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‘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
OkiEvents this Week!! [CURRENT ISSUE ENTERTAINMENT Festival]
・11/3~11/5 Shuri Castle Restoration Festival @ Shuri Castle 10:00~ https://oki-park.jp/shurijo/en/event/8414 PIN: https://maps.app.goo.gl/Qj...Read More
Urasoe Police concludes body victim of hit-and-run [News]
Urasoe Police has concluded that an old man found dead on a street in Miyagi, Urasoe City, in the morning of Aug 1st, was a victim of a hit-and-run. According to Urasoe Police, an ...
Student on skateboard killed in traffic accident in Motobu [News]
A fatal traffic accident occurred in Motobu Town, Wednesday, when a car hit a college student riding on a skateboard. According to police, the 20-year-old college student from Aich...
Woman driver arrested after fatal crash with motorcycle [News]
An accident between a car and a motorcycle occurred on Highway 58 in Ameku, Naha City, in the evening of Aug. 2nd, in which the driver of the motorcycle died. According to Naha Pol...
Businessman arrested for sex with minor [News]
Yonabaru Police arrested a 31-year-old businessman from Agena, Uruma City, Aug. 2nd, on suspicion of engaging in a sexual relationship with a 14-year-old junior high school girl wh...
Final “intensive” talks on Henoko to take place Monday [Politics]
The final round of “intensive” talks between the Government of Japan and Okinawa Prefecture to resolve the dispute over the construction of the replacement facility for MCAS Futenm...
2015.09.04
Kings contracts new center/forward Evan Ravenel [Ryukyu Golden Kings]
Golden Kings announced that the team has contracted a new center/forward player Evan Ravenel on Aug. 25th. 25-year-old Florida native Ravenel who will carry number 30 on his...
2nd Great Okinawa Trade Fair attracts much interest [Business]
The first board meeting of the 2nd Great Okinawa Trade Fair 2015, one of the largest international food-related trade fairs in Japan scheduled to take place on Nov. 26th and 27th t...
Two men drown as mini truck plunges into ocean [News]
Two men died when a mini truck fell into the ocean at Nago Fishing Port in the evening of Aug 1st. According to Nago Police, the accident to place on a dock within the Nago Fishing...
Child pornography possession case handed to prosecutors [News]
Okinawa Prefectural Police and Tomigusuku Police handed Naha District Public Prosecutors Office the case file on a 21-year-old unemployed man on Aug. 1st, who is suspected of viola...
OIST begins academic year with 24 new students [News]
The enrollment ceremony of the 2015/2016 academic year at OIST, the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University in Onna, was held on Sep. 1st at the university....
Okinawa children improve in national academic test [News]
The Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology announced Aug. 25th the results of the annual National Academic Achievement Test in the nation’s elementary and j...
Old man found dead on street, hit-and-run suspected [News]
Urasoe Police found the body of an elderly man on a street early Tuesday morning after receiving a call from a passerby. According to Urasoe Police, a passerby called the police em...
Scandal tainted Okishin Construction files for bankruptcy [Business]
Okishin Kensetsu Construction Co. of Uruma City has sought bankruptcy protection having encountered what the company officials call a “serious cash-flow problem.” This February, Ak...
Three Okinawa castle sites among top 20 in Japan [News]
Four castle sites on Okinawa were selected among the top 20 most visit worthy castle sites in Japan 2015 by public voting for the category on TripAdvisor website. TripAdvisor, the ...
Passenger missing after falling overboard from ferry [News]
The 11th Regional Coast Guard Headquarters received an emergency call about 7:30 in the morning of Aug. 28th from the captain of ‘Ferry Daito,’ owned by Daito Kaiun Sangyo Co., Ltd...
Small commuter aircraft has landing mishap on Aguni [News]
A propeller-driven Twin Otter DHC6-400 commuter aircraft of Osaka-based First Flying Co., Ltd. had an accident on Aug. 28th when landing at Aguni Airport on its scheduled flight fr...
Prefecture starts survey of coral damage off Henoko [News]
The Okinawa Prefectural Government started the ocean floor survey in the restricted area off the coast of Henoko, Monday. The purpose of the survey is to find out if the concrete b...
Rally against Abe’s security bills held at Yogi Park [News]
A large-scale protest rally against the Security Bills currently waiting for approval in the Upper House of the national parliament in Tokyo, was held at Yogi Park in Naha, Sunday....
Suga-Onaga meeting fails again to narrow gap [News]
Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga and Okinawa Governor Takeshi Onaga met for the second time at a hotel in Naha, Saturday, for the fourth round of “intensive” talk...
Drunk U.S. sailor beats, robs taxi driver in Chatan [News]
Okinawa City Police arrested a 34-year-old U.S. Navy sailor stationed on Guam on suspicion of robbing a taxi in Chatan, Saturday. According to police, U.S. Navy Petty Officer First...
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