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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
Boring into Henoko seabed re-started on Thursday [News]
Okinawa Defense Bureau resumed the boring survey Thursday morning, on the seabed off Henoko. The survey is necessary for the construction of the V-shaped runways for the replacemen...
2015.03.12
Entertainment hub HAPINAHA opens on Kokusai Street [Business]
HAPINAHA is celebrating its grand opening Thursday in downtown Naha City on Kokusai Street, creating a large amusement center in what was once the Mitsukoshi department store. HAPI...
Counterfeit imports increase fourth year in row [News]
According to a report from Okinawa Regional Customs Office, the number of cases of imported goods that are counterfeit or violate intellectual property rights has increased for the...
High school entrance tests held [News]
The entrance examination to local public high schools was conducted over two days, on Mar. 10th and 11th. The tests took place at 72 locations throughout the prefecture, and consi...
2015.03.11
Golden Kings split with Osaka in tough weekend [Ryukyu Golden Kings]
The powerhouse Western Conference leading Ryukyu Golden Kings found themselves in trouble in front of the home crowd as the Osaka Evessa threatened Saturday and then pounded the Ok...
Large demonstrations planned for Henoko, Tokyo [News]
A local citizen’s group, opposition lawmakers in the Diet who were elected from Okinawa and Prefectural Assembly members of the ruling parties announced their plan to hold a large ...
Okinawa LDP to nominate Aiko Shimajiri chairperson [Politics]
The Liberal Democratic Party of Okinawa informally decided at their meeting, Sunday, to bring in 50-year-old Aiko Shimajiri, a LDP Upper House member, as the next chairperson of LD...
Itoman man arrested for attempted murder [News]
Itoman Police arrested 49-year-old self-described vocational school student Koichiro Kinjo, Sunday, in Shiohira, Itoman, on suspicion of an attempted murder. Kinjo has reportedly a...
2015.03.10
Taiwan’s Teresa Lu rallies to win Daikin Orchid [Sports]
27-year-old Taiwanese Teresa Lu powered her way to victory in the final round of the Daikin Orchid Ladies Golf Tournament, bumping a Japanese woman who had held the lead heading in...
Four-car pileup in Makiminato sends 12 to hospital [News]
A four-car pileup occurred about 2 p.m., Saturday, at the intersection of the Ginowan Bypass and Highway 58 in Makiminato, Urasoe City. 12 people were taken to a hospital as a resu...
Hoshinoya Resort Co. acquires large land area in Yomitan [Business]
Hoshinoya Resort Co., a company with headquarters in Karuizawa, Nagano Prefecture that manages a number of luxury hotels in Japan, has taken over the assets of bankrupt Okinawa Umi...
Chubu Hospital conducts first organ harvest in Okinawa [News]
A man in his 30s who had been hospitalized with hypoxic encephalopathy, a condition caused by lack of oxygen to the brain, at Okinawa Prefectural Chubu Hospital was pronounced brai...
25-year-old arrested for murder of Motobu woman [News]
Okinawa Prefectural Police arrested a 25-year-old man, Friday, on suspicion of murdering an elderly woman in Motobu in February. The man has reportedly confessed to the killing. Ac...
Skymark to scrap Naha-Yonago flights from Sep. 1st [Business]
Skymark Airlines that is currently in bankruptcy protection under civil rehabilitation proceedings announced Mar. 4th its intention to discontinue the route between Naha and Yonago...
New high school graduates rank companies for job prospects [Business]
Radical Okinawa Co., Ltd, a local company publishing job information magazine ‘Rookie’, has announced its annual popularity ranking list of companies among graduating high school s...
Woman embezzles PTA funds, returns money, avoids charges [News]
According to local press reports, a woman who previously worked at a public high school was discovered to have embezzled a sizable amount of money from the school’s PTA funds. The ...
First ever baby elephant born in Kodomo-no Kuni Zoo [News]
14-year-old Indian elephant Ryuka at Okinawa Zoo gave a birth to a female baby elephant in the afternoon of Mar. 4th. The baby weighs about 100 kg, and is 96 cm long from the edge ...
11 minors nabbed for drinking at Naha izakaya [News]
Naha Police took 11 minors, both male and female, who had just graduated from a high school in Naha into custody on suspicion of drinking alcohol at an izakaya, a Japanese-style pu...
Okinawan drivers still worst DUI offenders in Japan [News]
Okinawa Prefectural Police announced Feb. 19th that the rate of fatal accidents related to drinking and driving on Okinawa was the worst in the nation for the second year in a row....
Data book on wages in Okinawa published [Business]
Boken-O, a company that publishes job information magazine ‘J-warm’, has published its annual book on actual wages paid by Okinawan companies. The book called ‘The average wage bas...
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