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Health Miyako’s All Japan “Strongman” Triathlon - Most Ever Foreign EntrantsThe 16th All Japan “Strongman” triathlon will be contested on Sunday on Miyako Island. The gruelling three part race starts from Yonaba Maehama beach in Shimoji town at 7:30 am on April 23rd. Read More! Kadena to Host 2000 Special OlympicsThe 2000 Special Olympics will be held on 22 April on Kadena Air Base with more than 300 handicapped Okinawan and American athletes participating in the events. “Special Olympics is truly “special. Read More!EntertainmentWaken Fantazee Rave 2000 blasts off SaturdayThe summer is almost here and rock’n roll is definitely in the air when Waken Fantazee Rave 2000 explodes at Southeast Botanical Garden grounds Saturday. The all night event features eight top DJs of Okinawa and lifts off at 6 p. Read More!Indy Band Casba to Play in Okinawa Live!Casba is coming to Okinawa. They have long been popular among indy (independent) fans. Read More! Okinawa's Own Blue Diamond in the RoughIn a case of mistaken identity, local band Blue Diamond is often labeled as "Country". Even though the band has a sense of humor about such labels, Blue Diamond actually performs a diverse mix of music from Blues to Rock. Read More! Ishikawa Festival to Celebrate Okinawa InternationalAs this year's G-8 Summit approaches, many cities in Okinawa plan to introduce foreigners to the unique culture of the island. This June, Ishikawa city will celebrate with an international festival, or matsuri, to promote education and cultural exchange between the Okinawan people and the foreign population that share this island paradise. Read More!Gourmet Eat Overlooking Polynesian Pond, Tropical Flowers and FishOn April 1st, Juran, a restaurant named after an exotic herb found in southern China, made its anticipated re-opening in the Water Garden region of the Southeast Botanical Gardens. The wooden structure, next to the Polynesian pond is the perfect indoor dining facility for a relaxing meal of quality cuisine. Read More! Paeans of Praise for Exquisite Bangkok KitchenThe Bangkok Kitchen is an unassuming sort of place. It has lace curtains, posters of Thailand’s tourist sights, others advertising the national beer, Singha, woodcuts on white stucco walls, a few dolls of the mythological creatures featured in the epic Ramakien story, masks and peacock feathers. Read More!Travel Borneo, Remote, Mysterious, Yet Not So Far From OkinawaBorneo is the third largest island in the world after Greenland and New Guinea. Still thickly forested, most of the island is sparsely populated and remote. Read More!OpinionA Different World Off-BaseTwo weeks ago we ran a story on an Italian couple who were taking five years off to cycle round the world. The obstacles to doing something like that, they insisted, were all in the mind. Read More!Latin Dance BombedIn the article entitled LATIN DANCE BOMB PRIMED TO EXPLODE IN OKINAWA (4/6 - 4/12/2000) you wrote "The Cumbia from Colombia is an exotic, sensual dance in which the female partner dominates." La Cumbia is a dance that flourished predominantly during the colonial era, when most slaves entertained themselves with song and dance, while still dragging their feet on a ball and chain. Read More! |
   
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