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Who is the Best Amateur Basketballer in … [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 so...Read More
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....Read More
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, ma...Read More
2013.12.04
Golden Kings promote Ladies’ Day at Saturday home game [Ryukyu Golden Kings]
The Ryukyu Golden Kings are climbing aboard the breast cancer awareness program, designating its Saturday evening home game as Ladies’ Day, complete with special prices. The profes...
2013.11.28
Runners hit streets Sunday for Naha Marathon [Sports]
A total of 25,000 runners are registered for Sunday’s 29th Naha Marathon, Okinawa’s top marathon. It only took one day to fill the quota of 25,000 runners, and organizers say they’...
2013.11.26
Golden Kings extend winning streak to eight! [Ryukyu Golden Kings]
The Ryukyu Golden Kings know how to generate excitement, whether on the road or in front of the home fans, and they have done it again with a pair of victories over the Hamamatsu H...
FC Ryukyu to join J3 [Sports]
The Japan Professional Football League, J-League announced on the 19th that Okinawa’s professional soccer team FC Ryukyu has been accepted to join the new division “J3” which will ...
2013.11.19
Golden Kings again on a roll [Ryukyu Golden Kings]
The home fans couldn’t have been happier, watching their high-flying Ryukyu Golden Kings make winning look easier as they swept a pair from the visiting Shimane Susanoo Magic. Play...
2013.11.19
Get radical skateboarding in Okinawa [Sports]
If you haven’t noticed that skateboarding is very popular on Okinawa then you can definitely confirm you are too old and staying inside your home too much. The skateboarders on Oki...
2013.11.13
Golden Kings trade Scootie Randall, grab Draelon Burns [Ryukyu Golden Kings]
When a basketball team’s top scorer gets a pink ticket for a trade, you know the Ryukyu Golden Kings are looking for something special. That’s exactly what happened this week with ...
Chura Shima Okinawa Century Run 2014 cycle race scheduled [Sports]
Organizers of the 5th Chura Shima Okinawa Century Run bicycle race announced that the 2014 race will be held Sunday, Jan 19, 2014. The pre-event for the race takes place a day earl...
2013.11.09
Surfers wax boards for Sunday competition [Sports]
Surf’s up off the Komesu Coast in Itoman, just in time for this weekend’s 12th annual Itoman Mayor’s Cup Surfing Contest. Surfing is a very popular sport on Okinawa, with hordes of...
2013.11.09
Jet ski riders gather to Araha Beach for day of racing Sunday [Sports]
Personal water craft, or PWC, popularly known as jet skis, are popular toys on Okinawa. Besides for just zipping around off resorts and beaches, they are used for serous racing. An...
2013.11.09
Tour de Okinawa draws bicycle racers to Nago [Sports]
The hills are alive around Nago City this weekend, but with the sounds of bicycles, not music, as the Tour de Okinawa generates 23 races. Cyclists will be competing in 13 elements ...
2013.11.05
Golden Kings sweep Kyoto to climb into lead [Ryukyu Golden Kings]
The Ryukyu Golden Kings climbed to the top of the Western Conference standings in front of its home fans this past weekend, ousting the visiting Kyoto Hannaryz in a pair of contest...
Strider bike tournament to be held in Yomitan [Sports]
Strider bikes that were originally introduced in the U.S. in 2007, are now going to have their first competition in Okinawa when over 200 children, some as young as two years old, ...
Nakazato selected Japan wheelchair rugby team captain [Sports]
Sun Abilities athletic association for handicapped people announced Tuesday in Urasoe City that wheelchair rugby player Susumu Nakazato has been elected captain of the Japan wheelc...
2013.10.29
Golden Kings snag pair of home court wins [Ryukyu Golden Kings]
Okinawa’s professional basketball squad is currently third in the Basketball Japan League’s Western Division, but with play like they demonstrated against visiting Rizing Fukuoka, ...
2013.10.28
Going 4 x 4 off road is not about speed [Sports]
If you are an owner of a Toyota Surf, Jimny or a Pajero, with a few modifications you could be ready to explore off-the-beaten track roads in Okinawa. Driving around Okinawa on the...
2013.10.21
Golden Kings split tough series in Shiga [Ryukyu Golden Kings]
Okinawa’s professional basketball squad didn’t find Shiga Prefecture all that friendly an environment over the weekend, battling from behind to win the first game of their series a...
2013.10.14
Golden Kings stunned with Satuday’s home loss [Ryukyu Golden Kings]
The undefeated Ryukyu Golden Kings were waiting as the Tokyo Cinq Rêves came to town last weekend, only to wish they hadn’t as the visitors pushed and pounded Okinawa through an ov...
2013.10.13
FamilyMart opens Ryukyu Golden Kings store [Ryukyu Golden Kings]
Okinawa FamilyMart has transformed one of their shops in Omoromachi, Naha, into an Okinawa basketball team Ryukyu Golden Kings paradise. The store opened on Sep. 24, and with its n...
2013.10.08
Golden Kings sweep Oita in season openers [Ryukyu Golden Kings]
The Ryukyu Golden Kings opened the new Basketball Japan League campaign much as it ended last year’s, whipping out a pair of victories on the road. Okinawa nailed the Oita HeatDevi...
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