- JAL, ANA to slash fuel surcharges
- Opposition criticizes LDP, calls for stop to graduate university
- Students steal, sell school sports gear
- Lagging customer base leads to hotel closure
- Runners hit streets for Sunday Naha Marathon
- Awase land return prompts pollution fears
- Jury duty becomes a citizen service next year
- Okinawan products dominate special holiday sales counters
- New movie production has Okinawans in lead roles
- A rockn good time coming to Chatan
- Okinawa becoming a tornado alley
- Soldier going to courts martial on rape charges
- Dazzling lights signal start of holidays
- Japan Update Weekly Winners - 2008/12/11
- Express yourself with a special Message Rose
- Golden Kings split pair with Niigata
- Okinawa’s Mika Miyazato joins ladies pro golf ranks
- Mixed results scored on Nakaima’s report card
- Record numbers run in Naha Marathon
- Opposition continues demands Governor Nakaima not go to U.S.
- Chinese ships cross into Japanese waters
- Okinawa workers suffering from global financial crisis
- One year later, baby remains unidentified
- Prefecture holding breath on Obama changes
- Okinawa’s Mika Miyazato joins ladies pro golf ranks
- Where's the Protests?
- F-22 stealth fighters headed to Kadena
- Pro ball team plans to train in Naha City
- New law permits victims’ testimony in criminal trials
- Young teen rips off convenience store
- Errant bullet launches new anti-military complaints
- Coral and marine life affected by increased global warming
- Onna Village group targeted in internet scam operation
- Personal recycling negatively impacting Naha City budget
- Schools, Okinawa City join hands to block game centers at Music Town
- Marine officer nabbed on trespassing charges
- Japan Update Weekly Winners - 2008/12/18
- Mele Kalikimaka special celebration Sunday
- Hair salon fuses American and Japanese styles
- Courtney turns up yuletide heat this weekend
- Sports shops celebrate anniversaries with TORICO
- Sports bar Pitster now open on Gate 2 Street
- Governor compromises, Assembly unfreezes travel funds
- Japan Update Weekly Winners - 2008/12/24
- Ryukyu Golden Kings continue winning ways
- Iheya Village struggling with trash dispute ruling
- Families charge discrimination against services to the disabled
- Decapitated body found buried in farmer’s field
- International flavor permeates Okinawa celebrations
- Government slashes Okinawa budget an 8th consecutive year
- Christmas Fantasy entertains at Kodomo-no Kuni
- Opposition mounts to waste treatment plant
- Budget assigns ¥30 million to get new airfield started
- Marines disavow second bullet found at Kin Town
- Kidnapped baby quickly reunited with parents
- Ishigaki mayor lashes out at U.S. military, JSDF
- Elderly woman distraught over abandoned pets
- Party Bus slapped off limits by USMC
- Decapitated body found buried in farmer’s field
- Knife-wielding robber strikes 2nd time in Nago
- Bus riders discover new, higher fares
- Casino gaming concept brings more discussion
- A staggering 90% of Okinawans drive cars
- Fun festivities and customs to usher in New Year
- Ryukyu Kingdom comes alive at Shuri Castle
- Whale watching season starts
- Baseball reigns on field and Top Story of 2008
- Kariyushi Urban Resort to see new life at Tomari Wharf
- Whooping Cough cases nearly triple on Okinawa
- Iheya mayor resigns; promises to pay vendor
- Man wanted for Okinawa murder arrested in Tokyo
- Amphibious bus a new tourism twist
- Irate daughter stabs her father to death
- U.S. Naval Hospital debuts first 2009 baby at 4:32 a.m.
