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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
2014.09.16
Japan Burger King bringing wild, black burger to menu [Gourmet]
A burger bun that is black? Really? Burger King says ‘yes’ to the new burger being introduced Sep. 19th as part of its fifth anniversary celebration of the American burger chain’s...
2014.09.16
AFCEA to host annual special TechNet Day [Education]
Camp Shields will be the setting for the 3rd Annual TechNet Day sponsored by the Okinawa Chapter of the Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association. The day-long event ...
2014.09.16
File sharing and downloading laws in Japan [Family]
By David Higgins If you have been using the Internet since the mid 1990s, then you know that since the inception of the file-sharing company Napster that downloading copyrighted mu...
2014.09.14
Green washing rules new Cape Maeda resort project [Nature & Environment]
By E. Heinrich-Sanchez Yes, it will be the end of paradise as we know it if we continue on the warpath against our blue environment. From Cape Maeda (Maeda Misaki) to Oura Bay and ...
2014.09.11
Workshop tours at heart of Aha Dam ‘Kuina’ Festival [Nature & Environment]
Northern Okinawa’s Kuni-gami Village is fired up about its Saturday Aha Dam ‘Kuina’ Festival, and can hardly wait to showcase the unique nature opportunities to visitors. Yanbaru D...
2014.09.10
OIST to explain ADHD in seminar [Education]
Understanding and Explaining Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), an often misunderstood problem confronted by numerous families, will be the focus of a presentation at...
2014.09.02
Membership cards are your friend [LIFE Shopping]
By David Higgins If you are a frequent shopper at any of the major supermarkets on Okinawa such as San-A or Kanehide Supermarket, then you have probably been asked by the checkout ...
2014.09.01
Island’s best river trekking is northern Okinawa challenge [LIFE Nature & Environment]
By Jun Ikemura The Labor Day weekend is here, but there’s plenty of summer left for adventurers to venture off road for a bit of river trekking and taking in the beauty of Ta-Taki....
2014.08.31
Savor autumn with Renaissance Italian dishes [Gourmet]
Autumn is just around the corner, at least at the Renaissance Resort on Okinawa’s northwest coast, with the unveiling of Italian pasta and sweets inspired by the cool autumn themes...
2014.08.29
Ichihanari Art project draws lots of attention [LIFE]
The primary school on Ikei Island has been closed for two years, but area residents are keeping alive an art event started at the school, preparing for a third event in late Septem...
2014.08.29
Wakuwaku Art Craft Fair to inspire kids [Education]
A fun event aimed directly at kids is now playing the Urasoe Museum, enticing youngsters to get excited about and involved in art. The Urasoe Museum says the Wakuwaku Art Craft Fai...
2014.08.27
“Shinto Abe” the “Tenno Message” and the Third Alternative for “Our Okinawa Ocean” [Nature & Environment]
By E. Heinrich-Sanchez Protests rage on in the Henoko District of Nago City where the “soil boring sample” tests have begun. Japan Coast Guard cutters are off shore, as...
2014.08.23
Ichiro Kikuta brings ink-wash paintings to Naha [Living]
A Kunigami Village artist is bringing his ink-wash painting show to Naha for a short exhibition at the Ryubo Art Salon. Ichiro Kikuta is one of the most famous ink-wash painters in...
2014.08.23
Pet owners beware of heatstroke! [Family]
Okinawa is a place where the summer season takes up majority of the year unlike mainland Japan where four seasons (spring, summer, fall, winter) are equally present. What pet owner...
2014.08.23
Creativity is digital with teamLab exhibit at Ryubo [Education]
Technology is co-mingled with art, and the digital landscape is becoming a part of everyday life, making the inspirations of a Tokyo-based company, teamLab, challenges for everyone...
2014.08.23
Godzilla and friends celebrate at Tomarin exhibition [Family]
By Bill Charles Virtually everyone has encountered Godzilla, Ultraman, Evangelion or Hokuto-no-Ken, and now the company that created them is showing off their works at an Okinawa e...
2014.08.19
Better deals offered on currency exchange [Shopping]
There’s a new currency exchange player on the block, and it’s offering the best rates around. Eight Exchange Goya branch opened only two weeks ago in the Chuo district of Okinawa C...
2014.08.18
U.S. Lawsuit seeks to halt construction of Henoko airstrip [Nature & Environment]
By Biologicaldversity.org American and Japanese conservation groups Jul. 31 asked a U.S. federal court to halt construction of a U.S. military airstrip in Okinawa, that would pave ...
2014.08.18
Actors motivating youngsters to study English [Education]
A 15-day U.S. – Japan Discovery Tour by the Koyamada International Foundation to motivate Japanese young people to study English and to travel abroad for schooling caps Aug. ...
2014.08.12
Poisonous brown widow spider found in Nago [Nature & Environment]
Okinawa Prefectural Government has called people’s attention to a poisonous spider ’Latrodectus geometricus’, commonly known as brown widow, which was found at Forest Resourc...
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