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・11/26 Nago Autumn Fireworks Festival @ Nago Fishing Port 17:00~21:00 (Fireworks 20:00~) Free to enter https://r.goope.jp/srb-47-37/info/479...Read More
The Okinawa Zoo needs your help [News]
The Okinawa Zoo is now asking for Crowd-Funding support in order to raise money to help feed the animals at the zoo. Due to COVID19, attenda...Read More
Hotel Halekulani Okinawa to open in summer 2019 [News]
“Halekulani”, a luxury hotel in Hawaii, is expanding to Okinawa. Mitsui Real Estate Co., the company that owns Halekulani Hotel in Hawaii, announced Wednesday that it would open Ha...
Thai national TV to broadcast program about Okinawa [News]
TV program “Tiaoramai Thailand World” by the Thai National Broadcasting is scheduled to feature Okinawa in an episode to be broadcasted in the middle of February 2018. Princess Nam...
Season’s 21st typhoon approaching Okinawa [News]
A strong typhoon No.21 was churning east of the Philippines as of 9 p.m. Wednesday, and is gaining strength, as it heads north-west at the speed of 20 kilometers per hour. The typh...
Ryukyu Bank Gushikawa Branch receives Good Design Award [News]
The Japan Institute of Design Promotion announced the recipients of the Good Design Awards 2017 on Oct. 4, and the Bank of the Ryukyus Gushikawa Branch, designed by Atelier Kadoguc...
Ginoza facility looking for tenant restaurants [News]
Ginoza Village is looking for 1 to 3 tenant restaurants to a sightseeing facility now under construction. Ginoza Village has been constructing since 2011 a “River Park Management B...
Bullfighting Tournament tickets to include meal, drinks [News]
“Ishikawa Machinaka Long Table”, an event after a bullfighting tournament, is planned for the Ishikawa Dome in Uruma City this Saturday. There will be a special venue for visitors ...
World’s largest microatoll found near Sesoko Island [News]
University of Ryukyu announced Monday that it’s team of researchers have discovered the world’s largest microatoll of porites about 150 meters off the southern coast of Sesoko Isla...
NS Ryukyu Ballet to perform at Smithsonian and Disney World [News]
NS Ryukyu Ballet Company is scheduled to perform in concerts at the Smithsonian Museum in Washington D.C. on Mar. 24, and Disney World in Florida on Mar. 28, next year. Ballet comp...
Baby habu snake found on Aguni Island [News]
A baby habu snake was found in the office of a salt factory in Higashi, Aguni Village, on Oct. 13th. No habus are believed to live on Aguni, but a habu was found and caught last mo...
Construction at Miyako’s Shimoji Airport starts [News]
Mitsubishi Estate Co., Ltd held a ceremony Wednesday to pray for the safety of the construction of the Shimoji Airport Terminal scheduled to open March 2019. Junichi Tanizawa, a Mi...
Okinawa weddings popular among couples from HK and Taiwan [News]
At an Okinawa Resort Wedding Fair in Taiwan, sponsored by the Okinawa Convention and Visitors Bureau. attracted 1,400 participants in two days and 61 couples signed an agreement to...
Okinawa aims to attract skilled foreign workers [News]
Okinawa Prefecture is supporting local companies looking to use global resources to hire people with ability to communicate in several languages. The aim is to strengthen inbound t...
New portal website helps people move to Ishigaki Island [News]
Ishigaki City launched Oct. 2 a new portal website with information on real estate in Ishigaki for people who consider moving to the island. The aim is to make it more convenient f...
U.S. helicopter crash-lands, burns down on field in Takae [News]
A U.S. Marine Corps CH-53R helicopter caught fire and crash-landed on a private field and burned in a community of Takae, Higashi Village, Wednesday. According to U.S. Marine Corps...
Soccer stadium for 20,000 audience mulled for near Naha Airport [News]
Okinawa Prefecture officials have come up with a basic plan to build a soccer stadium that meets the requirements for playing J-League soccer games. The prefecture envisions the ne...
FamilyMart stores put university student created products on sale [News]
Okinawa FamilyMart started selling seven new products developed by a hands-on internship program employing students from seven universities in Okinawa. The items went on sale at al...
Old Naha Nouren Plaza to close this month [News]
Naha Nouren Plaza, a farmers’ market that has served Naha customers since 1953 will close at the end of this month, as a new facility to replace the aging structure is opening near...
Okinawa Soba celebrated at Motobu Kariyushi Market Saturday [News]
17 October is the Day of Okinawa Soba, and “the 7th Okinawa Soba Fair” is scheduled for Motobu Kariyushi Market parking lot on Saturday, Oct. 14, where 1,000 bowls of original Okin...
57 vacant houses in Naha in danger of collapsing [News]
According to the results of a 2016 survey of vacant houses by Naha City, there were 473 vacant houses in the city, and 57 of them were in danger of collapsing. It’s also possible t...
“Fashion Candy” reopens main store in Ginowan [News]
Fashion Candy, an Okinawa confectioner that transformed traditional Okinawan sweets into fashionable new products and is known for products like “Chocolate Chinsuko”, is reopening ...
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