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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
2015.06.19
Fathers’ Day bullfighting tournament offers exotic fun [Sports]
Bullfighting tournaments on Okinawa are a world away from those seen on television or in Spain or Mexico, but they’re equally exciting, and exotic, to watch. Okinawa bullfights are...
2015.06.18
Kokusai Street Yatai-mura to open Friday [Business]
People love to eat food at Japanese style food stalls called “yatai” that are mostly present at various festivals that the island has almost every weekend, especially during the su...
Union workers protesting AAFES employment policy [News]
Members of All Japan Garrison Forces Labor Union are currently conducting a sit-in protest in front of the Ishinda Gate of Camp Butler in Kitanakagusuku. The sit-in started at 8 a....
Henoko fight goes on [Politics]
The latest moves in the fight over the Henoko construction plan were made Tuesday, when ruling parties in the Okinawa Prefectural Assembly submitted a draft of an ordinance that wo...
Trainee doctor nabbed for stealing money from co-worker [News]
Okinawa Prefectural Police arrested 29-year-old Daigo Asahi Jun. 15th on suspicion of theft. Asahi is a trainee doctor at the medical emergency center at Okinawa Prefectural Chubu ...
Young boy, man nabbed for using fake money [News]
Okinawa Prefectural Police has nabbed a young boy on suspicion of using counterfeited ¥1,000 bills that were discovered at convenience stores in the middle part of the island. The...
Two Japanese former boxing champs inducted to Hall of Fame [Sports]
Two more Japanese former professional boxing champions are now members of the International Boxing Hall of Fame in Canastota, New York. The induction ceremony at the IBHOF took pla...
Twitter comment nets student suspension, parents disagree [News]
A student in a public high school in the middle part of the island was suspended from school for five days for slandering a teacher on Twitter. School officials explained they deci...
World Unchinachu Festival to take place in Oct. 2016 [News]
The World Uchinanchu Festival Planning Committee announced Jun. 12th that the 6th World Uchinanchu Festival will take place from Oct. 27th through 30th next year. The festival is a...
Police faxes documents to wrong number by mistake [News]
Naha Police announced Thursday that a male assistant police inspector whjo’s in his 40’s, had mistakenly sent by fax two documents containing a disease history of a man who had die...
Okinawa Police traffic check nets 165 violators [News]
Okinawa Prefectural Police gave citations in 165 cases of traffic law violations in an operation that was conducted overnight between in the evening of Jun. 12th and following morn...
2015.06.16
Locked On! Cage Impact! fighters to face off Sunday [Sports]
Fighting matches that began in Okinawa as ‘The Outsider’ matches aimed at attracting delinquent youth to organized sports in order to bring order and discipline to their lives have...
Two more U.S. servicemen nabbed for DUI on weekend [News]
Naha Police arrested two U.S. military service members on suspicion of DUI in separate incidents on Saturday and Sunday in Naha City. This brings the number of U.S. military perso...
3-year-old boy ran over by mini car in Agarihama [News]
A mini vehicle driven by a 38-year-old businessman hit a 3-year-old boy Sunday morning on a supermarket’s parking lot in Agarihama, Yonabaru Town. According to Yonabaru Police, the...
Residents win compensation over Futenma noise complaint [News]
The Naha District Court ordered Thursday the Japanese government on to pay a total of ¥754 million in compensation to residents near the MCAS Futenma air station over aircraft nois...
Pair of 14-year-olds nabbed for robbery [News]
Naha Police arrested a girl and a boy who both go to the same junior high school in the southern part of the island, Thursday. Both are 14 years old. According to Naha Police, the ...
Suspected accomplice in Naha assault and robbery questioned [News]
Naha Police interviewed on voluntary basis an airman in his 20’s stationed on Kadena Air Base, Thursday, regarding a robbery and assault that took place on Kokusai Street in Kumoji...
Onaga to meet Ambassador Kennedy next Friday in Tokyo [News]
Okinawa Governor Takeshi Onaga announced at a press conference Thursday that he is slated to hold his first meeting with U.S. Ambassador to Japan Caroline Kennedy on June 19. The m...
Investments in diplomacy can go long way [Politics]
By E. Heinrich-Sanchez Dear friends, sponsors and members “Specified Nonprofit” NPO Okinawa Ocean Culture & Environment Action Network. I would like to thank the th...
Okinawa rainy season ends [News]
The Okinawa Meteorological Agency declared the end of the annual rainy season in the prefecture, Thursday. The rainy season this year started May 20th, eleven days later than usual...
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