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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
Airman arrested on Jan. 1st on suspicion of trespassing [News]
Okinawa City Police arrested a 23-year-old Technical Sergeant stationed on Kadena Air Base on suspicion of trespassing into an apartment in Okinawa City. According to police, TSgt....
Nara company to set up flash-freezing plant in Uruma [Business]
Proton Dining Corporation, a food processing company headquartered in Nara Prefecture and known for its original food freezing technology called “Proton Freezing System” and freezi...
2015.01.05
2014: Guard changes, but Futenma remains Okinawa’s issue [News]
For the third year in a row, the plans to move MCAS Futenma to a new base in Henoko, demands to move it out of the prefecture, and opposition to about everything related to the bas...
Elderly man arrested for robbery of 100 yen [News]
An elderly man was arrested after he robbed a clothing store at a knifepoint in Uruma City, Dec. 29. Uruma City Police arrested 77-year-old Tadashi Shinzato on suspicion of unlawfu...
Mini car plunges into sea, driver killed [News]
A man drove his mini car into the ocean from a pier at Naha Port for so far unknown reason around midnight on Dec. 29th. A passerby who had witnessed the incident called the police...
U.S. serviceman arrested on suspicion of DUI [News]
Ishikawa police arrested Tony Palomo, a gunnery sergeant from Camp Hansen, around 3:30 in the morning of Dec. 27th on suspicion of drinking and driving on Hwy 329 in Ishikawa, Urum...
First sunrise of 2015 on Okinawa [News]
The 11th Maritime Safety Agency announced the time of the first sunrise of 2015 in Okinawa. The earliest sunrise is seen on North and South Daito islands around 7:00, with Yonaguni...
New Yuirail station names, coloring and other details finalized [News]
Okinawa Urban Monorail Co. announced, Dec. 26, the names of four new stations to be built along the planned extension of the monorail line. The new stations are Ishimine, Kyozuka, ...
Yanbarukuina postage stamps sold at Kunigami village [News]
Japan Post Co., Ltd. Okinawa Branch has started selling postage frame stamps featuring images of Yanbarukuina (Okinawan rail) from Dec. 19th, to celebrate the opening of the Ada Ku...
Crash leaves two high school kids in critical condition [News]
A 18-year-old high school student from Kin Town, who had gotten his driving license just a week before, lost control of his van that hit a curb, turned over, and then crashed into ...
2014.12.28
Team registration deadline extended for Corporate Games [Sports]
The entry registration deadline for Corporate Games, the world’s largest multi-sport festival, scheduled for Okinawa Mar. 4th ~ 8th, has been extended by a month.. Originally the d...
2014.12.24
Golden Kings close year with series split [Ryukyu Golden Kings]
The Shiga Lakestars came to Okinawa, surprising the Ryukyu Golden Kings by stealing away one of the year-ending victories the home fans had been expecting. Okinawa did well enough ...
Rycom Mall tenant shops looking for workers [Business]
The large multi-use commercial complex AEON Mall Okinawa Rycom, currently under construction at the former Awase Golf Course site in Kitanakagusuku, and scheduled to open next spri...
Naha rush hour traffic slowest in Japan [News]
The truth of what many are complaining about has finally been confirmed. Traffic in Naha during morning and evening rush hours moves the slowest in Japan. According to data collect...
Poem read by Okinawan first grader inspires prizewinning book [News]
Picture book “Peace is Nice, Isn’t It?” was awarded the grand prize in the 7th MOE Picture Book Store Awards 2014. The book was written inspired by a poem that 7-year-old Yuki Asat...
Honda becomes first to recall cars with Takata air bags [News]
Honda Motor Co. officially announced that it has started on Dec. 22 a recall of Honda cars in Okinawa, in relation to the worldwide problem with air bags made by Takata Corp. This ...
Onaga plans start of land fill review, visit to Tokyo. [Politics]
Okinawa Governor Takeshi Onaga said Monday that his team would start in January to comb through the approval process of the Henoko landfill approval for the planned relocation base...
Mini car fleeing police crashes into utility pole [News]
A police chase of a mini car ended when the fleeing driver failed to turn a street corner, and crashed into a power utility pole in Ishikawa, Uruma City, about 3 a.m. on Dec. 20th....
Police photographs drunks sleeping on streets; could face fines [News]
Urasoe City Police is waging a campaign to deter drunk people from sleeping on streets. According to Urasoe Police, they have started taking photos of drunks found sleeping on the ...
Fraudsters con people with fake waterworks bills [News]
According to Naha City Waterworks Bureau, a number of fraud cases have come to their attention in Naha. As an example, a company spokesman cited a case, in which someone called loc...
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