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THE SILK ROAD - A living history of int… [CURRENT ISSUE Education]
The Okinawa Prefectural Museum and Art Museum is offering the exhibition of “Silk Road”, you will meet over 100 very rare and historical ass...Read More
Friends Abroad is looking for foreign me… [Community Education Family]
Are you interested in an International Culture Exchange in Okinawa!? Now Friends Abroad is looking for foreign members for the Culture Teach...Read More
Learn and Improve your Japanese in Okina… [Education Japanese Lesson]
Since 2010, Touyou Gengo Bunka Gakuin (Asian Language & Culture College) in Midorimachi, Uruma City has been providing quality Japanese ...Read More
2016.05.28
OIST event sheds light to “Science on Your Plate” [Education]
This Saturday, the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology (OIST) is hosting a symposium titled “The Science on You Plate” that concentrates on food, its effects on our health ...
2016.05.19
Jambo! Africa! Discussion event at Plaza House [Education]
The Maasai people are one of the best-known ethnic groups in Africa, who live in southern Kenya and northern Tanzania. They have become familiar in the west because their living ar...
2016.04.28
James Skinner to hold lecture at Okinawa Convention Center [Education]
An American James Skinner came to Japan when he was 19 years old and has stayed here the past 21 years by now. A fluent speaker of Japanese, his main business is business consultin...
2016.03.13
English school and dive shop join forces to organize friendship event [Education]
It surprises some Americans when they find that there are quite few Okinawan families who are keen to get to know military families. Unfortunately, the reality is that there...
2016.03.12
GODAC workshops bring deep sea creatures to school kids [Education]
Spring break for school children is just around the corner, and GODAC, the Global Oceanographic Data Center in Toyohara, Nago, is preparing its annual spring workshop for children ...
2016.03.02
Way to high school boy’s heart goes through button on his jacket [Education]
By Miki Shioda March is the graduation season in Japan. As the school year in all public and private schools and universities runs from April to March, students from those institut...
2016.02.29
EXPG offers young people path to professional entertainment career [Education]
EXILE Professional Gym, EXPG for short, was the first and only dance studio in the world to focus exclusively on various styles of street dance. Hiro, a founding member of the high...
Public universities announce student applicant numbers [Education]
National and public universities on Okinawa announced the final numbers of applicants for available student slots for the school year starting in April. At the University of the Ry...
2016.02.14
NPO offers comprehensive two-semester course into Ryukyus [Education Ryukyu History]
By Hoshin Nakamura Okinawa Language Center is offering a course on the history and culture of the Ryukyus titled, “An Introduction to A History & Culture of the Ryukyu Islands”...
2016.02.08
Okinawa youth showcases science prowess at Urasoe exhibition [Education]
Okinawa Electric Power Co., Inc. has organized an event for local young people in Okinawa since 1979 to attract young people’s attention and interest to science, and develop scienc...
2015.11.17
GODAC Open House and Kube Techno Festa 2015 [Education]
GODAC, Japan’s Global Oceanographic Data Center is one of the most active government organizations on Okinawa when it comes to educating the public on what the institution is all a...
2015.10.30
OIST Open Campus invites public to learn of aspects of science [Education]
The Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology is the crown jewel of education in Okinawa, and once a year the school throws its doors open to invite the public to come and see wh...
2015.09.09
World Education Games are awaiting [Education]
By E. Heinrich-Sanchez The World Education Games (WEG) are just around the corner for October 2015, and the pre-registration is now OPEN at http://www.3plearning.com/worldeducation...
2015.08.21
August is good month to chill with snakes at Okinawa World [Education]
August is the hottest month in Okinawa, and it’s also the season for haunted houses, ghost stories and anything else that gives you chills and supposedly thus alleviated the unrele...
2015.08.15
GODAC offers ocean themed classes for kids on summer break [Education]
GODAC, the Global Oceanographic Data Center, located in Henoko distinguishes itself with its active community outreach programs that include several open house events throughout th...
2015.07.24
Free Japanese classes offered at Sci-Tec College Naha [Education]
The Government of Japan Agency for Cultural Affairs is organizing two free courses in Japanese language that are offered for foreigners who are trying to learn Japanese. The course...
University of Ryukyus to add three new courses of study [Education]
Hajime Oshiro, the president of the University of the Ryukyus held a press conference, May 27th to announce that the university is planning to launch three new academic disciplines...
Lester Middle School scores big in science competition [Education]
Lester Middle School eighth-grade student Chris Elliott’s essay “Reducing Heat-Related Illnesses” has earned runner-up national honors for the junior division in the 2015 DuPont Ch...
Ryudai, Meio and University of Hawaii sign consortium agreement [Education]
The University of the Ryukyus, Meio Universit of Nago and the University of Hawaii concluded a consortium agreement at the Hawaii State Government Office on May 13th. According to ...
2015.04.26
Questions for Global Citizens: Was Eisenhower war criminal and Washington terrorist? [Education]
By E. Heinrich-Sanchez Good planets are hard to find. On this one, “massacres” look like the most common trait of its occupants of all creeds and colors. Thou shalt not...
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