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Day of Naha: Immerse Yourself in the Cap… [Community CURRENT ISSUE]
July 8th is Naha Day in Okinawa. This special occasion originated from the use of play-on-words or rather, a play-on-numbers. Naha’s two syl...Read More
June 23rd, Okinawa’s Peace Memorial Day [CURRENT ISSUE]
June 23rd is ‘Irei-no Hi’. This is Okinawa’s Peace Memorial Day. It is a prefectural holiday formally recognized in 1961. It is to memoriali...Read More
Okinawa marks 54th anniversary of revers… [Politics]
May 15th marked the 54th anniversary of Okinawa’s reversion to the Japanese administration in 1972. According to published figures, the Japa...Read More
Skynet to inaugurate routes from Naha to Nagoya and Ishigaki [Business]
Skynet Asia Airways Co., Ltd. announced that Solaseed Air, the name that Skynet’s carrier goes with, would start two new routes on March 29th 2015, one between Naha and Nagoya, and...
Army captain arrested for attacking police officer [News]
Okinawa City Police arrested 28-year-old U.S. Army Captain Nathaniel Curley of Torii Station for obstructing a police office in his official duties on Dec. 18th. According to Okina...
2014.12.22
Liberty Policy change promises happier times for U.S. service members [Military]
By David Higgins Before the Liberty Policy came into effect 2 years ago, bars around the Sunabe Seawall were incredibly busy, packed wall-to-wall on Friday and Saturday nights. Unf...
2014.12.22
Countdown is on to Okinawa Corporate Games [Sports]
The Corporate Games are coming to Okinawa for the first time! The unique series of sports events, which began in England and was staged in San Francisco in 1988, is making its debu...
18-year-old enters school, scares students with screwdriver [News]
A young man brandishing a screwdriver entered Matsushima Elementary School premises in Naha around noon, Thursday, yelling, “I kill you” at students and teachers. However, he ran a...
2014.12.19
Okinawa voters defy national trend [Politics]
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s snap election ploy proved successful Sunday as his Liberal Democratic Party and junior partner New Komeito fouled the opposition’s plans to disrupt his ...
All shops selling ‘legal’ herbs on Okinawa shut [News]
The Prefectural Office, Drug Enforcement Okinawa Branch of the Prefectural Police and Kyushu Regional Bureau of Health and Welfare declared on Dec 15th that all shops and Internet ...
ANA opens luxury lounge for frequent flyers at Naha Airport [Business]
All Nippon Airways Co., Ltd, usually known as ANA, opened a new special lounge called ‘ANA Suite Lounge’ in Naha Domestic Airport for its frequent flyers with the Diamond Members’ ...
Uruma to brand city’s agricultural, fishery products [Business]
Uruma City officials have announced a plan to build an agricultural and fishery products’ hub facility in the city. The aim is to create an ‘Uruma’ brand, and city officials say th...
Coldest morning of year today [News]
Okinawa experienced its lowest temperatures so far this winter Wednesday morning with 10.3ºC, the lowest on the island, recorded in Oku, Kunigami Village. According to Okinawa Mete...
Onaga reiterates his stance on Futenma relocation, casino [Politics]
Okinawa’s new Governor Takeshi Onaga answered questions from the Prefectural Assembly for the first time, Tuesday. Regarding the issue of the MCAS Futenma relocation, Onaga said th...
2014.12.16
Golden Kings stumble, lose to powerhouse Iwate [Ryukyu Golden Kings]
The competition was fierce, but in the end, the duel between the Ryukyu Golden Kings and Eastern Conference powerhouse Iwate concluded with a three-point win for the Big Bulls. The...
Aeon Bank to open office, ATMs in Okinawa outlets [Business]
Aeon Bank, Ltd., a subsidiary pf Aeon Co.,Ltd., a major Japanese retail company, is planning to launch a manned counter at the new Aeon Mall Okinawa Rycom shopping center now under...
OTS CEO chosen to become new WUB chairman [Business]
The World Uchinanchu Business Association ‘WUB’, the business network of people from Okinawa and of Okinawan descent in the world, announced it has elected Yoshikazu Higashi its ne...
Plenty Staff to build new office complex in Urasoe [Business]
Plenty Staff Co., Ltd., a local human-resource service company specializing in providing temporary staffing for the U.S. military bases on Okinawa and tourism related facilities, i...
Possibly oldest burial in Japan found in Tamagusuku [News]
A part of a human skeleton believed to be more than 9,000 years old was discovered in Sakitari Cave in Gangala Valley, a well-known tourist attraction in Maekawa, Tamagusuku. Accor...
All nine Okinawan candidates win seats in election [Politics]
The 47th Japanese Lower House Election was held Sunday, and the results are in. The ruling parties, the Liberal Democratic Party and the Komeito, won a combined 325 seats out of 4...
2014.12.15
Evening dinner cruise shows Naha from new perspective [CURRENT ISSUE Living]
The holiday season is the time for entertaining new experiences, and one often overlooked is a relaxing dinner cruise in the harbor areas of Naha City. Island Life Concierge overse...
2014.12.14
Financial Planning guide book to assist military [Business]
Jack McMenamy is a man who knows the intricacies and difficulties of military life, and more importantly, the myriad of details soldiers, sailors, airmen and Marines face when they...
Marine Major suspect in Okinawa City hit and run case [News]
Okinawa police said Wednesday a U.S. Marine is the suspect of a hit-and-run incident in Okinawa City last Thursday that left a 67-year-old Seiki Kamimura seriously injured. Police ...
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