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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 March 31st in 2027 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
Obon is time for family gathering to rem… [CULTURE CURRENT ISSUE]
For three days starting on Tuesday, August 25th through Thursday, August 27th, many privately owned businesses on Okinawa will close their ...Read More
Local makers introduce “Kariyushi” shirts for suits [Business]
Okinawa Prefectural Clothing and Needlework Industry Association has started to sell Kariyushi dress shirts intended for use with a suit and tie. According to an association press ...
History of karate published in manga format [Sports]
An English translation of a book titled ‘The 7 samurai of Okinawa Karate’ was published in September. The book is about the history of Okinawan karate, and the story of seven legen...
2015.10.17
Joint Store sells coolest T-shirts, and creates tattoos to match [Business]
Located in a building with the first floor painted almost entirely black near Jimmy’s grocery store on Highway 58 in Oyama, Ginowan City, a clothing store called ‘JOINT’ is catchin...
2015.10.17
Guantanamo and Henoko, new perspectives to old issues [Politics]
By E. Heinrich-Sanchez According to the 0ct. 2 NNN Prensa Latina, and posted by Anthony Brenner on The Cuban Handshake blog, ” Guantanamo will host a meeting of the World Cou...
Two small children drown in murder-suicide attempt [News]
Two young children drowned in what police investigators believe was a murder-suicide attempt by their mother, in Uza, Yomitan, on Friday. Nirai Fire Station received an emergency p...
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...
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