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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
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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
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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
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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’...
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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 ...
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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...
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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...