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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
Okinawa marks 54th anniversary of revers… [Politics]
May 15th marked the 54th anniversary of Okinawa’s reversion to the Japanese administration in 1972. According to published figures, the Japa...Read More
Crash into sea sends paraglider pilot to hospital [News]
A 67-year-ol man flying on a motorized paraglider crashed into the ocean near Jitchaku Fishing Port on Izena Island Sunday morning. The pilot, a photographer from Yamanashi Prefect...
Free shuttle bus service from Nakijin Castle to Kouri Island [News]
Yanbaru Express Bus is scheduled to start a free shuttle service of three return trips per day between Nakijin Castle Ruins Park and Kouri Island from mid-July. The shuttle service...
Off-duty taxi driver arrested for indecent assault [News]
Naha Police arrested Thursday a 49-year-old off-duty taxi driver on suspicion of an indecent assault. Police arrested Tadashi Ishikawa, who is suspected of grabbing the breasts of ...
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...
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