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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
U.S. Sealift Command ship runs aground off Okinawa [News]
A U.S. Sealift Command cargo ship, ‘SGT Matej Kocac’ ran aground off Katsuren peninsula on Okinawa’s west coast, Thursday. Acording to Japanese Coast Guard, the 821-feet long...
Man lying on ground ran over and killed [News]
A middle-aged man was killed when he was ran over by a car while lying on the street in the evening of Jan. 20 in Urasoe City. According to Urasoe Police, a 26-year-old businessman...
Taiwan’s Taroko Group eyes sports business on Okinawa [Business]
Taroko Group that is one of the largest textile makers in Taiwan and manages sports leisure facilities has published a plan to expand its business to Okinawa. If the plan becomes a...
School lunches served to public [News]
In order to improve the public’s understanding of the school lunch program, the Prefectural Board of Education, the provider of school lunches served in public elementary and junio...
Call center closing has employees in uproar [News]
Call center ‘Recycle Call’ in Ginowan City, has caused uproar among its employees after it terminated all of its workers and closed the office. The company headquarters is located ...
Artworks invited to annual Okiten exhibition [News]
Organizers of ‘Okiten’, one of the biggest comprehensive fine-arts exhibitions on Okinawa, started, on Jan. 20, inviting applications for entries to the event for works including ...
2015.01.22
A&W hosting custom car & hot rod show [CURRENT ISSUE Festival]
Okinawa meets Americana Sunday as A&W Okinawa Makiminato stages its 5th annual Drawing and Hot Rod & Custom Car Day. The Drawing and Hot Rod & Custom Car Day runs 10 a....
Stealing from colleague earns JGSDF sergeant boot [News]
The Japan Ground Self-Defense Force 15th Brigade Okinawa handed a 36-year-old Sergeant First Class of the JGSDF 15th Helicopter Unit a disciplinary discharge, Jan. 19th, on suspici...
Marine arrested for trespassing [News]
Nago Police arrested a 22-year-old U.S. Marine on suspicion of trespassing into two private apartments in Nago on Jan. 19th. According to Nago Police, Private Jonathan Darby, stati...
Construction work off Camp Schwab resumes [News]
Contractors hired by Okinawa Defense Bureau started to install a temporary pier and oil boom on the ocean off Henoko, Nago, on Jan. 15th. The Bureau is scheduled to complete the qu...
2015.01.20
Golden Kings tease, please home fans [Ryukyu Golden Kings]
The Ryukyu Golden Kings were on the home hardwood in Okinawa City, pounding the Nara Bambitious to the tune of a weekend sweep that extended the season record to 24-4. There was no...
Onna voters pick new mayor over incumbent [Politics]
A challenger won the mayoral election in Onna Village, Sunday. In the Onna Village mayoral election, the incumbent, 67-year-old Fumiyasu Shikiya was seeking the fourth term in the ...
Air pollution reduces visibility in Okinawa [News]
A high concentration of particulates called ‘PM2.5’ was monitored in the air in Okinawa on Jan. 17th. According to officials at Okinawa Meteorological Observatory, an average of 78...
Marine helicopter drops hardware into ocean [News]
Three pieces of military equipment fell into the ocean from an MCAS Futenma based Marine helicopter on Jan. 15th. According to the Okinawa Defense Bureau report to the Okinawa Pref...
2015.01.19
Corporate Games to open with a bang [Sports]
The first ever Corporate Games in Okinawa are now exactly seven weeks away, and organizers are starting to put the finishing touches on the Super Center at the Okinawa Convention C...
Mystery wild flamingo observed in Okinawa City [News]
Sightings of a flamingo that is not a native species to Okinawa have often been reported in the southern and middle parts of the Island since last month. However, there have been n...
Crimes by U.S. military lowest since reversion [News]
According to the Okinawa Prefectural Police official statistics, the number of crimes committed by the U.S. military personnel in 2014 decreased to the lowest level since the rever...
Land rent for Camp Schwab sees considerable hike [News]
According to local press reports, the Japanese Ministry of Defense plans a considerable hike of the rent it pays for the land for the U.S. military use on a part of Camp Schwab. Th...
2015.01.16
Paintball is newest adventure sport at northern resort [Sports]
It might still a little bit if the hunter becomes the victim, but that’s part of the excitement of paintball, about to be unveiled as a part of the adventure activities at the Kanu...
2015.01.16
Three players from Kings chosen for TK bj-League All Star Game [Ryukyu Golden Kings]
Three players from the Ryukyu Golden Kings have been chosen to appear at the Turkish Airlines bj-League All Star Game of the 2014-2015 season, to be played Feb. 1sr at Gunma Arena ...
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