Okinawa
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BaseballOkinawa Shogaku Wins 1st High School Baseball Championship
The Yomiuri ShimbunOkinawa Shogaku players celebrate after beating Tokyo’s Nihon University Th...
August 23, 2025
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ScienceHumans May Have Crossed from Taiwan to Yonaguni 30,000 Years Ago; Strategically Navigated Currents Following Sun, Stars
It is possible Paleolithic humans in a rowboat were able to cross from Taiwan to Yonaguni Island,...
June 29, 2025
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Crime & CourtsU.S. Marine Sentenced to 7 Yrs for Sexual Assault in Okinawa
Naha (Jiji Press)—Naha District Court on Tuesday sentenced a 22-year-old U.S. Marine to seven yea...
June 25, 2025
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Imperial FamilyJapan’s Emperor, Empress, Princess Aiko Commemorate Victims of World War II Sinking; Nearly 1,500 Lost in Attack on Evacuation Ship
NAHA — The Emperor, the Empress and their daughter Princess Aiko visited the memorial for the Tsu...
June 5, 2025
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Imperial FamilyJapan’s Emperor, Empress, Princess Aiko Visit Okinawa Pref. To Commemorate War Dead; Visit Marks 1st Since October 2022
The Emperor, the Empress and their daughter Princess Aiko began their visit to Okinawa Prefecture...
June 5, 2025
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Japan In FocusOkinawa: Traditional Bashofu Cloth Carries On; Fabric Made from Banana-Like Plants
OGIMI, Okinawa — As light as a dragonfly’s wing, Okinawan traditional clothes have a unique textu...
January 11, 2025
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General NewsShurijo Castle Restoration Festival Brings Ryukyu History to Life in Naha; Work Continues to Rebuild Burned-Down Structures
The Shurijo Castle Restoration Festival, dedicated to the efforts to reconstruct the castle, bega...
November 3, 2024
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Japan In FocusOkinawa: 1,800 Tons of Unexploded Bombs Still Unrecovered; GSDF Handles 400-600 Cases Per Year
NAHA — As of this summer, the Ground Self-Defense Force has handled 40,000 cases of unexploded or...
October 19, 2024
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Japan In FocusOkinawa: Restoration of Shuri Castle Reaches the Roof;Workers to Place 30,000 Red Tiles on Rebuilt Structure
NAHA — Roofing work has begun on the reconstructed Seiden main hall of fire-ravaged Shuri Castle ...
July 27, 2024
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General NewsChild Remains Unconscious after Choking on Marshmallows in Okinawa Pref.
An elementary school student choked on marshmallows and fell unconscious at an afterschool childr...
May 3, 2024
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Japan’s Emperor, Empress, Princess Aiko Visit Okinawa Pref. To Commemorate War Dead; Visit Marks 1st Since October 2022
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Okinawa Shogaku Wins 1st High School Baseball Championship
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Tsunami Warning Sends Okinawa Residents, Tourists Rushing to Higher Ground
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Tsunami Advisory for Okinawa Lifted at Noon (UPDATE 2)
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Okinawa Shogaku Wins 1st High School Baseball Championship