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Shimenawa, sacred New Year rice straw fe… [Living]
“Shimenawa,” literally a “closing rope” is a decoration mostly seen at Shinto shrines to mark holy places where spirits reside. A variation ...Read More
What do you do on Okinawa during the New… [CULTURE LIFE]
It’s finally the end of the year 2025, and so it’s time to ask how was your year 2026? Good memories, bad memories, each person has their ow...Read More
Okinawa Expressway Renewal Work Starts J… [CURRENT ISSUE LIFE Living]
NEXCO, the company operating the Okinawa Expressway announces that Expressway renewal works start from January 6th to April 28th in 2026 bet...Read More
2015.02.20
Yomitan Yachimun Fair introduces classic pottery [Shopping]
Yomitan is a pottery town, where its artisans are banding together this weekend to present the 22nd Yomitan Yachimun Fair. Annually, some 20,000 people flock to the Yomitan Yachimu...
2015.02.20
Fresh, tasty veggie festa on tap in Okinawa City [Gourmet]
The 3rd Nuchigusui Festa, a festival featuring organic and natural farmed vegetables, is showcasing its wares Saturday and Sunday in Okinawa City. The festival is also a sales even...
2014 worst accident year on record for yanbarukuina [Nature & Environment]
According to the Naha Regional Environmental Office of the Ministry of Environment, there were 47 reported cases of traffic accidents involving yanbarukuina, or Okinawan rail, in 2...
2015.02.16
Daikon and Pork Braise [Cooking Recipe]
I noticed a lot of people are wondering how to use daikon radish when I do a supermarket tour. There are so many dishes you can cook using daikon. Ingredients • 1/3 daikon radish •...
2015.02.15
Record Fair at Café UNIZON to bring nostalgia [Shopping]
It is a second hand records fair, with four selected record shops on Okinawa holding special opportunities through March 2nd to mix and mingle with professional musicians, artists ...
2015.02.15
Kadena nail salon takes customers personally [Health & Beauty]
The motto of the nail salon in Kadena BX services mall is simple enough, stating “Simply Perfect” That also happens to be the name of the shop. Shop Manager Crystal says that the a...
2015.02.15
Southeast Asian artist brings talent to Okinawa [Living]
A Malay-Singaporean artist is in Okinawa, and opened an Art Exhibition Saturday in Yomitan. Syahidah Osman, a self-taught and ambidextrous artist whose works are being featured acr...
2015.02.12
Sunday Ginoza Marche focuses on crafts [Shopping]
There is another craft market in Ginoza this weekend, guaranteed to generate more excitement than only handmade goods can offer. The venue is at the Hanshin Tigers professional bas...
2015.02.12
Remote Okinawa islands seek public attention, tourism [Living]
Okunawa Tourism, Products and Traditional Performing Arts Fair opens tomorrow at the Okinawa Times Building, with five remote islands banding together to focus attention on their c...
2015.02.12
Dogs get new play zone in Nanjo City [Family]
Dogs are happy about a new Dog Run on Azama SanSan Beach, giving them a new place to relax and run without a leash. The new Dog run at Azama SanSan Beach is the work of the Nanjo C...
2015.02.09
Sunflowers compete with sakura for visitor attention [Nature & Environment]
Bursts of golden yellow are cropping up in the fields of Kitanakagusuku, where sunflowers are expected to be in full bloom in about three weeks, like the colorful cherry blossoms a...
2015.02.09
From Tokyo fast food to American main stream, history of sushi [Gourmet]
By David Higgins The history of sushi began in the 8th century. Due to the fact that there were no refrigerators, people making sushi would preserve the fish and rice a little di...
2015.02.09
Tankan, strawberries are taste of Okinawan winter [Nature & Environment]
Tony Nakamoto The picking season for Tankan, a citrus fruit grown especially in the northern regions of Okinawa, is in full swing. And so is the season on the only strawberry farm ...
2015.02.06
Bartenders compete for Awamori Cocktail Contest title [Gourmet]
The 11th All Japan Awamori Cocktail Contest kicks off Sunday afternoon with more than two dozen of Asia’s best bartenders wanting to win the title of ‘Best Awamori Cocktail Artisa...
Lingerie maker to have event for special needs customers [Family]
Wacoal, one of the largest women’s clothing manufacturers in Japan that specializes in making women’s underwear, is scheduled to hold a consulting and try-on event for women who ha...
2015.02.05
Curry Soba – curry with buckwheat noodles [Cooking Recipe]
Curry with noodles? You might think this is a bad idea but actually it’s really nice. There are not many buckwheat soba restaurants on Okinawa but there are a lot of them in mainla...
2015.02.04
Japanese versus North American voltage and frequency [Technology]
By David Higgins I recently purchased a professional flash for my camera. The first time I tried it and it didn’t work properly, I assumed it was user error. After hours of tryin...
2015.02.02
Thinking exponentially gets you anywhere fast [Education]
By Jovan Rebolledo-Mendez, PhD There is a huge difference between thinking linearly and exponentially: when you think linearly, walking one meter at a time, in 10 steps you advance...
2015.02.02
Miso soup with mushrooms [Cooking Recipe]
Miso soup is a famous Japanese dish that I’m sure most of you must have had before. But have you cooked it in your home? Many people try to cook it at home and have found that the ...
2015.02.01
Nago Pineapple Park is tasty, entertaining spot for visit [Living]
Pineapple is one of the most plentiful fruits grown on Okinawa, competing with sugar cane for the top spot crop, but the entertainment value of the juicy golden colored fruit is hi...
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