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Last Update: September 7, 2012 News
NatureOkinawan residents and Marine Corps members work together to help the environmentOfficials from the Okinawa community and the US Marine Corps came together to encourage growth of friendship through environmental awareness on Feb 27. The two groups met to celebrate the planting of 14 Ryukyu pine trees along Camp Hansen's fence line near Gate One. Read More!Combating trash: Ginowan gets its citizens involvedIn many areas of Okinawa, fast growing populations are causing big problems for understaffed local governments. Trash disposal tops the list, causing both environmental and economical headaches. Read More!Enjoy underwater world with Chinen Marine Leisure CenterThe Chinen Marine Leisure Center offers a variety of different activities, including glass bottom boat rides, outer island trips, diving, and other marine sports. Their glass bottom boat tours are a nice way to see the beauty of Okinawa's underwater world inexpensively and safely. Read More!HealthThe traditional Okinawan art of Shorin Ryu Karate lives onKarate is a form of martial arts that originated in Okinawa. It was a form of self defense practiced by locals of the Ryukyu Kingdom, who were forbidden to carry weapons by invading Japanese samurai. Read More!CommunityGood SamaritansOn a cool, clear evening at a local shopping center, a young woman hears a desperate scream, and the sounds of struggling, shuffling, feet nearby. Someone is in trouble. Read More!Heroes' Banquet SetThe National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), Branch 1149, Okinawa Chapter, will host a Heroes' Banquet on April 25, at the Butler Officers Club. This year the branch will honor 12 individuals from the local community that dedicated work and accomplishments set them apart as outstanding sterling citizens and Ambassadors of Excellence in our community. Read More!EntertainmentEntertaining is a passion for those who join the circusFor performers Koichi and Kayoko Nagahara the circus is not just a job, but a way of life. The same goes for clowns Rocco Paris and Kelly Van Cleave. Read More! |
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