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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
Ginoza is looking for few good batters [News]
Ginoza Village opened a municipal batting practice facility in the village’s Comprehensive Athletic Park a year ago, and according to village officials, it’s the only municipal gov...
Dioxins discovered from residential area in Chatan [News]
A survey by the Okinawa Defense Bureau revealed the existence of dioxins in the soil in a residential area in Kamisedo, Chatan. An analysis of the soil and debris samples from the ...
Kodomo-no Kuni Zoo bear escapes cage twice [News]
Mitsuki, a 3-year-old female black bear residing in Okinawa Kodomo-no Kuni Zoo broke through the roof of her cage and escaped the enclosure for a walk on Nov. 7th. Zoo officials an...
Sides raise stakes at Henoko fight, court battle looms [CURRENT ISSUE]
The Centra; Government issued a final warning to Okinawa Prefecture and Governor Takeshi Onaga before a possible legal action, as Land and Infrastructure Minister Keiichi Ishii “in...
Yonabaru man nabbed for drug smuggling attempt [News]
Yonabaru Police arrested a 44-year-old self-employed man, Nov. 9th, on suspicion of importing several kinds of illegal drugs. The man claims that he did not know the goods shipped ...
Petrobras to shut down Nansei Sekiyu Nishihara refinery [Business]
Lincoln Shiodiro Ishikawa, the president of Nansei Sekiyu K.K. that operates the only oil refinery on the island, visited Akikazu Shimoji, the director general of the Prefectural D...
Nippon Ham spring camp to stay in Nago [Sports]
Hiroji Osoko, the acting owner of the Japanese pro-baseball team Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters, and Toshimasa Shimada, a representative of the team, visited the Nago City Mayor Susu...
Movies at U.S. base theaters on Okinawa Nov. 12 ~ 18 [CURRENT ISSUE]
KADENA THEATER Admission Prices Adult $6.00, Child $3.25 3D movies Adult $8.00 Child $5.25 12 Thu 1900 Spectre PG13 13 Fri 1800 The Peanuts Movie G 13 Fri 2010 The 33 PG13 14 S...
High school students publish guidebook in English [News]
Five members of the English Club at Tomishiro High School put together a guidebook in English for foreign tourists. The book titled ‘Tomiko’s Favorite Spots’ was released in a comp...
Man arrested on murder attempt, trespassing charges [News]
Ginowan City Police on arrested a 25-year-old unemployed man from Urasoe City Tuesday, on suspicion of trespassing and an attempted murder. According to police, Naruto Taira is sus...
Okinawa City returns sewage charges collected by mistake [News]
Okinawa City Government announced Monday that an on-going internal investigation has revealed that the city has by mistake collected a total of ¥1.82 million in excessive sewage ch...
2015.11.11
Chubu Trim Marathon causes traffic restrictions Sunday [Sports]
Chubu Trim Marathon is an annual fall event that this year takes place this Sunday. About 4,200 runners have registered for the event that starts at 8:00 and is scheduled to end by...
Group of ten arrested for spree of thefts, trespassing [News]
Okinawa Prefectural Police announced Nov. 6th the arrest of a group of eight boys and two adult men on suspicion of theft and trespassing. According to the police, the group consis...
Two Marines held after entering parked car [News]
Okinawa City Police arrested two Marines, a 21-year-old Corporal and 20-year-old Lance Corporal, both stationed on Camp Foster, on suspicion of attempted theft, Nov. 7th. According...
Guardman killed in traffic accident, driver arrested [News]
Uruma Police arrested a 24-year-old store worker Christopher Keisuke Hoshino from Ishado, Nakagusuku, on suspicion of vehicular homicide on Nov. 6th. According to police, a car dri...
Itoman tax official nabbed for embezzlement [News]
Itoman Police arrested Nov. 8th an Itoman City government employee, who works at the City Tax Collection Division, on suspicion of embezzlement. According to investigators, 44-year...
Marine arrested for kicking parked car in Mihama [News]
Okinawa City Police arrested a 27-year-old Marine Lance Corporal stationed on MCAS Futenma on suspicion of causing damage to private property Saturday evening. The Marine is suspec...
Mini car knocks down scooter in hit-and-run [News]
A mini car struck scooter coming from the opposite direction on Highway 58 in Tancha, Onna Village, Saturday evening. The scooter fell on the ground and a 27-year-old Urasoe man dr...
2015.11.09
Kings continue success at home against Rizing Fukuoka [Ryukyu Golden Kings]
The Ryukyu Golden Kings scored their fourth and fifth straight wins in their weekend home game against Rizing Fukuoka played at Okinawa City Gymnasium. The Kings won the Saturday g...
Police beef up presence at Camp Schwab main gate [News]
As tensions are rising between guards and demonstrators in front of Camp Schwab main gate after the government resumed work at the Henoko landfill site, close to two hundred member...
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