- Marine found dead in barracks room
- Golden Kings riding high with pair of weekend wins
- Okinawa to host October Jaycees Convention
- Embezzlement shakes tiny southern island
- Sugar cane eyed in battle against CO2
- Air cargo hub now under construction
- Jobless Okinawans seek assistance at Tokyo park
- U.S. sailor busted for shoplifting
- Okinawan-American couple learns baby registration rules
- Municipalities creating special new temporary employment for jobless
- Exiled Tibetan leader to visit Peace Memorial Park
- Cutlets, salmon, Kuromatsu steak headline January menu
- Coming of Age Day, Adulthood
- Saturday free music event at Koza Music Town
- Cutlets, salmon, Sirloin steak headline January menu
- Explosion On Okinawa
- Island Vibe to mix musical genre
- Oasis Bazaar moving to the desert
- Marines thank Okinawa, Okinawa thanks Marines
- Inexpensive fees make US LAND sheer fun
- POP Circus features acts from eight countries
- MOFA, Marine Corps to hold cultural awareness seminar Friday
- Doctor denies fraudulent use of medical cards
- Two to challenge Gima for Urasoe City mayor
- Nakaima presses SOFA changes during U.S. visit
- Arrests mar Coming of Age Day celebrations
- Cop run over by a teen on motorbike
- Bullets, weapons found at former American base
- Cherry blossoms blooming in Okinawa’s northern area
- North winds bring wintry weather to Okinawa
- F-22 Raptors now deployed to Kadena Air Base
- support baseball when most players
- Todays Marines Can't read
- Zamami, Naha excited about whale return
- Monday rings in Year of the Ox
- Weekend festivals accent dance, Okinawa products
- League leading Golden Kings split home pair
- Ishigaki Island site of research on Iguanas
- Marines get shot at learning karate
- Tidelands reclamation starts as court continues hearings
- Tourist reservations plummet as economy spirals downward
- Excavation triggers WWII bomb blast
- JTA: Birds interfere with Okinawa flights
- High court ******s on chopper crash lawsuit
- Arrests made in December mutilation murder case
- Okinawa City struggling to find viable new business
- Smoking bomb uncovered at Omoromachi construction site
- Seed rice forges deep friendship with Iwate and Ishigaki
- Scandal-ridden Miyako Jima picks new mayor
- CDA, FDA recall some peanut butter products
- East thumps West in All-Star blowout
- Prefecture sets plans against flu epidemic
- Plans to abolish Expressway toll discount draws drivers ire
- New life for cooking oil as an Eco-Diesel Fuel
- Rising costs death knell for local evening newspapers
- Yomitan grows with land returned by U.S. military
- Foreign minister, Governor to consult on base issues
- ‘Meet the Raptor’ Day shows off F-22 Friday
- Blossoms in full bloom in Okinawa north
- Itoman rings in Year of the Ox
- Chubby's BBQ debuts Friday in new location
- Spices and fresh ingredients perfect at Jai Thai
- Prefecture sets plans against flu epidemic
- Seasonal flu season open; Prefecture sets plans against epidemic
- Golden Kings split road pair with Osaka
- Recession triggers bankruptcy by Okinawa’s Cyber Farm Co.
- Endurance leads Uruma City to long distance relay race win
- Citizens doubt stimulus money to arrive in time
- Obama administration standing by realignment plan
- Challengers press Gima in Urasoe mayoral election
- Yomitan grows with land returned by U.S. military
- Local kids fare poorly on physical fitness tests
- Okinawa plans record-setting 2009 budget
- Independent hospital plan again pitched to reluctant medical staff
- Michelin stars shine on Ishigaki Island
- Spring training opens for pro baseball squads
- Artistic talent on display at Okinawa Market
- Okinawans welcome stylish sumo wrestler Asashoryu
- New business headed to troubled Korinza
- Artistic talent on display at Okinawa Market
- Valentine’s baked treats available for furry friends
- Ryukyu Golden Kings sweep pair from Rizing Fukuoka
- Teen in coma after assault by classmate
- Theft suspect arrested in Ogimi murder case
- Gima wins a third term as Urasoe City mayor
- Economy impacts construction, but not tourism
- Cyber crimes on rise in Okinawa
- New U.S.-Japan accord to speed up realignment
- Drugs in barracks send U.S. Marine to prison
- Internet sex texts catch police eye
- Airman’s head-on accident due to driving under influence
