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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
2014.02.05
Golden Kings hit snag at Iwate [Ryukyu Golden Kings]
Two people plunged the dagger into the collective heart of the high flying Ryukyu Golden Kings Saturday, smashing a seven-game winning stretch and causing only the team’s second lo...
2014.02.03
Okinawa Impact rumbles to the island Feb. 23rd [Sports]
Professional wrestling’s heavyweight Triple Crown Champion headlines the card next month as one of the biggest pro-wrestling promotions in Japan comes to the Okinawa Convention Cen...
2014.01.29
East edges West in BJL All-Star Game [Sports]
The Western Conference had a shaky first half before rallying, but it wasn’t enough to overcome a 15-point deficit, allowing the Eastern Conference to hang on to victory in the 201...
2014.01.21
Can you say ‘Darn hard to beat!?’ [Ryukyu Golden Kings]
The Ryukyu Golden Kings are virtually unstoppable, now on a seven-in-a-row win streak, the latest pair of victories in front of the home fans The Basketball Japan League defending ...
2014.01.15
Golden Kings shine with home sweep [Ryukyu Golden Kings]
The Ryukyu Golden Kings are again on a roll, racking up a two-game sweep against the Takamatsu Five Arrows in front of the home fans in Naha as they make it five-in-a-row. The Gold...
14th Ayahashi Kaichu Road Race participants sought [Sports]
Organizers started accepting participation applications for the 14th Ayahashi Kaichu Road Race from January 13th. The marathon is held on Sunday, Apr. 6, starting at 9 a.m. There a...
Soccer player Kazuki Ganaha transfers to J2 Sanuki [Sports]
FC Ryukyu, Okinawan soccer team currently playing for its first season in the soccer J3 League announced Jan 13th that former Japan national soccer team player, 33-year-old Kazuki ...
2014.01.13
Two Golden Kings players chosen for bj-League All Stars game [Ryukyu Golden Kings]
The pro-basketball bj-League announced Dec. 17th its selection of players for the 2013-2014 season All Stars Game scheduled to take place on Jan 26 at Akita City Gymnasium. Anthony...
2014.01.07
Golden Kings begin new year with sweep [Ryukyu Golden Kings]
Proving that a late December loss that shattered a long running win streak was a fluke, the Ryukyu Golden Kings kicked off the new year on home turf with a sweep of the Saitama Bro...
2013.12.24
Expansion team snaps Golden Kings win streak [Ryukyu Golden Kings]
The newest kids on the block, an expansion team from Aomori, threw the wrench into the high-flying Ryukyu Golden Kings Saturday, snapping a 12-game win streak with a squeaker 72-70...
2013.12.18
Nobody, simply nobody, can stop the Kings [Ryukyu Golden Kings]
The road to basketball victories is filled with bumps and potholes, but for now, no team in the Basketball Japan League has found a way to even slow – let alone stop — the high fly...
2013.12.13
Group aims to bring international auto racing to Okinawa [Sports]
By Bill Charles Race fever is making its way to Okinawa, where a local outfit has jumped onto the international motor race circuit –and finished well up in the pack — with an eye t...
2013.12.09
Golden Kings appear unstoppable as streak continues [Ryukyu Golden Kings]
The challenge in the Basketball Japan League is finding a team capable of beating the Ryukyu Golden Kings, who’ve run their winning streak to ten in a row with weekend victories ov...
Ryo Kiyuna wins bronze medal in karate katas [Sports]
The 12th Asia Karate Senior Tournament and 13th Asia Karate Junior & Cadet Tournament were held Dec. 6 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE). Representing Japan in the men’s sen...
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...
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