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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
Okinawa’s budget slashed, but Henoko continues [Politics]
The central government in Tokyo has been sending not-quite-so-subtle signals to Okinawa Governor Takeshi Onaga, who’s only been in office a month, letting him know that opposition ...
Okinawans lucky in nationwide Year-end Jumbo Lottery [News]
Half a dozen people on Okinawa had a very happy New Year, indeed. According to national lottery officials, no less than six winning tickets were sold on the island for the ‘Year-En...
Former Board of Education director fined for sex with minor [News]
On January 7th, Naha District Court ordered 60-year-old Shigeki Hamaguchi, a former Executive Director of Nakagami Board of Education who also served as the No.2 on the Prefectural...
Fast food restaurants plagued by unwanted “ingredients” [News]
Reported food contamination incidents in fast food restaurants have been a too often occurring news lately across the country. In Okinawa, according to the Okinawa Prefecture Gover...
Scuffle leads to first arrest at gate of Camp Schwab [News]
Preparing to restart the landfill work at the relocation site of MCAS Futenma at Henoko, 15 heavy construction vehicles entered Camp Schwab from late in the evening of Jan. 10th th...
2015.01.12
Okinawa rejects plans for gambling casinos [News]
More than eight years of research, studies and planning have been tossed by the wayside as Okinawa Prefecture is backing out of proposals for resorts that have casinos. Okinawa Pre...
2015.01.12
Registration for Corporate Games continues [Sports]
The Corporate Games arrive on Okinawa in early March, and the Jan. 26 deadline for registrations is fast approaching. The unique series of sports events, which began in England and...
Norovirus causes food poisoning in Naha hospital [News]
Naha City Public Health Institute has identified the source of a food poisoning caused by norovirus among patients at Omoromachi Medical Center in Uenoya, Naha City. According to c...
Number of youth celebrating adulthood increases slightly [News]
Monday was a Japanese national holiday, “Seijin no Hi” or “Coming of Age Day,” and according to the Okinawa Prefecture Youth, Child and Family Guidance Division, there were 17, 271...
Golden Kings join forces with NPO against breast cancer [News]
Ryukyu Golden Kings and NPO Pink Panther, an organization dedicated to fighting breast cancer and supporting breast cancer patients, are joining forces by staging a ‘Ladies Weekend...
Vandals damage cars in Okinawa City [News]
A driver returning to his parked car on a city road in Akamichi, Okinawa City, around midnight on Jan. 9, discovered that someone had ripped off the outside mirrors and windshield ...
2015.01.09
Golden Kings keep marching to victory [Ryukyu Golden Kings]
The Ryukyu Golden Kings keep finding their way into the win column, surrendering leads to nobody as they wound up 2014 and began their 2015 quest for another Basketball Japan Leagu...
Number of year end air travelers decreases slightly [Business]
The five airline companies that operate domestic flight services to and from Okinawa have released their boarding utilization statistics at the year-end and during the New Year hol...
Tokyo hints at cutting Okinawa promotion budget request [News]
Regarding the ¥379.4 billion Okinawa promotion budget for fiscal 2015 that the prefecture requested last summer, Shunichi Yamaguchi, the Minister of State for Okinawa and Northern ...
Hideo Henzan named chief of new Okinawa office in Washington D.C. [Politics]
Okinawa Governor Takeshi Onaga has decided to appoint 66-year-old Hideo Henzan the chief of a correspondent office he plans to launch in Washington D.C. Henzan was, until last Sept...
Mandarin Airlines to start Taichung – Naha route [Business]
Taiwan’s Mandarin Airlines announced the start of the regular service between Naha and Taichung in Taiwan on Feb. 14th. The airline will fly new route two round trips per week on W...
Third generation Okinawan takes reins of IBM Japan [Business]
Third generation Okinawan takes reins of IBM Japan A 57-year-old third generation Okinawan-American Paul Yonamine has been named the CEO of IBM Japan, according to a Jan. 6 announc...
Two youths arrested for illegal entry into Kinser [News]
Urasoe Police arrested two boys, an 18-year-old painter and a 17-year-old plaster worker, both from the southern part of the island, on suspicion of violating the Act on Special Me...
Okinawa traffic death toll record low in 2014 [News]
As of Dec. 31st, 36 people had died in Okinawa in 2014 in traffic accidents. That marks the lowest number since 1947. Previously, the lowest number was in 2012 when 40 people died ...
Share of full-time jobs in Okinawa lowest in nation [Business]
The statistics compiled by the Okinawa Labor Bureau reveal that only about a third of all job offers in Okinawa are for full-time positions. Contrast that with the 80 % of job seek...
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