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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
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
2015.06.04
Fight to preserve Henoko Bay goes to Washington [Politics]
By E. Heinrich-Sanchez This week, I would like to introduce Bruce Gagnon. a Vietnam-era veteran who began his grassroots organizing career by working for the United Farm Workers Un...
USJ inspects Ocean Expo as potential site for theme park [Business]
Hiroto Izumi, an assistant to the Prime Minister, and Tsuyoshi Morioka, a marketing chief of the Universal Studios Japan along with Okinawa Prefecture Deputy Governor Mitsuo Ageda ...
Garbage worker killed in freak accident [News]
A sanitation worker was killed on job when he was crushed between a garbage truck and concrete pole in Ikehara, Okinawa City, on Friday. According to Okinawa City Police, 71-year-o...
School alumni reunion fund unaccounted for [News]
A ruckus has erupted at a high school in the southern part of the island after up to ¥6.7 million yen of an alumni reunion fund was found unaccounted for. The Ryukyu Shinpo Newspap...
Five U.S. service members nabbed for DUI over weekend [News]
Five U.S. service members were nabbed on suspicion of driving under influence over the weekend, according to police reports. Two service members were arrested in two incidents Satu...
2015.05.31
Kunigami Trail Run registration starts Monday [Sports]
The 3rd Kunigami Trail Run will take place at Kunigami Village Forest Park on December 12th. Registration for entering the competition begins Mondayat Fami-port terminals at Family...
Onaga arrives at Washington D.C. [News]
Okinawa Governor Takashi Onaga is scheduled to arrive at Washington D.C. on Saturday, on his trip to the U.S. to try to directly convey to American decision makers the will of the ...
2015.05.30
Manza Haarii invites participants; registration starts Jun. 1 [Sports]
The 32nd Manza Haarii Festival is scheduled to take place on July 5th at ANA Intercontinental Manza Beach Resort in Seragaki, Onna Village. The registration for participating teams...
Three arrested for possession of ‘danger drug’ for sale [News]
The Okinawa Prefectural Police and officials from the Drug Enforcement Okinawa Division of the Kyushu Regional Bureau of Health and Welfare arrested three ex-employees of a store n...
Governor Onaga in Hawaii [News]
Okinawa Governor Takeshi Onaga, on his way to Washington C.D., arrived at Honolulu Airport in Hawaii in the morning of May 27th (local time) While in Hawaii, Onaga is scheduled to ...
Over 1,500 new HIV cases diagnosed in 2014 [News]
The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare announced on May 27th that 1,546 persons in the nation had been diagnosed HIV positive in 2014, which is the third highest number ever. Ov...
Urasoe Mayor survives non-confidence vote over military port [Politics]
Urasoe City Assembly rejected a non-confidence resolution against Urasoe Mayor Tetsuji Matsumoto at an extraordinary session, May 25th. Minority members of the city assembly had su...
2015.05.29
Onaga gives Kariyushi shirt to Prime Minister Abe [News]
Japan’s Prime Minister was a bit surprised at a gift from Okinawa’s governor this week, given animosity over the base realignment issue, but he accepted it in the spirit of friends...
2015.05.29
Naha Marathon registration starts Monday [Sports]
Registration for the most popular marathon on Okinawa opens at 9 a.m. Monday, and is expected to exceed the allotted 30,000 runners in a matter of hours. The 31st Naha Marathon org...
Several Miyako officials nabbed for DUI offenses [News]
A rash of drinking and driving incidents is plaguing civil servants of Miyakojima City, as they have been charged one after another for DUI offenses. In the latest incident, May 25...
Dental clinic deregistered from insurance coverage [News]
Kyushu Regional Bureau of Health and Welfare Okinawa Division officials have deregistered an Urasoe dentist from authorized medical insurance institutions. According to officials, ...
Japan Coast Guard member given dishonorable discharge [News]
A male staff member of the Ishigaki Coast Guard Office was dismissed and given a dishonorable discharge after he was discovered to have pocketed about ¥2.4 million of Coast Guard m...
Young woman crushed to death in traffic accident [News]
A female vocational school female student was killed when she was run over by a 10-ton truck, Monday afternoon. According to Ishikawa Police, 18-year-old Sae Ohara from Tomigusuku ...
U.S. P3C drops antenna while on patrol [Military]
A U.S. Navy P3C antisubmarine aircraft based on Kadena Air Base lost a copper wire antenna while on patrol on May 20th. According to officials at the Okinawa Defense Bureau, the ex...
Yonabaru’s Agarihama to get new MICE facility [Business]
Okinawa Governor Takeshi Onaga announced officially at a press conference at the Prefectural Government Office on May 22nd the much-awaited decision to locate the prefecture’s new ...
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