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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
Nakaima poised to make decision on landfill plan change [Politics]
Outgoing Okinawa Governor Hirokazu Nakaima is planning to make the decision on a requested change in the construction plan of the landfill work for the new runways off Henoko befor...
2014.12.01
Help available for foreigners on taxes, liabilities [Business]
Foreigners working in Japan, or conducting personal business while assigned to Japan, often find themselves puzzled on exactly how the tax codes and systems work. For those with ju...
2014.11.30
Military wife has eyes set on MMA pro career [Sports]
Peggy Ross loves martial arts, making time in a busy schedule as a military wife and mom to train and fight over the past three years while keeping her eye on the goal of ultimatel...
O26 coli bacteria infection found in Yaeyama nursery school [News]
The Okinawa Prefecture Health and Longevity Division announced on Nov. 27 that seven nursery school children in the Yaeyama district were found infected with O26 coli bacteria. Pre...
Driver without license arrested for hit-and-run [News]
Ishikawa Police arrested a 41-year-old woman for driving without a valid license and on suspicion of a hit-and-run after she collided with another car and left the scene, Nov. 26. ...
Fugitive nabbed after found adrift off Yonaguni [News]
Yaeyama Police arrested a 35-year-old self-employed businessman on Hiroshima Prefecture Police wanted list on suspicion of violating the Retail Sales Act. According to Hiroshima Po...
Naha high school team wins category in electric car race [News]
The team from Naha Industrial High School won the first prize in the 20th National Eco-Den Race that was held at Expo ’70 Commemorative Park in Suita City, Osaka, on Nov. 23rd. The...
Teacher arrested for theft [News]
Urasoe Police arrested a 35-year-old elementary school teacher on suspicion of theft, Nov. 21st. According to Urasoe Police, Fukutaro Imuta stole two of toys from a large recycle s...
Henoko landfill work temporarily halted for Diet elections [News]
The Japanese government has decided to postpone all landfill work off Camp Schwab in Henoko until the Dec. 14 national election of the Lower House is over. Also, the buoys that had...
2014.11.26
Golden Kings just keep on rollin’ [Ryukyu Golden Kings]
It was a road series reminiscent of last spring’s Basketball Japan League championship, as the Golden Kings took on the Akita Northern Happinets, and the outcome was pleasantly the...
Eleven from Okinawa to vie for Diet seats [Politics]
As the Prime Minister dissolved the Lower House of the Japanese Parliament or Diet, Friday, the public announcement of the elections for the new Lower House will take place a week ...
Two Fukushima elephants come for winter holiday [News]
Okinawa Kodomo-no Kuni Zoo & Museum will welcome two of Asian elephants from Tohoku Safari Park in Fukushima Prefecture as winter guests. The pachyderms will be in Okinawa Zoo ...
2014.11.22
Rain or shine, the 25th Chubu Trim Marathon is Sunday [Sports]
The routes are marked for the four races in Sunday’s 25th Chubu Trim Marathon, which starts from Okinawa Comprehensive Athletic Park, and organizers say nothing’s going to stop the...
Movies in AAFES Okinawa Theaters Nov. 22 ~ 28 [CURRENT ISSUE Movies -On Base-]
KADENA THEATER Admission Prices Adult $6.00, Child $3.25 3D movies Adult $8.00 Child $5.25 22 Sat 1830 Big Hero 6 PG 22 Sat 1035 The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1 PG13...
Oil from sunken ship contaminate Nakagusuku aosa crops [News]
Farmers in Nakagusuku Bay shores report that the collision between a Panama-registered cargo ship, ‘Yong Sheng 7’ and ‘No.18 Hokuei’, a Japanese sand dredger ship on Nov. 15th, on ...
Beaujoláis Nouvéau arrives [News]
Wine aficionados on Okinawa had a chance to pop the corks of the fist bottles of this year’s Beaujoláis Nouvéau, yesterday, in a world-wide campaign that the French wine makers con...
Japan team wins exhibition game against MLB All Stars [Sports]
A ‘2014 Suzuki All Stars Series’ exhibition game pitting a squad of U.S. Major League players against a Japanese all stars team Samurai Japan was played at Okinawa Cellular Stadiu...
American college hoops coming to Okinawa [Sports]
A pair of American college basketball powerhouses are coming to Okinawa to square off in the 2015 Armed Forces Classic. Gonzaga University will square off against the University of...
Onaga rolls to gubernatorial victory; now… what’s his plan? [Politics]
Takeshi Onaga, the former mayor of Okinawa Prefecture’s capital city Naha, rolled to a decisive election victory in the race to be the new governor. Onaga, who served 14 years as m...
FIBA to debate JBA future next week [Sports]
Japan is on the verge of being barred from all international basketball events because it hasn’t consolidated its two professional basketball leagues, a situation that has FIBA ira...
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