.K.H. Panofsky Prize in Experi...
Large aviation conference planned for Okinawa in 2017 [Business]
Gerard Brown, the head of Future Events at United Business Media, a leading business-to-business media and market information company in the U.K., visited Okinawa Governor Takeshi ...
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