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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
2013.02.07
Deadline for applications for Ayahashi Road Races nears [Sports]
Ayahashi Marine Road races in Uruma City won’t take place until Apr. 7, but runners are invited to take part as the deadline for submitting an application is Feb. 22. The 13t...
2013.02.05
Golden Kings rediscover their winning ways [Ryukyu Golden Kings]
For three games in a row, the defending champion Ryukyu Golden Kings struggled, unable to make much of anything work, losing games that stunned them but at the same time rekindled ...
2013.02.02
Can you believe it? Baseball season’s here! [Sports]
By Bill Charles Don’t be surprised if you see people grabbing their baseball bats or humming “take me out to the ball game” from this weekend on, because despite the seemingly bris...
2013.02.01
Ryukyu Golden Kings sign Ryuichi Kishimoto as rookie [Ryukyu Golden Kings]
When first watching the Ryukyu Golden Kings, Nago Kitanakagusuku High School basketball player Ryuichi Kishimoto wasn’t impressed, barely giving the Okinawa professional basketbal...
Phoenix gain as Ryukyu Golden Kings drop pair [Ryukyu Golden Kings]
It was a double edged sword for the Ryukyu Golden Kings, losing a pair of games to the Shiga Lakestars, and then learning their nemesis Hamamatsu Higashimikawa Phoenix tied their l...
Pro soccer teams turn to Okinawa for winter training [Sports]
The weather’s cold in mainland Japan and in Korea, and that’s enough to make professional sports team gaze upon Okinawa’s mild winters with favor, deciding to make this the winter ...
2013.01.23
West captures All Star title in Tokyo [Sports]
Okinawa’s first year head coach was the inspiration and guiding light, while Michael Parker delivered the on-court fireworks as the Western Conference took an easy 128-119 win over...
2013.01.20
Long distance runners set for Kouri Island Magic Hour Run [Sports]
Registration for the Kouri Island Magic Hour Run in Nakijin Village is now in its final week, and organizers are putting out the word that international contestants for the Half Ma...
2013.01.16
Golden Kings lose focus and split home series [Ryukyu Golden Kings]
The Ryukyu Golden Kings practically bounced onto the hardwoods of Ginowan to the cheers of adoring fans Saturday, and they didn’t disappoint them, pulling off a 77-50 win to push s...
2013.01.09
Golden Kings again flying high as BJL leaders [Ryukyu Golden Kings]
The Ryukyu Golden Kings ushered in the new year the same way they said goodbye to 2012, kicking the butts of Basketball Japan League opponents and push their league leading record ...
2012.12.25
Golden Kings resume their winning ways [Ryukyu Golden Kings]
The Ryukyu Golden Kings were on a three-game losing streak when the Hamamatsu Higashimikawa Phoenix came to town, and there was no way the Okinawa squad was going to surrender on t...
Three Kings and a coach make All-Star Squad [Ryukyu Golden Kings]
The Ryukyu Golden Kings are to be well represented at the upcoming Basketball Japan League All-Star Game next month in Tokyo. Head Coach Kohto Tohyama has been chosen to coach the ...
2012.12.18
Phoenix are HOT! Ryukyu Golden Kings are NOT! [Ryukyu Golden Kings]
After a red hot 15-game win streak to start the season, the Ryukyu Golden Kings can’t seem to buy a basket, even at JUSCO, but their new division rival, the Hamamatsu Higashimikawa...
2012.12.14
Tenkaichi Super Fight features dual main events [Sports]
The battle for ring supremacy goes two-dimensional Sunday as the Tenkaichi Super Fight puts fighters into action under both MMA and Kickboxing rules. Koza Music Town’s the venue fo...
2012.12.12
Rizing Fukuoka finally brings down Golden Kings [Ryukyu Golden Kings]
So close, but yet so far. Only one game away from setting another Basketball Japan League record, the Ryukyu Golden Kings fell victim on the road to a Rizing Fukuoka squad that th...
2012.12.08
Churashima Okinawa Century Run 2013 still accepting riders [Sports]
One of Okinawa’s top cycling race series, the Churashima Okinawa Century Run 2013, is accepting registrations for the January 20th event for another three weeks. The four races in ...
Angry Oita players issue an ultimatum and appeal to FIBA [Sports]
From the second best team in the Basketball Japan League Western Conference to bankruptcy and the dismissal of all foreign players is enough to fire anyone up, and it’s done exactl...
2012.12.07
Woodbury picks up MVP trophy for November [Sports]
The red hot Ryukyu Golden Kings are that way this month thanks to the 62.9% shooting record from the field by Terrance Woodbury, enough to net him the league’s November MVP title. ...
2012.12.07
Golden Kings keep unbeaten string going [Ryukyu Golden Kings]
Unbeatable. Unstoppable. Incredible. All are words being used to describe the Ryukyu Golden Kings, who’ve now gone 14 games in a row without a loss. In fact, the Okinawa squad, ...
2012.12.07
Ginowan hosting set of wheelchair races [Sports]
The 24th Ginowan Wheelchair Marathon is about to begin, with handicapped competitors making ready for three races that will run Sunday, rain or shine. Kankai Gate at Ginowan Seasid...
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