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Okinawa Expressway Renewal Work Starts J… [CURRENT ISSUE LIFE Living]
NEXCO, the company operating the Okinawa Expressway announces that Expressway renewal works start from January 6th to April 28th in 2026 bet...Read More
Itoman Tug-of-War marks end of summer [CULTURE CURRENT ISSUE ENTERTAINMENT]
Many Okinawan farmers and fishermen, in some form or fashion, pay tribute to the Gods, seeking their blessing and favor for a great harvest ...Read More
Awamori "Ku-su" Day [CURRENT ISSUE LIFE]
September 4th is the “Ku-su Day”, with September = ‘9’ which is pronounced ‘kyu’ or ‘ku’ in Japanese, and ‘4’ being pronounced ‘...Read More
Unemployed local man held for trespassing into base [News]
Okinawa City Police arrested a 21-year-old unemployed man on suspicion of trespassing into Camp Chields in Chibana, Okinawa City, on Apr. 15th. According to police, the U.S. Milita...
Man hanging to car roof brings woman attempted murder rap [News]
Ginowan Police arrested a 27-year-old woman, Friday, on suspicion of attempted murder. According to police, Yumino Futenma, an unemployed woman from Sobe, Naha City, is suspected o...
Drunk driver arrested for hit and run in Itoman [News]
Itoman Police arrested 30-year-old businessman Yuichi Yamanoha from Gushi, Naha City, on suspicion of hit-and-run on Apr. 18th. According to police, Yamanoha had been driving his m...
US. Army private arrested on theft charges in Naha [News]
Naha Police arrested a 22-year-old U.S. Army private on suspicion of theft, Saturday. According to police, U.S Army Private Wesley Gibbs, is suspected of shooting off a fire exting...
2015.04.20
Extreme Okinawa! [Sports]
By David Higgins Are you tired of the same boring week in-week out routine? Are you starting to feel like you have done most of what there is to do on Okinawa, or are you itching f...
Golden Kings preparing for playoffs, home finale [Ryukyu Golden Kings]
The Ryukyu Golden Kings are a game out of first place in the Basketball Japan League’s Western Conference, trailing the red-hot Kyoto Hannaryz as the season winds down later this m...
Government promises support to USJ Okinawa theme park [Business]
In an apparent gesture intended to soften Okinawa’s opposition to the relocation of MCAS Futenma to Henoko, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga promised Wednesday that the centr...
Governor Onaga to meet Prime Minister today [Politics]
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is meeting Okinawa Governor Takeshi Onaga today in Tokyo. Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga and Okinawa Deputy Governor Mitsuo Ageda will al...
Taiwanese company mulls large hotel project in Toyosaki [Business]
One of the six major cement makers in China and Taiwan, Chia Hsin Cement Corp., is considering to build a large commercial complex in Toyosaki, Tomigusuku City. The complex would i...
New aircraft maintenance company to open shop in Naha [Business]
ANA Holdings Inc. that is scheduled to open an office at the aircraft maintenance base to be constructed at Naha Airport, and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries have decided to establish ...
Man dies in construction accident in Nago [News]
A fatal accident occurred at a construction site at the Okinawa Expressway elevated bridge at Kyoda, Nago City, in the morning of Apr. 10th. According to Nago Police, 26 year-old c...
New connection road in Ginowan opens [News]
A new road connecting Highway 58 and Ginowan Bypass opened to traffic Apr. 11th. The two-lane 530-meter-long road starts by Oyama Elementary School going straight 23 meters down to...
Tourist drowns at Ishigaki resort [News]
A Kanagawa man visiting Ishigaki Island with his wife was found floating face down off the beach Tuesday afternoon. He was taken to a hospital where he was pronounced dead shortly ...
Urasoe Mayor indicates accepting military port into city [News]
Urasoe City Mayor Tetsuji Matsumoto seems to have had a change of heart regarding the transfer of Naha Military Port from its current location to his city on reclaimed land outside...
Japan Coast Guard expands in light of Senkaku situation [News]
The 11th Regional Coast Guard Headquarters in Naha has reorganized its General Affairs Division, Security, Search and Rescue Division and a Special Public Relations Office for mass...
Marine nabbed for attempted theft of necklace [News]
Naha Police arrested a 22-year-old Marine on suspicion of theft, Saturday. According to investigators, Marine Cpl. Sebastian Knopka is suspected of shoplifting a necklace worth abo...
Woman arrested for DUI [News]
Ishikawa Police arrested a 44-year-old unemployed woman, Rumiko Nakamura, of Yonabaru, on suspicion of injuring a four-year-old girl after she collided with another car while drivi...
18-year-old nabbed for robbery, suspected of murder [News]
A 18-year-old unemployed man with no permanent address who was sought as a material witness to the murder of 63-year-old Shizue Ueda, was arrested in Aichi Prefecture on suspicion ...
Shuri Castle selected in world’s top ten most visited [News]
World Heritage Site Shuri Castle in Naha City, was selected as one of the top ten of ‘World’s most visited places and castles’ by the CNN television affiliated website “Travel + Le...
Okinawa businesses, politicians launch fund opposing Henoko [News]
Prefectural Assembly members of ruling parties and representatives of business companies launched a foundation called ‘Henoko Kikin’ designed to support opposition activities again...
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