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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
Veteran JBL hoop star joins Lakestars [Sports]
One of the most versatile, all-around performers for the Japan Basketball League’s Hamamatsu Higashimikawa Phoenix over the past few seasons has crossed boundaries and joined the S...
2012.09.21
Golden Kings open exhibition season with 98-67 victory [Ryukyu Golden Kings]
The reigning champions of the Basketball Japan League, the Ryukyu Golden Kings, unveiled their 2012-2013 season Tuesday night with a solid 98-67 win over the Akita Northern Happine...
2012.09.21
Namizato rejoins Ryukyu Golden Kings ‘for now’ [Ryukyu Golden Kings]
Narito Namizato was expecting to be wearing a team uniform of the NBA this season as he follows his dream, but the lack of an offer has brought him home to Okinawa. He’s rejoined t...
Golden Kings ready to tackle South Koreans in Championship Series [Ryukyu Golden Kings]
Four exhibition basketball matches are on tap the coming couple weeks as the Ryukyu Golden Kings prepare for the season debut in October. A friendly match with fellow Basketball Ja...
Golden Kings unveiling 2012-13 new style [Ryukyu Golden Kings]
The hardwood season’s only days away from preliminary action, and the Ryukyu Golden Kings are gearing up for what they hope will be a powerhouse season. The Okinawa squad was the B...
2012.09.05
Golden Kings eye 2nd straight championship [Ryukyu Golden Kings]
The Ryukyu Golden Kings are still nearly two weeks away from putting a basketball on the hardwood to defend their Basketball Japan League championship, but already they’re doing th...
Okinawan Athletes to Compete at London Paralympics [Sports]
The great London Paralympics begins next Wednesday, and two athletes from Okinawa are set to compete. Shin Nakazato of Urasoe City will be heading to his third Paralympics for bout...
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