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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
Okinawa Expressway Renewal Work Starts J… [CURRENT ISSUE]
NEXCO, the company operating the Okinawa Expressway announces that Expressway renewal works start from January 9th in 2024 to late April in ...Read More
Man arrested for sneaking underskirt video of child [News]
Urasoe Police arrested a 41-year old man on initial suspicion of breaking local anti-nuisance ordinance. According to police, they arrested Ryo Makina on Thursday after the mother ...
Fishing boat from Tohoku tsunami drifts to Kudaka [News]
A fishing boat swept out to the sea during the Great Tohoku Earthquake and Tsunami on Mar. 11, 2011, was found drifting off Kudaka Island on June 28. The boat that has been adrift ...
Fisherina restaurant in trouble for unpaid bills [News]
A restaurant in Chatan Uminchu Wharf Fisherina Building, directly operated by Chatan Town Fishermen’s Association, has not paid its utility bills for over a year totaling ¥3.3 mill...
2017.06.30
It’s all about cars at Car Beauty Pro Shiraishi Mihama [Business]
Most gas stations in Japan are far more than spots to fill up the tank. They have services that range from an oil change and other minor maintenance jobs to cleaning services, both...
Golden Kings to face Sun Rockers Shibuya in season’s first match [Ryukyu Golden Kings]
The men’s pro-basketball B League announced Monday the schedule of the 2017-18 season opening games. In their season opening pair of matches, the Ryukyu Golden Kings will play agai...
Okinawan gymnast picked for Japan national team [Sports]
The Japan Gymnastics Association has announced the names of eight male members of the Japanese national team for the World Championships to be held in October in Montreal, Canada. ...
Two dead in weekend motorcycle accidents [News]
Several motorcycle accidents occurred over the weekend resulting in two fatalities. Early Sunday, 48-year-old Tamotsu Yonashiro lost control of his large motorcycle on Highway 58 i...
Okinawa prepares to keep South American fire ants out [News]
Okinawa Prefecture officials are taking steps to strengthen defenses against a possible invasion of fire ants, an invasive species from South America that was recently discovered i...
Ginowan police cars allowed passage through MCAS during disasters [News]
Ginowan Police and the U.S. military have concluded an agreement to allow police vehicles to pass through the premises of MCAS Futenma at the time of disasters. Osamu Hamada, the h...
28% more unexploded bomb disposals in 2016 [News]
Disposal work of unexploded ordnance, mostly from WWII, saw a sharp increase in 2016 from the previous year. According to Okinawa Bomb Disposal Council, an organ consisting of repr...
Tomigusuku is fastest growing city for 2nd consecutive year [News]
According to the growth ranking of nation’s cities published as the “City Data Pack 2017 Version” by Toyo Keizai Inc., Tomigusuku City was the fastest growing city in the nation fo...
Water storage dams in Okinawa filled to 93.4% [News]
If there’s one blessing from the heavy rains lately, it’s that the dams in the prefecture have filled up staving off the looming water shortage. Many dams, including Haneji Dam, ex...
Hello! Kitty Taxi goes on road [Business]
Okito Kotsu, a taxi and bus rental company, had an inauguration ceremony at the company’s Naha branch, Tuesday, to introduce its fleet of “Kitty Taxi” cabs that have Hello Kitty th...
2017.06.22
MESH Support Cooperative calls for government help [News]
“MESH Support”, a specified nonprofit cooperative that manages a private medical helicopter service, celebrated its 10th anniversary on June 15th while in the middle of financial d...
Heavy rain causes floods, landslides [News]
An active seasonal rain front brought heavy rains to the whole Okinawa Main and surrounding islands on Monday, which caused damages at some areas including flooded roads, houses, a...
New west coast roads expected to ease Naha traffic [News]
In the Naha New Port area, there are many of logistics and transportation companies in the Akebono Ward of Naha City, making it an important logistics hub. According to a survey by...
Okinawa high school baseball tournament starts [Sports]
An opening ceremony of the 99th National High School Baseball Tournament of Okinawa was held at Okinawa Cellular Park in Onoyama, Naha City, Saturday. The Okinawa tournament is the...
Pink dragon fruit sherbet bar goes for sale [News]
Okinawa Meiji Milk Products Co., Ltd. and Okinawa Kogyo High School collaborated to produce a “Dragon Fruit & Apple aji no pinku bar” (Pink dragon fruit & apple flavored ba...
Free shuttle bus service from Naha New Port [News]
Naha City has operated a free shuttle bus service from Naha New Port to Kokusai Street to passengers on large cruise ships from this May. The city implemented the service to allevi...
Economic effect of pro-baseball spring camps up to ¥10.9 billion [News]
According to Ryugin Research Institute Ltd., the economic effect of the professional baseball spring training camps in Okinawa in 2017 totaled ¥10.954 billion that is 9.5% more tha...
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