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Forecasters Predict ‘normal’ Typhoon Sea… [Nature & Environment]
By Bill Charles The 2013 typhoon season officially kicks off two weeks from now, onJune 1st, and thus far there’s nothing on the ocean horiz...Read More
Hiroshi China‘s life-long quest for perf… [Technology]
By Jun Ikemura When audio enthusiasts look for the absolutely best, they need not to look any further than China Audio shop in Kumoji, Naha,...Read More
Lacquerware is face of Okinawa [Living]
By Bill Charles Ryukyu Lacquer ware began its history as a tribute item for the emperor of China or Japan, and not for the public, so its po...Read More
2013.05.19
Renaissance offers “Hello! America” salute [Gourmet]
American culinary favorites selected from across the United States’ diverse regions are the focus of a “Hello! America” series of lunch and dinner specials at the Renaissance Okina...
2013.05.19
Health industry teams up for Healing Paradise [Health & Beauty]
The 10th Healing Paradise, the Festival of Sun & Moon will be bringing together therapists and health care professionals, together with support industries, for meetings between...
2013.05.19
Forecasters Predict ‘normal’ Typhoon Season [Nature & Environment]
By Bill Charles The 2013 typhoon season officially kicks off two weeks from now, onJune 1st, and thus far there’s nothing on the ocean horizons to suggest any storms before then. P...
2013.05.17
Wild Bird Panel Exhibition on at Kodomo no Kuni [Nature & Environment]
It’s spring, the season when wild birds breed, and the Okinawa Zoo, Okinawa Kodomo no Kuni, is now featuring a panel exhibition on not only birds, but also 200 kinds of animals inc...
2013.05.17
Check handicrafts at Motobu Handmade Market [Shopping]
The 77th Motobu Handmade Market is coming up Sunday, rain or shine. The free marketplace takes place from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Motobu Municipal Market, in Motobu Town. “Motobu ...
2013.05.15
Hiroshi China‘s life-long quest for perfect sound [Technology]
By Jun Ikemura When audio enthusiasts look for the absolutely best, they need not to look any further than China Audio shop in Kumoji, Naha, just behind Palette Kumoji, where Hiros...
2013.05.14
Free Ocarina Experience class & mini-concerts Thursday [Educaton]
A series of Spring Ocarina Experience classes and mini-concerts are coming up in Okinawa City and Chatan the next couple weeks to promote the music of Okinawa and its role in local...
2013.05.11
Fossil Exhibition big draw at Nago Museum [Nature & Environment]
Nago Museum, Okinawa Stone Association, Ryukyu University Hujukan and Okinawa Prefectural Museum have teamed up to offer a special Fossil Exhibition through Sunday, May 20th, at th...
2013.05.09
Nobel Prize winner to give free lecture at OIST [Educaton]
A Taiwan-born chemist who won the 1986 Nobel Prize for Chemistry will be featured lecturer Saturday morning at Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology. Dr. Yan Tseh Lee, who wo...
2013.05.09
‘Akezuba’ Exhibition opens tomorrow at OIST [Living]
One of Okinawa’s top rated silk textile artisans, Michiko Uehara, opens an exhibition tomorrow at the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology. The ‘Akezuba’ exhibition will be ...
2013.05.03
Unique flea market set for Costa Vista Okinawa [Shopping]
A market with no food or drinks for sale, or expensive products, either? Sounds different, to say the least, but that’s the way it will go at the Flea Market at Costa Vista Okinawa...
2013.04.26
Saturday Market at Road Station Kadena celebrates anniversary [Shopping]
The 37th Weekend Saturday Market Road Station Kadena is something special as the road station celebrates its 10th anniversary. The market is operating Saturday 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at...
2013.04.26
Yonabaru Keibin Market is little different [Shopping]
Keibin” means a light truck in Japanese, and trucks figure into the transport element of goods purchased at the 7th Yonabaru Keibin Market this Sunday. Admission is free to the mar...
2013.04.20
Seamen’s Club creates community event focusing on Ishigaki Beef [Gourmet]
Ishigaki Beef is Japan’s finest, coming from the Yaeyama Islands in the southern part of the prefecture, and the Seamen’s Club Naha is hosting a three-day Ishigaki Beef Festival to...
2013.04.17
Daikichi pays cash for gold, silver, and platinum [Shopping]
A company operating near U.S. military bases, Daikichi, is now purchasing precious metals like gold, silver, and platinum, as well as diamonds and other kinds of jewelry. The compa...
2013.04.09
Cardboard can be art, too [CULTURE Living]
It’s all in the eye of the beholder… An exhibition dedicated to corrugated cardboard, an item normally tossed away after use to become garbage? Yes, the Corrugated Card...
2013.04.07
Balinese Seafood BBQ Cafe & Grill opens in Hamby [Gourmet]
Okinawa has many restaurants that serve grilled food, but almost all of them are of the steak/shrimp variety. That’s where Naoko McIlvride saw her chance on the market. Her decisi...
2013.04.04
Marine Festival showcases new boats, wet bikes and fishing gear [Living]
For the outdoor enthusiast who loves to be on or near the water, this weekend’s Okinawa Marine Festival is just the ticket. Sponsored by the Okinawa Marine Festa Executive Committe...
2013.04.03
Ogimi Village Crafts Exhibition showcases bashofu, handicrafts [Living]
The art of creating ‘Bashofu’, a cloth using fibers of banana leaves, is at the center of the 10th Ogimi Village Crafts Exhibition opening Friday, April 5th for three days. This ex...
2013.04.01
Michi-no Eki Kyoda offers northern respite [Shopping]
By Mana Komatsu This is the fifth in a Japan Update series on Michi-no Eki rest areas scattered across Okinawa. This venture heads to northern Okinawa. Michi-no Eki Kyoda is with...
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