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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
2015.03.03
Golden Kings crush ailing Five Arrows [Ryukyu Golden Kings]
Being on the road was no handicap as the Ryukyu Golden Kings invaded Takamatsu, where the Okinawa squad crushed the Takamatsu Five Arrows on both ends of the double-header. Okinawa...
Definitive book on languages of Ryukyu islands published [News]
A book titled ‘Handbook of the Ryukyuan Languages’ introducing the outline of Ryukyuan languages around the islands in English has been published. 35 scholars from around the world...
Rai Matsushima has successful heart transplant surgery [News]
Rai Matsushima, a 13-year-old Kuwae Junior high school student from Chatan, who suffered from a serious cardiac disease and went to the U.S. for a heart transplant had the operatio...
Scooter hit-and-run leaves woman slightly injured [News]
A woman was slightly injured when she was hit by a motor scooter at an intersection in Esu, Uruma City, about 10 p.m. on Feb. 28th. The motorcyclist did not stop after the accident...
Fresh high school graduates celebrate in Okinawa [News]
Graduating students at 60 high schools in the prefecture celebrated yesterday as they were handed their diplomas. A total of 14,332 students graduated, of which 13,731 had been stu...
Ishigaki school teacher arrested for DUI, causing fatal accident [News]
Yaeyama Police arrested a 47-year-old elementary school teacher on suspicion of driving drunk and fatally running over a restaurant worker in Arakawa, Ishigaki Island, on Feb. 28th...
Elderly woman found dead, apparent victim of murder [News]
The husband of an elderly woman living in a one-story house in Taba, Uruma City, found her dead in her bed early in the morning, Feb. 25th. A subsequent police investigation determ...
Two marines arrested for trespassing in Kin [News]
Police arrested two marines Saturday after they tried to enter a private apartment in Kin Town through a balcony. According to Okinawa Prefectural Police, a 46-old resident of an a...
OCVB publishes Muslim tourist welcome Handbook [Business]
The Okinawa Convention & Visitors Bureau, OCVB, has published an “Okinawa Muslim Tourist Omotenashi (hospitality) Handbook” that is aimed to provide businesses and people in lo...
2015.02.28
Orion Beer to open namesake beer terrace at new AEON Mall [Business]
Orion Breweries, Ltd. announced a plan to launch a large beer terrace at AEON Mall Okinawa Rycom that is scheduled to open in April in Kitanakagusuku. According to a company spokes...
Kagoshima Bank plans to expand to Okinawa [Business]
The Kagoshima Bank, Ltd, one of the biggest local banks in Kagoshima prefecture, held a press meeting at its head office in Kagoshima City, Feb. 26th, to announce a plan to expand ...
Onaga inching closer to canceling Henoko construction approval [News]
Okinawa Governor Takeshi Onaga stated at a press meeting on Feb. 24th that it’s highly possible that he would cancel the approval that the previous governor gave to the Okinawa Def...
Hotel Orion Motobu lauded for energy saving design [News]
Hotel Orion Motobu Resort & Spa that opened last July in Motobu Town, has an award from the Japanese Ministry of Environment. The new hotel was named an Excellent Example in th...
Demonstration in front of U.S. consulate on Thursday [News]
A local citizens’ group opposing the relocation of MCAS Futenma to Henoko held a demonstration in front of the U.S. Consulate General in Urasoe City, at noon yesterday. Specificall...
High school boy crashes motorbike, runs away leaving injured friend [News]
Okinawa City Police arrested a 16-year-old high school boy from Okinawa City on Feb. 22nd, on suspicion of driving a motorcycle without a license, causing an involuntary injury and...
2015.02.24
Golden Kings stunned by Shimane; split series [Ryukyu Golden Kings]
The Shimane Susanoo Magic hosted the Basketball Japan League reigning champion, and threw a surprise at the Ryukyu Golden Kings. The middle-of-the-pack Susanoo Magic improved to 12...
Okinawa population sees slight increase [News]
The population of Okinawa posted a slight increase over the year through September 2014. According to the Statistics Division of the Okinawa Prefectural Office, the population incr...
63-year old man killed in random knife attack [News]
A 63-year-old man was killed in a random knife attack on a street in Makiminato, Urasoe City, Saturday morning. According to Urasoe Police, a 21-year-old man claiming to be a unive...
Pro-baseball season opening games held Saturday [Sports]
Japanese professional baseball season opening games took place on Feb. 21st. On that day, five games were held in Okinawa and Miyazaki prefectures. In Okinawa, four games, Yomiuri...
Yonaguni voters greenlight GSDF unit deployment [News]
A majority of residents on Yonaguni Island supported the planned deployment of a Ground Self Defense Force unit on the island in a local referendum held on Sunday. The result of th...
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