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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
Warning for school kids issued in Naha [News]
The Naha Board of Education has sent a warning to all elementary and junior high schools in Naha, informing them that a spate of incidents involving attacks on school children has ...
FamilyMart buys Cocostores [Business]
FamilyMart Co., Ltd., the No.3 convenience store chain in Japan, has acquired all shares in its smaller rival Cococstore Corp. The company said in its Sep. 8th announcement that it...
Small girl falls to death from 11th floor balcony [News]
A 4-year-old girl fell to her death from the balcony of her grand parents’ 11th floor condominium in Uema, Naha City, Saturday morning. According to Naha Police, Anjy Omine from Ar...
Itoman bank admits losing customers’ documents in 2010 [News]
The Itoman branch of the Okinawa Kaiho Bank has admitted losing money transfer request forms from 576 of its customers that were submitted over a period of three months from Januar...
Breathalyzer test refusal lands Tech Sergeant in jail [News]
Okinawa City Police arrested a 30-year-old Air Force Technical Sergeant on suspicion of driving under influence after he refused a breathalyzer test Saturday afternoon. According t...
Motorbike crashes into bicycle, both riders dead [News]
A large motorcycle crashed into a bicycle early Saturday morning on Kaichu Road in Yonashiro-Yahira, Uruma City. Both the driver of the motorcycle and the bicyclist died as the res...
‘Silver Week’ gives Japanese 5-day break [Business]
As the Respect for the Aged Day, a Japanese holiday is observed on Monday, Sep. 21st, the Autumn Equinox Day, another Japanese national holiday is on Wednesday, Sep. 24th and the J...
USJ plans for Okinawa theme park take shape [Business]
Universal Studios Japan is advancing its plans to open a new theme park on Okinawa, its second in Japan. The company is reportedly planning to spend about ¥60 billion ($497 million...
Costco reported mulling opening store on Okinawa [Business]
A U.S. based membership warehouse club Costco that currently operates 24 stores in various parts of Japan, has reportedly made a location survey with the aim of making a foray into...
Gang of nine teens nabbed for vending machine burglary spree [News]
Okinawa Prefectural Police rounded up a gang of nine boys between 18 and 19 years of age, Thursday, on suspicion of burglarizing vending machines. According to police, the boys bro...
Police arrests Naha man for prostituting high school girls [News]
Naha police on arrested a 20-year-old self-employed man from Asato, Naha City, Wednesday, on suspicion of violating the Anti-Prostitution Act and Child Welfare Law. An 18-year-old ...
Coast Guard asking help to ID drowning victim [News]
An unidentified man was found floating face down in the ocean 50 meters offshore at Soeshi, Nakagusuku Village, Wednesday afternoon. The man was taken to a hospital unconscious and...
Tokyo tourist drowns while snorkeling in Motobu [News]
A worker of a scuba diving tour company called police emergency number to report a man floating face down in the water off a beach near the Sesoko Bridge in Sesoko, Motobu Town, We...
Construction worker suffers hydrogen sulfide poisoning [News]
Two male construction workers repairing sewer pipes in a manhole in Okinawa City shortly after midnight, Thursday, suddenly started feeling ill, and one of them was taken to a hosp...
Governor decides to nullify Henoko reclamation permit [News]
Okinawa Governor Takeshi Onaga is expected to begin steps to cancel the approval for the land reclamation work off the coast of Henoko after ‘intensive’ talks with the central gove...
Ginowan Mayor announces seeking second term [News]
Ginowan City Mayor Atsushi Sakima, held a press conference in Ginowan City Office Sep. 5th to formally announce seeking a second term in office in the city mayoral election in Janu...
Urasoe habu have high concentrations of PCB and DDT [News]
A joint study by researchers from Meio University in Nago and Ehime University in Matsuyama, Ehime Prefecture, has established that habu, a poisonous snake species on Okinawa, coll...
Peach Aviation starts regular Naha-Korea flights [Business]
Peach Aviation, a Japanese low-cost airline headquartered in Osaka, has started regular flights between Naha and Inchon in Korea from Sep. 4th. The inauguration of the route marks ...
Japanese sailor arrested for drunken assault [News]
Okinawa City Police arrested Friday a 24-year-old Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force sailor on suspicion of an assault. According to police, Leading Seaman Tomoki Kayashima, station...
2015.09.07
Golden Kings are ready to go! [Ryukyu Golden Kings]
As the two Japanese pro-basketball leagues, TKbj-League and Japan Basketball League are preparing to merge into one league from season 2016 – 2017, the upcoming season 2015-2016 wi...
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