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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
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
Three members of family drowns, one rescued in Miyako [News]
A rip current swept four members of a family from Hyogo Prefecture out to the sea Monday afternoon, off Toguchi-no-hama on Irabu Island, Miyakojima City. Three members of the famil...
Henoko construction suspension began; 1st Suga-Onaga meeting today [Politics]
A truce of sorts was declared in the simmering issue of building the relocation facility for MCAS Futenma in Henoko, as the central government ordered a one-month long suspension o...
ANA and Yamato to test luggage delivery service [Business]
Okinawa Yamato Transportation co., Ltd, a subsidiary of a large parcel delivery company Yamato Japan, and ANA, All Nippon Airways Co., Ltd, will jointly start on a test basis a tem...
Drifter arrested for hit-and-run accident [News]
Naha Police arrested a 62-year-old unemployed man without a fixed address, Thursday, on suspicion of hit-and-run. According to police, the suspect drove a car that hit a 45-year-ol...
Typhoon Soudelor causes huge damage, spares Okinawa [News]
Although typhoon Soudelor, the 13th typhoon this season, missed Okinawa’s main island last week, it made almost direct hit to the southwestern islands of Ishikgaki and Yonaguni. On...
Okinawan pair wins title in high school tennis c’ships [Sports]
An Okinawan pair of tennis players taking part in the National High School Championships took the first place in the women’s doubles, Saturday. Lisamari Ryu and Kiko Nishizato repr...
Riot policeman nabbed for shooting video up woman’s skirt [News]
Okinawa Prefectural Police has completed an investigation to a case involving a member of the Prefectural Riot Police unit in his 20’s, who is suspected of trying to take a video u...
16-year-old boy on stolen motorcycle crashes into taxi [News]
A 16-year-old unemployed boy driving a stolen motorcycle crashed into a taxi at an intersection in Kumoji, Naha City, early in the morning on Wednesday. According to Naha Police, a...
Okinawa Festival attracts 10,000 in Hong Kong [Business]
Hong Kong based Japanese restaurant owners organized an Okinawa Festival in the city to promote special Okinawan products and tourism to Hong Kong residents. The festival took plac...
2015.08.05
Henoko seabed survey on hold for month [News]
The fight between the central government and Okinawa Prefectural government over the landfill preparation work for the Furenma replacement facility off Henoko was obviously getting...
U.S. soldier nabbed for DWI after driving wrong way [News]
Naha Police arrested 28-year-old U.S. Army soldier Curtis Mann stationed at Camp Foster, on suspicion of driving intoxicated on a street in Kumoji, Naha City, Sunday. According to ...
Largest ship ever docks Naha Port Aug. 1st [News]
One of the largest cruise ships in the fleet of the Royal Caribbean International of the U.S., Quantum of the Seas, visited Naha Port for the first time in the morning of Aug. 1st....
Okinawa aims to get ¥300 billion for fiscal 2016 [News]
Shunichi Yamaguchi, the Minister of State for Okinawa and Northern Territories Affairs, announced officially on Aug. 2nd that he’s requesting the budget guidelines for the Okinawa ...
Two Marines hurt in crash; driver tests twice the limit [News]
A car driven by a 27-year-old male Marine Sergeant stationed on Camp Kinser, crashed into a bus about 6:20 in the morning on Aug. 1st, on Highway 58 in Uchidomari, Ginowan City. Ac...
Governor ready to nullify Henoko landfill permit [News]
Based on the findings of a special report on the approval process of the Henoko landfill, Okinawa Governor Takeshi Onaga stressed in a meeting with Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihid...
Vandals smash car windows in Tomigusuku [News]
Windows of eleven cars were smashed on a parking lot of Tomigusuku municipal housing complex in Taira, Tomigusuku City, in the evening of Jul. 29th. According to Tomigusuku Police,...
12 teams picked up for Japan’s new pro-basketball top division [Sports]
The new Japanese men’s pro basketball league, JPBL, replacing the existing two competing pro-leagues and scheduled to start fall 2016 has announced the line-up of its top twelve te...
Bickering over Henoko landfill start continues [Politics]
Although the administration of Governor Takeshi Onaga has requested the central government to withdraw a partial blueprint on the construction of embankments for the V-shaped runwa...
Study; Okinawa population continues to grow [News]
Nansei Soto Industrial Advancement Center, a think tank for research and study of industrial vitalization of the southwestern islands of Japan that includes Okinawa Prefecture, and...
2015.07.31
From Havana to Henoko, democracy and genies [Politics]
By E. Heinrich-Sanchez On July 20th, Japan’s Ocean Day, known as “Umi No HI”, the Cuban flag was raised in Washington D.C. as the Stars & Stripes was raised i...
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