Okinawa News

A Japanese Hospital’s Disciplinary Case Raises a Bigger Question About Healthcare SystemsIn early 2025, a quiet hospital...

11 Cities/Towns Fully Affected, 6 Partially — What Happened and What Residents Should KnowA major incident hit Okinawa e...

A truly bizarre incident has been unfolding in Okinawa, Japan — the kind of story that sounds like a Netflix crime serie...

A Local Perspective on Japan’s Island Property BubbleOver the past few years, property prices in Okinawa have been climb...

Farewell to “Cafe Kurukuma” – Scenic Okinawa Cafe Closing Oct 31, 2025 body { font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, Seg...

When summer comes to an end in Okinawa, there’s one event that captures the energy, culture, and passion of the island l...

Hi there, I’m a local Okinawa-based writer.On July 25th, Okinawa’s very first large-scale theme park, Junglia Okinawa, f...

Jangria Okinawa, the newest theme park in Japan, officially opened on July 25, 2025—and it's already drawing attention a...

If you’ve ever traveled to Okinawa, you might have noticed the strange, tangled-looking trees called gajumaru.Locals bel...

To celebrate 20 years of Google Maps, Google Japan released a list of the most popular spots in each of Japan’s 47 prefe...