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Less than 1,000 days until the FIBA 2023… [Sports]
The FIBA 2023 Basketball World Cup will be held in three countries. The locations are the Philippines, Okinawa Japan, and Indonesia, startin...Read More
MMA Fight Night …on Camp Foster [ENTERTAINMENT Sports]
Mixed martial arts (MMA) is coming to Camp Foster for a competition you don’t want to miss—MMA Fight Night! It’ll all go down in the fieldho...Read More
Warm weather promised for Sunday Naha Ma… [Sports]
30,000 runners picked from a much larger number of applicants will line up behind the starting line at Meiji Bridge on Highway 58 in Naha to...Read More
2020.12.21
Shuri castle featured in the FIBA Basketball logo for 2023 [News Sports]
The Japan Basketball Association has released the logo of the upcoming FIBA Basketball 2023 tournament. This event will be held in Okinawa, Japan, the Philippines and also Indonesi...
2020.12.09
Less than 1,000 days until the FIBA 2023 Basketball World Cup [Sports]
The FIBA 2023 Basketball World Cup will be held in three countries. The locations are the Philippines, Okinawa Japan, and Indonesia, starting August 25 through September 10 in 2023...
Guinness World Record holder Ryo Kyuna is recognized as the highest medal holder for karate [Sports]
Ryo Kyuna is from Okinawa and is a member of the Ryuei-ryu style of Karate. He has been certified as the Guinness record holder with the highest gold medal count in the World Karat...
3 players from Okinawa selected to the Japan Pro-Baseball draft 2020! [News Sports]
The draft conference for the Japan Pro-baseball Association was held on October 26th in Tokyo and 3 players from Okinawa have been selected! Takuma Uchima is from Ginoza High Schoo...
The head coach of the MLB World Champion is borne at Okinawa [Sports]
Major League Baseball coach from Okinawa won the World Series Dave Roberts and the Los Angeles Dodgers won the MLB World Championship 2020 on 27th Oct for the first time since 1988...
Yukiya Arashiro joins the team for Tokyo Olympics! [News Sports]
Yukiya Arashiro is from Ishigaki island in Okinawa prefecture. He has been selected to join the team as a Japan national member of the Road Bicycle Racing team for the Tokyo Olympi...
2020.01.28
MMA Fight Night …on Camp Foster [ENTERTAINMENT Sports]
Mixed martial arts (MMA) is coming to Camp Foster for a competition you don’t want to miss—MMA Fight Night! It’ll all go down in the fieldhouse on Saturday, February 15. Two fighte...
2019.11.30
Warm weather promised for Sunday Naha Marathon [Sports]
30,000 runners picked from a much larger number of applicants will line up behind the starting line at Meiji Bridge on Highway 58 in Naha to start the 35th Naha Marathon. The weath...
2019.11.05
Koza Motor Sports Festival [Festival Sports]
The Koza Motor Sports Festival 2019 will take place at the Koza Sports Park on November 9 and 10. Admission to the event is free and it runs from 12:00~17:00 on Saturday and 10:00~...
2019.04.10
Mud Run 2019 [Military Sports]
You had a feeling this was coming, so it’s time we come clean…The Camp Hansen World Famous Mud Run is back and it’s grimier than ever. On Sunday, April 14, MCCS Semper Fit invites ...
2019.02.20
Magic 10 Miler race on MCAS Futenma [Sports]
Marine Corps Community Services will host the Magic 10 Miler race on Sunday, March 10 at 7 a.m. on MCAS Futenma. The 10-mile race, presented by Semper Fit, begins and ends on the f...
2018.11.29
The T. Premier League, The Japanese Professional Table Tennis League [Sports]
The T. Premier League is a Japanese professional table tennis league. The season began in October 2018 and Okinawa’s own professional table tennis team, the Ryukyu Asteeda, will ha...
2018.08.06
Who is the Best Amateur Basketballer in Okinawa!? [Sports]
Given basketball’s long popularity in the United States, if you are an American then chances are you probably played 3-on-3 basketball at some point in your life. In Japan, basketb...
2018.06.26
Cheer Eagles Bring It to Okinawa! [Sports]
Cheerleaders are very important to the ambiance of sports games. They boost the morale of the fans and can help build momentum for the team. In Okinawa, a cheerleading squad called...
2018.04.17
The Golden Kings Win the B.League Western Conference Title [Ryukyu Golden Kings]
The Golden Kings beat the Niigata Albirex BB on their home turf in Niigata Prefecture last weekend on Sunday winning the B.League Western Conference title. Prior to their meeting, ...
2018.04.04
Camp Hansen World Famous Mud Run is back! [Sports]
The annual Camp Hansen World Famous Mud Run is back! The race will take place on Sunday, April 15 at 8:30 a.m. Register by April 13 online at mudrun.jp or at any staffed MCCS fitne...
2018.02.07
Pro-Baseball Spring Training 2018 [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, many sports teams come here for training i...
Daigo Higa Returns to Okinawa to Defend his Title [Sports]
The Okinawan native, WBC Flyweight champion, Daigo Higa returned to Okinawa from Tokyo on the 31st of January for his upcoming second title defense. Daigo will face off with Moises...
World flyweight champion Higa to defend his title in Okinawa [Sports]
World Boxing Council flyweight world champion Daigo Higa will defend his title for the 2nd time in a match scheduled for Feb. 4th at Okinawa Budokan in Onoyama, Naha. In the fight ...
8 countries to participate in 2023 Okinawa Basketball qualifiers [Sports]
Representatives of the Japan Basketball Association (JBA) announced at a press conference at Okinawa City Hall that national teams from eight countries will participate in the Bask...
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