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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
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...
2015.04.12
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...
2015.04.10
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...
ANA to add two new international cargo routes from Okinawa [Business]
All Nippon Airways that has made Okinawa one of its international cargo hubs is planning to add two new routes to its existing cargo network centered on Okinawa. Akira Okada, the p...
Okinawa Monorail sets new passenger record numbers [News]
The Okinawa Urban Monorail Co. carried more passengers during the fiscal 2014 than ever before, setting a new record. According to figures the company released Tuesday, the number ...
JTA airliner aborts takeoff at Ishigagki Airport [News]
A Japan Transocean Air flight from Ishigaki to Naha was aborted just when the aircraft was taking off from Ishigaki Airport when the crew heard an unusual sound while speeding for ...
Elderly tourist falls overboard from high speed Ishigaki ferry [News]
An elderly man fell overboard from a high-speed ferry on the way from Ohara Port on Iriomote Island to Ishigaki Port, Tuesday morning. According to Ishigaki Coast Guard the man, a ...
ANA midnight Naha-Tokyo tickets on sale from today [Business]
All Nippon Airways announced April 6th that they would run limited “Galaxy” midnight flights between Naha and Haneda Airport in Tokyo during the summer vacation season from Jul. 17...
Orion Beer starts sale of its “summer beer” today [Business]
Orion Beer is bringing a limited production “summer beer” to store shelves today. This is the third year Orion brings its “Natsu Ichiban” labeled suds to the market. The name impli...
Kings ready to join new basketball champion league [Sports]
Japan’s two bickering professional basketball leagues finally have pulled their act together and are starting a new joint professional championship league from Oct. 2016. The schis...
Izena Island temperature reaches record high for April [News]
The weather was muggy and hot on Sunday, Apr. 5th throughout Okinawa, and residents of Izena Village on Izena Island, had it especially hot regarding the time of the year. The temp...
Naha bus terminal area redevelopment work begins [News]
The construction of the Asahibashi monorail station area including the Naha Bus Terminal starts today. The redevelopment is scheduled to be complete by the end of March 2018. The B...
Airman nabbed for DUI [News]
Okinawa City Police arrested an airman on suspicion of driving under influence on Apr. 5. According to Okinawa City Police, a patrol apprehended 21-year-old SrA Taylor Morita while...
First Suga-Onaga meeting fails to bring sides closer [Politics]
Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga made a long awaited visit to Okinawa and met Okinawa Governor Takeshi Onaga face to face for the first time since Onaga was elected the gover...
2015.04.05
Sprint Triathlon at White Beach coming April 19th [Sports]
Spring is in the air, and Navy MWR Okinawa and Navy Sports Fitness are staging a Sprint Triathlon at White Beach on April 19th. The triathlon is not an open base event, but the Spr...
2015.04.01
Golden Kings stumble Saturday, redeem themselves Sunday [Ryukyu Golden Kings]
“We lost a game that we should have won” is how Okinawa head coach Tsutomu Isa summed up a stunning home court loss to the high-flying Kyoto Hannaryz in the opening game of their s...
Awamori cocktails to be sold in PET bottles [Business]
Ryukyu Asian Co., a drink maker in Uruma City, has announced a plan to produce Awamori-based cocktails to be sold in PET bottles. The company says that the new drinks will appear o...
2015.03.31
Part of Futenma housing area returns to Okinawa today [News]
The western part of Futenma housing area on Camp Foster returned to Okinawa Prefecture on Mar. 31. For the future development, the returned land is divided into four major division...
Okinawa Prefectural Agricultural College to move to Ginoza [News]
A committee tasked with planning for the relocation of the Okinawa Prefectural Agricultural College from its current location in Nago to a new site, announced on Mar. 30th that is ...
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