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Cherry Blossom Festivals on Okinawa kick… [Festival]
Northern Okinawa has long taken pride of having the earliest cherry blossoms in Japan. Although cherry trees in Okinawa are not the same var...Read More
Naha City’s World Record Giant Tug-of-Wa… [CULTURE ENTERTAINMENT Festival]
The Naha Giant Tug-of-War is the largest of its kind throughout the world. This feat was officially recognized and recorded into annals of t...Read More
Itoman Tug-of-War marks end of summer [CULTURE CURRENT ISSUE ENTERTAINMENT]
Many Okinawan farmers and fishermen, in some form or fashion, pay tribute to the Gods, seeking their blessing and favor for a great harvest ...Read More
2012.12.07
Santa heads lineup at Courtney Christmas Fest [Festival]
By Bill Charles The jolly man in the red suit is making his Okinawa debut this weekend at the Courtney Christmas and Holiday Festival. Christmas is just around the corner and wheth...
Series of live jazz performances commence [ENTERTAINMENT News]
A Naha City-sponsored series of music events called “Jazz Night in Naha” kicked off at an open space in front of Naha City Tembus Culture Hall on Dec, 1. The Dec. 1 event marks the...
Horoscope [Horoscope]
Dec. 6 ~ 12 Aries The year-end holidays are closing in, and that’s the source of stress that in turn causes conflicts and stress at home. But stress is n o all bad, as the best res...
Bangkok Airways, JAL now sharing miles, code-share [Travel & Beach]
Bangkok Airways is getting a foothold into Japan with a new code share agreement on select flights operated by Japan Airlines between three airports. Travelers flying from both Ha...
2012.11.30
JAL, British Airways hook up with code-share flights [Travel & Beach]
Japan Airlines continues to spread its wings since emerging from bankruptcy, teaming up with British Airways to add Rome, Milan, Bologna, Amsterdam and Warsaw into the data bank of...
2012.11.30
Ginowan’s year of celebration includes Industrial Festival [Festival]
Ginowan City’s marking its 50th anniversary as a municipality this year, and is including this weekend’s 23rd Ginowan City Industrial Festival as a major event. The free festival t...
Horoscope [Horoscope]
Nov. 30 ~ Dec. 6 Aries This weekend and the starting days of December is the most dynamic period of this year. Your sense of competition and impatience in general drives you to try...
Nov. 23 ~ 29 [Horoscope]
Aries This weekend promises to be quiet and you can relax, but from early next week things are going to get hectic. If you think about it, there are already clear signs of growing ...
2012.11.23
Air Asia X launching quiet “kids-free” zone [Travel & Beach]
Responding to appeals from frequent flyers to have a bit of peace and tranquility on long distance flights, Malaysia’s budget carrier Air Asia says it will institute a new “quiet z...
2012.11.22
Family Mart presents Ryukyu Asia Collection [ENTERTAINMENT]
The Ryukyu Asia Collection is a fashion show sponsored by Family Mart, and it’s a growing enterprise since first being held in Okinawa last August as the biggest fashion show on th...
2012.11.22
Samba Festival expands to Chatan and Okinawa City [Festival]
A two-day Samba Festival gets the music moving tomorrow evening in both Chatan and Okinawa City, entertaining and performing through Saturday. Admission is free to the “Okinawa Sam...
2012.11.22
Okinawa City goes international [Festival]
By Bill Charles Okinawa City considers itself a cosmopolitan city, home to people from more than 30 countries, and this weekend the city also known as Koza is welcoming them all th...
2012.11.21
KLM ready to fly Fukuoka route to Europe in April [Travel & Beach]
Travelers will have another flight routing from Japan to Europe as KLM Royal Dutch Airlines announces plans to become the first carrier to operate direct flights between Fukuoka an...
2012.11.21
Budget carrier Jetstar Japan punished for safety issues [Travel & Beach]
Jetstar Japan has been reprimanded by Japan’s Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism for safety violations, a move that could impact expanded services to Okinawa. ...
Nov. 16 ~ 22 [Horoscope]
Nov. 16 ~ 22 Aries2 Planet Saturn is causing you to easily forget, stumble and go blank, and that’s why you should concentrate carefully on your work. Those challenges could also a...
2012.11.16
Master craftsmen unveil their work at annual Tsuboya Pottery Festival [Festival]
Tsuboya pottery is known worldwide by sculpture lovers as one of the unique pottery styles, and is being featured next week in a free downtown pottery festival. Next Thursday throu...
2012.11.16
Weekend Kitanakagusuku Festival set for Shiosai Park [Festival]
Even as the holiday season approaches, the festivals season continues, with the 27th Kitanakagusuku Festival kicking off Saturday and Sunday at Shiosai Park. The two-day festival r...
2012.11.16
Hawaiian Airlines initiates Honolulu-Sapporo flights [Travel & Beach]
The aloha spirit is invading Japan as Hawaiian Airlines inaugurates flights between Honolulu and Sapporo. The new initiative has full support of the Hawaii Tourism Authority, which...
2012.11.15
Okinawa Beads Festival coming up in Urasoe [Festival Shopping]
One of the fastest growing arts and crafts in Japan is beads and dragonfly balls, and both are showcased in a three-day Okinawa Beads Festival that begins tomorrow in Urasoe City. ...
2012.11.15
Emperor and Empress visit for Healthy Ocean ceremonies [Festival]
Sunday’s ceremonies of an annual conference on fisheries promotion and marine environment protection is promising to be something more than special, as Japan’s Emperor and Empress ...
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