- Nouvelle Ague specializes in heart-healthy pork
- Evita anniversary special includes massage classes
- Valentine's: A time for everything romantic
- Tower Beer Festival honors JU readers
- Kupu-Kupu goes sweet with Valentine special
- New ideas add excitement to Club Else evening visits
- Marines’ Futenma, Guam moves gain momentum
- Five Arrows trim Golden Kings lead to one game
- Couple nailed for long running pension scam
- Real estate errors hurting school, recreation center
- Special bombs clean-up fund to be created
- Land rights block progress on new Ishigaki Airport
- Former L & G chairman busted on fraud charges
- Live-fire weapons training resumes at Camp Hansen
- Weatherman warns global warming impacting Okinawa
- Marines’ kids step forward, admit to throwing rocks
- Okinawa lawmakers simply want Futenma moved away
- Live-fire weapons training resumes at Camp Hansen
- Live-fire weapons training concluded safe at Camp Hansen
- Parisians inspiration for local artist Mirei Oshiro
- Weather fine for Sunday Okinawa Marathon
- Teen girl arrested in connection with mother’s murder
- JAL joins trend to cut fuel surcharge prices
- Hospital apologizes for error that killed woman
- Nubooka, Asato repeat in 2009 Okinawa Marathon
- Recession giving taxi drivers ‘heavy pains’
- Missing hiker found dead on Nago mountainside
- Rape case dropped; soldier convicted on other charges
- Recession not slowing building of new hotels
- Mayors want U.S. troops moved ‘without conditions’
- Ginowan mayor renews opposition to new Navy hospital construction
- Prime Minister to visit U.S. military sites on Okinawa
- Man arrested after torching woman with spray paint
- Stray bullet incident still bothering Kin residents
- Pass Tone specializes in nail art designs
- Veterans and newcomers to share Daikin Orchid spotlight
- Golden Kings strengthen Its hold on division lead
- Glorious Bingata Exhibition opens Monday at Foster
- Mayors want U.S. troops ...
- Kinjo leads in a thriller as Golden Kings take two
- Colorful azalea sight to see in Higashi
- Citizens join opposition to forest road construction
- Festival going to the dogs!
- New best friends are waiting
- Firemen resort to cutting down tree to save cat
- Radar approach problems delay commercial flights
- Murder victim’s body parts are all now accounted for
- Igei residents stage new protest over alleged stray bullet
- Rosy projections offered for 2009 Okinawa tourism
- Okinawa’s housing loans business holding steady
- Homemadesoul staging two White Day performances
- Opposition leader sees no reason for U.S. troops
- Ishigaki City going soft on two resorts breaking zoning rules?
- Tourism entrepreneur plans round-the-world saling adventure
- Hospital privatization draws more criticism
- Wood recycling gains popularity
- International school plan fuels Uruma City political controversy
- Municipalities ready to dole out subsidy monies
- Conservation urged as island reservoir water levels low
- Okinawa offers tourists more than mere beaches
- Golden Kings split pair with visiting Saitama
- Colors, art teacher sparked interest in bright bingata
- Prime Minister promises to listen to Okinawa
- Celebrate St. Patrick Day in green Okinawa City
- Do You really think Okinawas hate Americans?
- Awase Club Champion scores pair of aces in single round
- Yaeyama beaches are season’s first to open
- Resort Weddings continue increasing despite recession
- Prefecture targets companies to pay in bid-rigging schemes
- ¥9,000 domestic fares coming April 1st for seniors flying ANA
- Zamami Village turns to JGSDF for help with its water shortage
- Taxi driver assaulted by Marines awarded ¥28 million in damages
- Expressway fees to be slashed for ETC drivers
- Young Marines want ‘a few good volunteers’
- Family of five found dead in suspected murder-suicide
- Teen finally confesses strangling her mother
- Flower festivals abound across Okinawa
- Asia club party paving way for international festival
- 1st International Movie Festival opens today
- Good Music, food and Kenny's: Perfect dining companions
- Newton shines in Ryukyu Golden Kings twin wins
- Veteran Can't Receive Health Care on Okinawa
- Shady Auto Dealers
- Sailor killed in vehicle accident
- MOFA, Marine Corps to hold cultural awareness seminar