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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
OkiEvents this Week!! [ENTERTAINMENT Festival Sports]
・2/25 – 2/26 Yomitan Yachimun Market @ Farmers Market Yunta Ichiba in Yomitan village 10:00~17:00 Free to enter https://www.yomitan-sy...Read More
OkiEvents this Week!! [ENTERTAINMENT Festival Sports]
・12/11 Churashima Air Fest at Naha Air Base 9:00 – 15:00 Free to enter (Free courtesy bus will be available from Naha Military Port an...Read More
2015.12.22
Two more weeks left to register for 2016 Okinawa Corporate Games [Sports]
The deadline to sign up for the 2016 Okinawa Corporate Games is approaching fast. The deadline for signing up is Dec. 31st to join in the three days of festive fun that includes a ...
2015.12.22
Shaping surfboard is form of art [Sports]
Having the knowledge and ability to skillfully shape a surfboard is a pretty big deal. Although there are amateur backyard shapers who may claim that they can shape a fine board, s...
National badminton team to hold camp in Itoman [Sports]
The Itoman City Board of Education officially announced that the Nippon Badminton Association has decided that the Japan national team training camp in January will take place for ...
2015.12.14
Kings take pair of reassuring wins over Toyama Grouses [Ryukyu Golden Kings]
The Ryukyu Golden Kings faced Toyama Grouses last weekend at Okinawa City Gym, and assured both themselves and their fans that they still have what it takes to win. The Kings won t...
2015.12.13
Second Okinawa Corporate Games to run Mar. 11~13 [Sports]
Corporate Games, a unique sports event that began in England and spread to San Francisco in 1988, is taking place on Okinawa for the second time March11th ~ 13th, 2016. More than 1...
2015.12.08
Kings and Akita split weekend matches [Ryukyu Golden Kings]
The Ryukyu Golden Kings made mince meat of Akita Happinets on Saturday in front of a home court crowd of 2,994 winning the game 99-63. Unfortunately their momentum did not last, as...
18,326 complete Sunday’s Naha Marathon race [Sports]
The 31st NAHA Marathon was ran Sunday with 26,679 people starting on the course at 9 a.m. at Meiji-bashi Crossing on Highway 58 in Naha City. The full-marathon course wound along r...
Annual Nago Half-Marathon invites runners [Sports]
Organizers of the 57th Nago Half-Marathon announced that they are now accepting registrations from participants through the 13th of this month. The marathon takes place from 9:00 a...
Tokashiki Marathon invites runners [Sports]
Organizers of the 11th Tokashiki Marathon scheduled for Feb. 6th, 2016 are now accepting runner registrations. The demanding course winds around the island with 90-meter elevation-...
Kouri Magic Hour Run looks for participants [Sports]
‘The 6th Kouri Magic Hour Run in Nakijin’ is scheduled to take place at the Nakijin Comprehensive Athletic Park on Apr. 16th, 2016. The event planning committee held a press meetin...
2015.12.02
Kings dominate weekend games over Kanazawa Samuraiz [Ryukyu Golden Kings]
The Ryukyu Golden Kings had a change to soothe their hurt feelings when they faced the Kanazawa Samuraiz at the Mattou Comprehensive Park Gymnasium in Hakusan City, Ishikawa Prefec...
2015.11.30
Okinawa Santa Run aims to bring joy to hospitalized children [Sports]
A group of runners in U.K. came up with an idea to combine the spirit of Christmas with their beloved hobby as a means to raise funds for a worthwhile cause. After some more though...
Okinawa to be one venue of J.League pre-season matches [Sports]
Mitsuru Mirai, the chairman of the Japan Professional Football League, better known as the J.League, visited Okinawa Prefecture Governor Takeshi Onaga in the prefectural government...
2015.11.25
Kyoto Hannarytz hands Kings season’s first back-to-back loss [Ryukyu Golden Kings]
The Ryukyu Golden Kings lost both matches to Kyoto Hannaryz by the slimmest of margins. On Saturday, the Hannaryz won 72-70, and Sunday’s game ended 87-85 for the Kings’ first back...
2015.11.17
Okinawan Karate Federation celebrates 1,200 years of Karate [Sports]
The Okinawa Prefecture Karate-do Rengoukai (Okinawa Karate Federation) is celebrating its 25th anniversary and 1,200-year history of Karate, on Nov. 23, in a ceremony Okinawa City ...
Registrations for Okinawa Marathon runners accepted [Sports]
Registrations for the 24th Okinawa Marathon scheduled for Feb. 21st, 2016, started Nov. 1st and continue through Dec. 11th. However, the registration will close in case the number ...
Nippon Ham spring camp to stay in Nago [Sports]
Hiroji Osoko, the acting owner of the Japanese pro-baseball team Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters, and Toshimasa Shimada, a representative of the team, visited the Nago City Mayor Susu...
2015.11.11
Chubu Trim Marathon causes traffic restrictions Sunday [Sports]
Chubu Trim Marathon is an annual fall event that this year takes place this Sunday. About 4,200 runners have registered for the event that starts at 8:00 and is scheduled to end by...
2015.11.09
Kings continue success at home against Rizing Fukuoka [Ryukyu Golden Kings]
The Ryukyu Golden Kings scored their fourth and fifth straight wins in their weekend home game against Rizing Fukuoka played at Okinawa City Gymnasium. The Kings won the Saturday g...
2015.11.03
Golden Kings score season’s first back-to-back wins on the road [Ryukyu Golden Kings]
The Ryukyu Golden Kings scored the season’s first consecutive wins of a road game against Shimane Susanoo Magic in a pair of games played at Matsue City Comprehensive Gymnasium on ...
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