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Okinawa marks 52nd anniversary of revers… [Politics]
May 15th marked the 52nd anniversary of Okinawa’s reversion to the Japanese administration in 1972. According to published figures, the Japa...Read More
‘Year of the Dragon’ begins in Okinawan … [CULTURE CURRENT ISSUE]
Legend has it that Buddha asked all animals to meet him on the Chinese New Year. Twelve came, and Buddha named a year after each one, and an...Read More
Pro-Baseball Spring Training 2024 [Family Sports]
Okinawa is the southernmost prefecture in Japan, and that means it’s the warmest place in the country in the wintertime. Because of that, ma...Read More
Naha man arrested for home invasion, robbery and assault [News]
Naha Police on arrested a 24-year-old unemployed man Thursday, on suspicion of invading a home, robbery and assault on a woman in her 20’s. According to police, Katsunori Miyagi fr...
Head-on collision injures five, but no one fatally [News]
A 21-year-old airman stationed on Kadena Air Base turned on the wrong side of the road in Uechi, Okinawa City, in the evening of Oct. 14 and collided with a car driven by a 36-year...
OTS opens multi-lingual Okinawa hotel reservation site [Business]
Okinawa Tourist Service (OTS), a local tour company, has opened an online hotel reservation site from Oct. 1st. On the site, OTS introduces tour sites on the Okinawa main island an...
Robbery and attempt by two men on motorbike [News]
Two incidents of purse snatching were reported to Naha Police Oct. 11 and 12. In both cases two men riding on a motorcycle grabbed the purses. Investigators from Naha Police invest...
Itoman Tourist Farm to reopen Oct. 30 [News]
Itoman Tourist Farm, a tourist attraction in Mabuni, Itoman City that has been closed since last year will get a second life with a renewal opening on Oct. 30th. With the opening, ...
16 baby turtles hatch from eggs from killed mother turtle [News]
The Okinawa Churashima Foundation announced Oct. 13th to have succeeded in artificially hatching 16 green turtle eggs that were taken from a mother turtle after she was killed in a...
Governor makes revocation of Henoko landfill permit official [Politics]
As expected Governor Takeshi Onaga Tuesday revoked the approval of the landfill permit for Henoko that his predecessor had approved in December 2013. The move was expected as inevi...
Man arrested for shooting video up woman’s skirt [News]
Naha Police arrested a 30-year-old male employee of the Okinawa Prefectural Government from Uchima, Urasoe City on suspicion of shooting a video up the skirt of a young woman. Acco...
Elderly man drowns after falling in ocean [News]
A 76-year-old unemployed man from Kuwae, Chatan Town, fell into the ocean Sunday afternoon at Cape Maeda in Onna Village. According to Ishikawa Police, Toshio Nakamura had been fis...
Little boy critical after being hit by mini car [News]
A mini car hit a 6-year-old boy on Route 329 in Yonabaru, Yonabaru Town, Sunday morning. The boy was taken to a hospital, where he remains in a reportedly critical condition. Accor...
Marine arrested for assault with beer jug [News]
Okinawa City Police arrested a 28-year-old Marine Sergeant stationed on MCAS Futenma, Saturday, on suspicion of an assault resulting in a physical injury. According to police, the ...
Aiko Shimajiri new Minister of Okinawa and Northern Territories [News]
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe announced Oct. 6th the nomination of Aiko Shimajiri, a 50-year-old Liberal Democratic Party Upper House representative from Okinawa to the post of the Min...
Female store clerk thwarts robbery attempt [News]
Naha Police arrested an 18-year-old unemployed man from Nanjo City on suspicion of an attempted robbery at a supermarket in Makishi, Naha City, on Oct. 7th. According to Naha Polic...
Collision with car injures biking high school boy [News]
A 21-year-old Air Force servicewoman from Kadena Air Base driving her car collided with a 17-year-old high school boy riding a bicycle at an intersection on Highway 58 in Mihama, C...
Salmonella infection nets bento store suspension [News]
The Okinawa Prefectural Community Health Division announced Oct. 8th that three persons who had eaten a bento lunch purchased from Kariyushi Bento Store in Okinawa City on Sep. 9th...
2015.10.12
Golden Kings split weekend games with Shiga Lakestars [Ryukyu Golden Kings]
The Ryukyu Golden Kings were facing the Shiga Lakestars in a pair of TKbj-League season 2015-16 second round games in Otsu, Shiga Prefecture, where the Kings ruled the Saturday’s m...
English teacher’s assistant arrested for alleged sexual assault [News]
Okinawa City Police arrested Tuesday a 46-year-old American English teacher’s assistant from Uruma City on suspicion of a sexual assault. According to police, the man is suspected ...
Motorcyclist dies in crash after losing control [News]
A 39-year-old self-employed man from Okinawa City lost control of his large motorcycle on a road between Namihira and Sobe in Zakimi, Yomitan Village, and crashed into a guardrail,...
U.S. Soldier arrested after refusing breathalyzer test [News]
Naha Police arrested a 25-year-old U.S. Army Specialist from Torii Station, Sunday, for refusing a breathalyzer test. According to police, the soldier refused to take a breathalyze...
Okinawa athletes shine in National Sports Festival [Sports]
In the final doubles match of the female junior tennis players in the 70th National Sports Festival 2015 in Wakayama Prefecture, Sep. 30th, Lisa-Marie Rioux and Nana Shimoji of Oki...
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