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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
Nakami Soup (Pork Guts Soup) [Cooking Recipe]
“Nakami” means guts or giblets of a pig, and “jiru (shiru)” means soup. This soup is very common in Okinawa and is offered at special cerebr...Read More
Nago Agri Park, a Gardener’s Paradise [Shopping]
The Nago Agri Park is a gardening lover’s delight. The park, which opened in 2014, is located next to the NEO Park in the Nago District of N...Read More
2015.04.05
Goya Namul – Goya with sesame dressing [Cooking Recipe]
Namul is actually a Korean dish but Okinawa’s goya (bitter melon) is a perfect vegetable for cooking it. If you find bitter melon is too bitter, you can boil it for longer to remov...
2015.04.05
Teaching kids in developing countries without teachers [Education]
By Jovan Rebolledo-Mendez, PhD Imagine if you wish, in the near future, a child near Kabare, in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), is able to learn to read, write and understa...
2015.03.30
Time to get ready for World Education Games [Education]
By E. Heinrich-Sanchez The World Education Games (WEG) are returning for October 2015, and the pre-registration is now OPEN! http://www.3plearning.com/worldeducationgames/ Wildly p...
2015.03.30
Canadian Beef makes Okinawa stepping stone to Asian markets [Gourmet]
Most of people residing on Okinawa know about prime American beef and its Australian counterpart. But there’s now a new kid on the block that’s aiming to create a foothold in the J...
2015.03.30
Sakuraya is Japanese style girls bar [Living]
Sakuraya is a bar done up in Japanese style, but a walk through the front door of the Gate 2 Street bar is a stunning surprise to patrons. Unlike many watering holes near the spraw...
2015.03.27
Hirayachi – Okinawan pancake [Cooking Recipe]
As Wikipedia puts it, hirayachi is an Okinawan pancake-like dish. It is not sweet and not too heavy. You don’t need a lot of ingredients and just mixing is all that’s required to m...
2015.03.21
GODAC to take kids beneath the sea [Education]
The International Oceanographic Data Center is set to give youngsters a new perspective of the world from beneath the sea. There are two kinds of events, which are driving experien...
2015.03.21
Saataa andaagii – Okinawa doughnut [Cooking Recipe]
Saataa means sugar, andaa is oil and agii is deep fry in the Okinawan language. So now you know this is deep fried sweets; in fact, much like doughnuts. Saataa andaagii is a popula...
2015.03.20
Kids star at Street Dance Championships [Family]
The 9th Street Dance Championship Dance Max Japan is bringing together dozens of pre-teens and teens to Tamagusuku Sogo Gymnasium in Nanjo City this Sunday. This nationwide dance e...
2015.03.20
“Get fit with your dog!” dog-walk rally in Chatan [Family]
Dog owners and their pets are invited to come to Araha Park in Chatan this Sunday, where Animal Hospital 22 Group and Okinawa Toyopet Toyota dealership are organizing a walk to sup...
2015.03.18
Ink wash paint artist staging unique show [Living]
Ichiro Kikuta is one of the most famous painters in Okinawa, known for his talents with ink wash and the ability to create brilliant images with a single color. Over the past sever...
Okinawa Shogaku High School obtains IB accreditation [Education]
The Okinawa Shogaku High School, a local private school consisting of both junior and senior high schools, has been officially accredited as an International Baccalaureate (IB) acc...
2015.03.16
Sweet Taro – Taimo no Dengaku [Cooking Recipe]
Taanmu, taro, is in season in Okinawa right now. If you go to the refrigerated section at a farmers’ markets, you will most likely find this unique, grey and light purplish taro. T...
2015.03.15
We need confidence and hope [Education]
By E. Heinrich-Sanchez Well, its graduation time again in Okinawa. The Japanese fiscal and school years run from April 1st to March 31st. The eternal cycle of watching our children...
2015.03.15
GODAC’s spring break workshop set for children [Education]
Spring break is just around the corner, and GODAC, the Global Oceanographic Data Center, is preparing a workshop for children related to ocean creatures. The spring break workshop ...
Okinawa elementary student test scores decline [Education]
The Okinawa Prefecture Board of Education announced at its regular meeting on Mar. 11th the results of achievement tests for elementary school students in Okinawa that took place i...
2015.03.11
Okinawa City opens doors to Craftwork Fair [Living]
The 13th Okinawa City Craftwork Fair is now in progress, taking place at Plaza House Shopping Center Thursday through Sunday. This is one of the biggest craftwork exhibitions and s...
2015.03.09
Spinach and tofu – Horenso no shiroae [Cooking Recipe]
A tofu recipe again! But tofu is just so often used in Okinawa home cooking. Shiroae is a popular dish in Okinawa as tofu is so fresh that you can buy it at supermarkets while it’s...
2015.03.08
It’s all about Green at Key’s Cafe [Gourmet]
Key’s Café is ‘Going Green’ next week, and patrons will find it easy to get caught up in the excitement, merely by wearing something green. St. Patrick’s Day is always special, but...
Turtle exports from Ishigaki to be banned [Nature & Environment]
According to officials at the Ministry of Environment, a large number of Yaeyama Ishigame (Mauremys mutica kami) or Asian brown pond turtles, which is an endemic and rare turtle sp...
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