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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
2013.09.22
Ocean Megatrends and Ryukyu ICC Challenge from Sep. 22 through Nov. 11 [Nature & Environment]
By Edo Heinrich-Sanchez Get ready to hit the beach or dive for clean oceans while we join citizen scientists around the world using “volunteer ocean trash data forms”. ...
2013.09.22
SUP offers surfboard challenges, and more [Nature & Environment]
By David Higgins Stand- Up Paddle Touring and Surfing is the fastest growing water sport in America. When an avid surfer goes out and buys a Stand Up Paddle (SUP) board because thi...
2013.09.21
‘Trial & Error’ created perfect Ramen Orebu [Gourmet]
Wholesome rich tasting soup isn’t something that comes easily, but rather, the result of perseverance. Genryu Ramen is the nickname of Orebu’s ramen, with its soup base consi...
Kumejima Fair at AEON Naha [Shopping]
Kumejima Product and Tourism fair will be held from today through Sunday (Sep. 23) in Aeon Naha Department Store in Oroku. This will be the second time for the fair to take place. ...
JICA Okinawa celebrates 10,000th trainee [Education]
JICA (Japan International Cooperation Agency) Okinawa, a facility located in Maeda, Urasoe City, welcomed its 10,000th technical trainee, Sep. 14. To celebrate the occasion, JICA s...
2013.09.15
TAJ opens its second Indian restaurant in Yomitan [Gourmet]
TAJ is a popular real India curry restaurant where a staff that are all from India make the curries and other dishes, Now TAJ Okinawa has opened a new branch in Furugen, Yomitan Vi...
2013.09.15
Sign up to Cleanup and Oceans of Opportunities [Nature & Environment]
The September International Coastal Cleanup is just around the corner. You can join us. We just received pledges from one command to have all of their personnel join the cleanup. ...
2013.09.15
Grand Blue Italian restaurant sports superb view [Gourmet]
Autumn season is just around the corner in Okinawa, and comfortable breezes keeping it not too hot and not cold yet, the perfect time to visit a great new restaurant, the Grand Blu...
2013.09.15
At Hayatemaru Ramen north meets south [Gourmet]
One of the nation’s tastiest ramen noodle restaurants is Hayatemaru, which got its start in Hokkaido and has spread all the way to Okinawa, where customers now have five locations ...
2013.09.12
Pictorial exhibition shows military housing unchanged [Living]
The United States military has been in Okinawa nearly seven decades, and a picture exhibition now showing in Ginowan demonstrates how little has changed over the years. The free pi...
2013.09.09
Marine Debris Art Challenge kicks off Sep. 22 [Nature & Environment]
Its time to get ready for the International Coastal Cleanup (ICC) known in Okinawa as the Ryukyu ICC Challenge with cleanups planned prefecture wide as we join volunteers all over ...
2013.09.09
Ichibantei “Tantan-men” famous for spicy hot noodles [Gourmet]
Ichibantei is a restaurant chain that began in 1982 in Iwase, Mie Prefecture, where its founder Hikaru Sugiyama opened a small ramen shop with his wife. Since then the enterprise h...
2013.09.09
Beauty found across pristine Okinawa [Nature & Environment]
When you live on Okinawa, and are busy with work and family and other distractions, it can be quite easy to forget all the beautiful places Okinawa has to offer. Luckily, with a li...
2013.09.05
Cave exploration ventures deep into Gyokusendo [Nature & Environment]
By Bill Charles Okinawan adventures move underground this month for a bit of spelunking and exploration of a popular cave in the southern region of the island. The cave exploration...
FCEA Okinawa Chapter to host 2nd Annual Okinawa TechNet Day [Technology]
The Okinawa Chapter of FCEA is hosting its second annual Okinawa TechNet Day focusing on “Expanding Capability Using Current C4 Assets” on Sep. 20 at Crow’s Nest Club o...
2013.09.02
Time to get ready for 2013 International Coastal Cleanup [Nature & Environment]
All you need to join is at least two pairs of hands as we operate on a buddy system, and be ready for a hot weather, You should also bring a bottle of water, gloves and/or back sav...
2013.08.29
Ramen: simple or complex but always tasty [Gourmet]
By Bill Charles To the uninitiated, ramen is a simple Japanese noodle dish that has also found its way into modern packaging than lends itself to simple cooking at home. But is it...
2013.08.22
I hate jellyfish but not necessarily on my plate [Gourmet]
By David Higgins Not all news about jellyfish are about pain and suffering. Aside from the painful venomous stings from jellyfish, they are also edible. Did you know that Japanese ...
2013.08.16
Itoman Road Station “Yukura” weekends promise to be special [Living]
This weekend and the next two are promising to be special at Itoman Road Station Yukura, where operators are staging a set of five different experiences for visitors. This weekend’...
2013.08.16
Kids Animal Experience going on at Kodomo no Kuni [Nature & Environment]
A free pass to the Okinawa Zoo, the Kodomo no Kuni, a passport for the Wonder Museum, and original T-shirts are but some of the prizes being offered by the Okinawa Zoo during its K...
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