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Okinawa marks 52nd anniversary of revers… [Politics]
May 15th marked the 52nd anniversary of Okinawa’s reversion to the Japanese administration in 1972. According to published figures, the Japa...Read More
‘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
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...
Pocket knife gets Marine in pickle with Japanese law [News]
Okinawa Police City arrested a 22-year-old Marine Lance Corporal, Sunday, on suspicion of violating the Japanese Firearms and Swords Control Law. According to police, an officer on...
SOFA-status personnel free for J-League Soccer [Sports]
Okinawa’s F.C. Ryukyu opens its 2015 campaign at home Sunday against Fukushima United Football Club at Comprehensive Athletic Park in the Awase area. Admission is free to the J-Lea...
Onaga meets Lt. Gen Wissler, Consul General Magleby [News]
Okinawa Governor Takeshi Onaga visited Camp Courtney in Uruma City and had a closed door meeting with Lt. Gen. John Wissler, the Okinawa Area Coordinator and Alfred Magleby, the Co...
Golden Kings bounce back on road [Ryukyu Golden Kings]
Stung by a loss as the Basketball Japan League moves toward the wire and behind by a game in the Western Conference, the Ryukyu Golden Kings moved into Fukuoka seeking to redeem th...