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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
Confirmed: USJ Co. to build theme park on Okinawa [Business]
USJ Co. Chairman and CEO Glenn Gumpel has confirmed the company is planning to open its second theme park in Asia on Okinawa. The operator of the Universal Studio Japan theme park ...
Marine Corps Commandant says transfer to Guam on track [Military]
Commandant of the U.S. Marine Corps, Gen. Joseph Dunford has denied linking the move of Marines from Okinawa to Guam and the construction of he replacement facility for MCAS Futenm...
Tokyo company planning to open Internet based school on Ikei [News]
Kadokawa Dwango, a company based in Tokyo that was created when one of the largest publishing companies in Japan, Kadokawa Co. and Dwango Co., Ltd, a Japanese IT company joined for...
Discovery of stone anchor could delay Henoko plan further [News]
Members of the Nago Board of Education and local research institutes came across an artifact that they believe is a stone anchor from a medieval ship during a survey on the planned...
Okinawan company captures market for conference translations [Business]
ISCEC Japan, a local company that provides simultaneous literal interpretation services for people with hearing difficulties, was in charge of literal interpretation at the 3rd Wor...
High school entrance test results announced [News]
Results of the entrance exams of the prefectural public high schools were announced in the morning of Mar. 17th when the names of those who passed tests were posted on the bulletin...
2015.03.18
MMA moves to Cage action on Okinawa [Sports]
Three young American military fighters are ready for Sunday, when Mixed Martial Arts grows to a new dimension – Locked On – Cage Impact — for the very first time in Okinawa. The ma...
2015.03.18
Golden Kings power-sweep another series [Ryukyu Golden Kings]
The Basketball Japan League season is moving to its final weeks, and in the Western Conference Ryukyu Golden Kings are not taking any guff from anyone, despite having a couple of i...
Man arrested for scaring child with kitchen knife [News]
Okinawa City Police arrested a 54-year-old unemployed man about 5 p.m. on Mar. 15th, on suspicion of threatening a 9-year-old elementary school girl with a kitchen knife on a stree...
Rycom AEON Mall to get official Apple store [Business]
Ryukyu AEON announced officially on Mar. 5th that Apple Co. will set up an official Apple store called ‘NEWCOM’ in the AEON MALL Okinawa Rycom, currently under construction and sch...
New Naha Bus Terminal construction to begin [News]
A major urban redevelopment in the area next to Asahibashi Monorail Station in Naha, including the construction of the new Naha Bus Terminal will start soon. The old Naha Bus Termi...
Chinese tourists getting lost cause severe delay at Naha Airport [News]
Three Chinese women en route from Ishigaki to Haneda Airport in Tokyo got lost and entered by mistake to the baggage claim area on the first floor of the airport where transit pass...
Naha Airport fourth largest international cargo hub in Japan [Business]
The Okinawa Prefectural Government held a meeting on promotion of local products overseas at Okinawa Industry Support Center on Mar. 14th. The volume of international cargo passing...
Temp agency lures workers from Kyrgyzstan [Business]
Relationship Co, a company providing temporary workers to businesses in Kanto region in mainland Japan and Okinawa, announced at a press meeting at Okinawa Times on Mar. 12th that ...
New shopping center to be constructed in Nago [Business]
Nikken Housing Co., Ltd, a local real estate company based in Naha, will start the construction of a shopping center with sports gear stores and restaurants, in Nago City from Apri...
China Airlines to start regular Taipei – Ishigaki flights [Business]
China Airlines announced Mar. 11th the start of regular flights between Ishigaki and Taipei during this summer. The flights are scheduled to run two round trips per week from April...
Three municipalities join forces with AEON [Business]
Ahead of the scheduled opening of the ‘AEON Mall Okinawa Rycom’ next month at the former site of the Awase golf course, Kitanakagusuku Village, Okinawa City and Chatan Town collect...
Value of Okinawan exports in 2014 increased 9% from previous year [Business]
According to figures published by the Okinawa Prefecture General Bureau, the exports of beverages and grocery items from Okinawa to overseas in 2014 increased 9 % to ¥1.454 billion...
JAL expanding passenger in flight access to Internet [News]
Japan Airlines, JAL, is expanding the installation of its onboard Wi-Fi service, ‘JAL SKY Wi-Fi’ to all of its domestic fights. The service started on several domestic routes in v...
Marine Commandant weighs in on Henoko progress [News]
The commandant of the U.S. Marine Corps has expressed concern that if the construction of the replacement facility for MCAS Futenma is delayed, the planned transfer of Marine units...
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