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Pro-Baseball Spring Training 2025 [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
2014.09.16
Okinawa chosen to host baseball All Star Game [Sports]
Another first is on tap for Okinawa baseball lovers; the island has been selected as the venue for a special All Stars game on November 20th. Word began leaking several months ago ...
2014.09.16
Golden Kings needed overtime to score first season win [Ryukyu Golden Kings]
The Ryukyu Golden Kings finally put a mark in the win column of the young basketball season, struggling but succeeding in outlasting the Akita Northern Happinets in Tokyo. Celebrat...
2014.09.16
Hard hitting roller derby skates back into action [Sports]
The Kokeshi Roller Dolls are taking their warm up laps on the oval hardwood in anticipation of their Roller Derby League season opener coming up September 20th. “Cops vs. Convicts”...
2014.09.08
Golden Kings lose two squeakers in season openers [Ryukyu Golden Kings]
Playing in front of the Okinawa home fans as the professional basketball season got under way, things didn’t work out for the Ryukyu Golden Kings as they took on a rival National B...
2014.09.04
Golden Kings introduce new players at season opener [Ryukyu Golden Kings]
The Ryukyu Golden Kings are excited about the start to the new season, which brings a pair of new faces to the reigning Basketball Japan League championship team. Anthony Kent is n...
2014.08.29
Karate taking center stage at Budokan [Sports]
Many of the world’s best martial arts competitors are converging on the Okinawa Prefecture Budokan for world class competition this weekend. The Karate-1 Premium League is hosting ...
2014.08.29
BJL Champion Golden Kings opening at home [Ryukyu Golden Kings]
Okinawa’s professional basketball Golden Kings are ready to defend their championship while showing off to Japan’s rival basketball conference in a pair of home games this coming w...
2014.08.18
Ryukyu Dragon Pro-wrestling star-studded matches [Sports]
The biggest names in professional wrestling – from the United States to mainland Japan and here on Okinawa — are preparing for the Koza Battle Festa 3, Sat., Aug. 23, night, in Oki...
2014.08.07
Okinawa soccer team offers free tickets to SOFA personnel [Sports]
Okinawa’s hometown professional soccer squad, FC Ryukyu, wants to bring its brand of sport to the American community by offering free tickets to Sunday’s match against Y.S.C.C. or ...
Okisho to represent Okinawa at Koshien [Sports]
The 96th Okinawa High School Baseball Championship game to decide which team is the best among the high schools on Okinawa was held Sunday at the Koza Shinkin Stadium in Okinawa Ci...
2014.07.20
Famed budo martial arts sensei teaches body control [Sports]
Akira Hino can best be described as a specialist, studying Japanese traditional Budo, then carrying it a step further with the “Hino Method” to zero in on controlling the body’s co...
2014.07.18
Omiya jumps leagues to play for Golden Kings [Sports]
Hiromasa Omiya is a seven-year basketball professional, but he’s launching a somewhat new career this fall as a member of the Ryukyu Golden Kings. He comes to Okinawa from a year w...
ANA offers Golden Kings Cheer-up Tour [Sports]
ANA is offering a tour package called “Cheer Up Golden Kings!” The package offer the tour and accommodations for watching the game of Golden Kings that is scheduled to take place a...
Ryu Shichinohe wins Judo World Championship [Sports]
The 2014 Judo Grand Prix contest was held in Ulan Bator, Mongolia over the weekend. Ryu Shichinohe, an alumni of Naha Nishi High School, participated as one of the Japan Team membe...
Runners wanted for Sho Hashi Half Marathon [Sports]
Applications for the 13th Sho Hashi Half Marathon in Nanjo City on Nov. 2nd are accepted now through Aug. 7th. The start and finish line of the marathon is at the Nanjo Culture Cen...
Baseball spring camps bring ¥8.8 billion boost [Sports]
Ryugin Research Institute Ltd. that has studied the impact of the annual pro-baseball spring training camps on the local economy announced the conclusion of their study on Jul. 3rd...
Sugar Ride Kumejima cycle race set for Nov. 29th and 30th [Sports]
The dates for the 4th Sugar Ride Kumejima Bicycle Race has been set for Nov. 29th and 30th. Every year the race receives an increasing number of participants who enjoy the beautifu...
2014.07.03
Manza Beach Governor’s Cup haarii races this Sunday [Sports]
The boats are in the water, ready for action Sunday as ANA Intercontinental Manza Beach Resort stages the 31st Okinawa Governor’s Cup “Manza Haarii Festival”. The festivities kick ...
2014.06.27
Tsutomu Isa continues to lead Kings next season [Ryukyu Golden Kings]
Okinawan professional basketball bj-League team Ryukyu Golden Kings announced Monday the renewal of the contracts of four of its last season players. Ryuichi Kishimoto, Anthony McH...
Golden Kings hold Basketball School for elementary students [Ryukyu Golden Kings]
Okinawa’s professional basketball team and last season’s bj-League champions The Ryukyu Golden Kings is holding a basketball school for elementary school children at Okinawa Conven...
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