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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
Drunk American man held for trespassing in Urasoe [News]
Urasoe Police arrested a 21-year-old man claiming to be a U.S. Marine on suspicion of trespassing into a private house in Urasoe. According to Urasoe Police they arrested Brian Don...
2015.05.07
Kiteboarding provides plenty of excitement, satisfaction [Sports]
By David Higgins When I first heard about kiteboarding, I didn’t like the sound of it. My first impression was that it was going to quickly become another fad sport; attempting to ...
2015.05.05
Mini-playoff win lets Golden Kings escape to play again [Ryukyu Golden Kings]
The Ryukyu Golden Kings are headed to the second round of the Basketball Japan League playoffs, but only after sweating past a first game loss, a second game win and then a playoff...
Women dies while scuba diving off Taketomi [News]
A fatal scuba diving accident happened in the morning of Apr. 30th off Kuroshima, Taketomi Island. According to Ishigaki Coast Guard officials, 50-year-old Machiko Sasaki from Seta...
Draelon Burns wins TK bj-Legue “Best 6th Man Award” [Ryukyu Golden Kings]
Pro basketball TK bj-League announced April 30th the recipients of its annual awards for the season 2014-15. Draelon Burns of the Ryukyu Golden Kings received the award called the ...
Large protest against Henoko plan to be staged in Naha [News]
Prefectural Assembly members, representatives of local businesses and civic groups opposing the construction of a replacement facility to MCAS Futenma in Henoko spoke to media in N...
2015.05.01
Ginoza Children’s Day brings educational experiences [CURRENT ISSUE]
The 3rd Ginoza Experience Festival links Children’s Day on Tuesday with a variety of experience-based booths and sea activities for families. There are 11 classes this time, includ...
2015.04.30
Sabani experience open to anyone [Sports]
The 7th ‘Sabani’ experience & the 11th craft event ‘Manmaru-ichi’ are coming up this weekend in Nago City, with visitors having opportunities to paddle and row Sabani and learn...
2015.04.29
Golden Kings split final weekend series [Ryukyu Golden Kings]
There were some good moments and some not-so-good moments as the Ryukyu Golden Kings took the Basketball Japan League season down to the wire, delighting the home fans on Saturday ...
Protests against Henoko continue; early return of bases hinted [News]
About 2,500 people rallied in front of the Okinawa Prefectural Government’s office in Naha, Tuesday, to protest the relocation of the MCAS Futenma to Henoko. The protests in ...
Young biker without license crashes with police bike [News]
A 17-year-old unemployed boy driving a motorcycle was chased by a motorcycle patrol of the Prefectural Traffic Mobile Unit, and collided with one police patrol bike that cut in fro...
Local bus companies switching to OKICA system [News]
OKICA service, the IC card ticket for riding Okinawa Urban Monorail, better known as Yui Rail, can now be used in local buses of all four bus companies on Okinawa. The same card ca...
China Eastern to open Naha – Fuzhou route in June [Business]
China Eastern Airlines is on the final steps of opening a new route between Naha and Fuzhou in China in June. This will be the first regular route linking Okinawa and Fuzhou. The a...
Henoko opposition fund showing strong start [Politics]
A fund called ‘Henoko Kikin’ that is earmarked to supporting opposition activities against the construction of the relocation facility and relocation of MCAS Futenma to Henoko repo...
Nippon Ham Fighters to move part of spring camp from Nago [Sports]
Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters, a Japanese pro baseball team, has decided to shorten the time of its annual February spring training camp in Nago, and relocate the training to anothe...
Okinawan heart transplant patient recovering very well [News]
The parents of Rai Matsushima, a 13-year-old junior high school boy from Chatan suffering from a severe heart disease who underwent a heart transplant this February in the U.S. rep...
Defense Ministry eyes permanent troops on Miyako [News]
According to media reports the Japanese Ministry of Defense is considering a plan to permanently deploy several hundred Self Defense Force personnel on Miyako Island. The island cu...
AEON Mall Okinawa Rycom Grand Opening attracts huge crowds [News]
The much-awaited Grand Opening of AEON Mall Okinawa Rycom took place at 9 a.m. on Saturday. AEON officials estimated that about 11,000 people waited in line in front of the mall be...
2015.04.27
Okinawa City becomes Golden King’s official hometown [Ryukyu Golden Kings]
The Ryukyu Golden Kings and Okinawa City held a joint press conference Monday morning to announce that Okinawa City would become the Golden Kings’ official hometown. The team was r...
Japanese sailor held on suspicion of driving drunk [News]
Okinawa City Police arrested a Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force petty officer on suspicion of drinking and driving early Sunday morning in Okinawa City. According to Okinawa Polic...
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