https://www.alojapan.com/1237095/smooth-windsurfing-on-okinawas-senaga-island/ Smooth windsurfing on Okinawa’s Senaga Island #news #Okinawa #OkinawaNews #SenagaIsland #windsurfing #沖縄 While stationed in Okinawa, you’ve probably tried surfing, snorkeling, diving and beachcombing. But, if you’re looking to up the ante, give windsurfing a try. 
 At Senaga Island just off the coast of Naha Airport, the calm, crystal waters in the spring are a perfect place to learn. 
 At Blahav151 on the island, visitors …

https://www.alojapan.com/1237093/unexploded-ordnance-still-haunts-okinawa-80-years-after-wwii-battle/ Unexploded ordnance still haunts Okinawa 80 years after WWII battle #Okinawa #OkinawaTopics #SDF #U.S.MILITARY #wwii #沖縄 Eighty years after the Battle of Okinawa, the largest ground battle fought on Japanese soil during World War II, the threat of unexploded ordnance still looms over the prefecture. Despite decades of clearance efforts, roughly 1,900 metric tons of deadly remnants are estimated to remain buried beneath the land, a lingering d…

https://www.alojapan.com/1236873/rules-for-riding-e-scooters-in-japan/ Rules for riding e-scooters in Japan #EScooter #Japan #news #Okinawa #OkinawaNews #沖縄 E-scooters, or “Dendo kickboards,” have become increasingly popular in Japan. Big cities like Tokyo and Osaka have electric scooter stations, making them easy to rent with a simple phone app and no oversight. The use of these scooters has grown and now other tourist destinations like Okinawa are also seeing a rise of users whizzing …

https://www.alojapan.com/1236834/japanese-troops-safely-remove-wwii-bomb-in-okinawa/ Japanese Troops Safely Remove WWII Bomb in Okinawa #news #Okinawa #OkinawaNews #沖縄 This headline is brought to you by the Center for International Stabilization and Recovery (CISR) which works to support resilience and recovery in global communities affected by war and conflict. (Stars and Stripes) Japanese troops successfully disarmed and removed a 551-pound World War II-era bomb from Okinawa’s capital city, Naha, on Sunday. The bomb, found< …

https://www.alojapan.com/1236678/japan-deploys-anti-ship-missile-unit-in-okinawa/ Japan deploys anti-ship missile unit in Okinawa #Okinawa #OkinawaTopics #沖縄 The Type 12 SSM is pictured (left), being launched from a transporter-erector-launcher vehicle. Images on the right show the system’s sensor and control station. (Japanese MoD) The Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF) has deployed an anti-ship missile (ASM) unit known as the ‘7th Surface-to-Ship Missile Regiment’ at the JGSDF’s Katsuren camp located at Uruma city

https://www.alojapan.com/1236629/paris-based-singaporean-actress-sharon-au-flies-to-okinawa-for-80th-birthday-of-japanese-dad/ Paris-based Singaporean actress Sharon Au flies to Okinawa for 80th birthday of ‘Japanese dad’ #na #Okinawa #OkinawaTopics #沖縄 Paris-based Singaporean host and actress Sharon Au embarked on a birthday trip recently – not for herself, but for her “Japanese papa”. The 49-year-old star flew from the French capital – where she has been living in since 2018 – to the Japanese prefecture of Okinawa to surprise the patriarch of the foster family that…

https://www.alojapan.com/1235577/brothers-left-and-right-marines-rescue-woman-from-rough-water-off-okinawa/ ‘Brothers left and right’: Marines rescue woman from rough water off Okinawa #CapeZanpaMisakiOkinawaRescue #MarinesRescueJapaneseWomanAtSea #news #Okinawa #OkinawaNews #OkinawaRescueMarines #沖縄 Marine Lance Cpl. Jared Beachy of Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 262 (Rein.) receives the Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal at Marine Corps Air Station Futenma, Okinawa, Japan, on Nov. 6, 2024. (Angel Diaz/U.S. Marine Corps) MARINE CORPS AIR S…

https://www.alojapan.com/1235517/okinawa-asian-cuisine-offers-all-you-can-eat-experience-in-arlington/ Okinawa Asian Cuisine Offers All-You-Can-Eat Experience in Arlington #news #Okinawa #OkinawaNews #沖縄 Published on April 02, 2025 &#13; &#13; &#13; &#13; &#13; By Office of Communication In this new episode of Arlington Eats, host Cynthia Lemus visited Okinawa Asian Cuisine, a fresh addition to Arlington’s dining scene. The restaurant offers a unique all you can eat experience featuring high quality, made-to-order Japanese dishes. From sushi t…

https://www.alojapan.com/1235465/okinawan-bone-digger-searches-for-remains-from-one-of-the-fiercest-battles-of-world-war-ii/ Okinawan bone digger searches for remains from one of the fiercest battles of World War II #China #History&Festivals #Japan #LatestArticles #news #NorthKorea #Okinawa #OkinawaNews #Taiwan #TheMainichi #UnitedStates #沖縄 &#13; &#13; &#13; &#13; &#13; &#13; &#13; &#13; Takamatsu Gushiken, a “gamafuya,” an Okinawa dialect meaning a person who digs in a cave, searches in a cave for the remains of those who died during the Battle of Okinawa tow…

https://www.alojapan.com/1234852/3rd-maintenance-battalion-hosts-machine-gun-competition-on-camp-kinser-okinawa/ 3rd Maintenance Battalion hosts machine gun competition on Camp Kinser, Okinawa #MachineGunCompetitionKinser #MachineGunCompetitionKinserOkinawa #MachineGunCompetitionOkinawa #news #Okinawa #OkinawaNews #沖縄 (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Rachel Mason) U.S. Marine Corps Pfc. David Williams, a motor vehicle operator with 3rd Maintenance Battalion, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, assembles an M2A1 .50 caliber machine gun during a machine gun…

https://www.alojapan.com/1234615/start-your-weekend-off-right-with-a-motorcycle-cruise-though-okinawa-2/ Start Your Weekend Off Right With A Motorcycle Cruise Though Okinawa #news #Okinawa #OkinawaNews #沖縄 &#13; &#13; &#13; &#13; &#13; &#13; Happy Saturday, friends. Did last week take you about six years to get through, or was it over in an hour? It feels like work weeks never last a week any more; either they drag on forever or they’re a frantic mess that’s done in a flash. Either way, you …

https://www.alojapan.com/1234575/april-1-us-forces-invade-okinawa-during-world-war-ii-4/ April 1, US forces invade Okinawa during World War II #earthquakes #GeneralNews #news #Okinawa #OkinawaNews #politics #TodayInHistory #tsunamis #WorldNews #沖縄 State AlabamaAlaskaArizonaArkansasCaliforniaColoradoConnecticutDelawareFloridaGeorgiaHawaiiIdahoIllinoisIndianaIowaKansasKentuckyLouisianaMaineMarylandMassachusettsMichiganMinnesotaMississippiMissouriMontanaNebraskaNevadaNew HampshireNew JerseyNew MexicoNew YorkNorth CarolinaNorth Dakot…

https://www.alojapan.com/1234518/southwest-japans-challenges-global-wave-u-s-military-sites-on-okinawa-west-coast-eyed-for-integrated-commercial-development-by-council/ Southwest Japan’s Challenges: Global Wave / U.S. Military Sites on Okinawa West Coast Eyed for Integrated Commercial Development by Council  #news #Okinawa #OkinawaNews #沖縄 &#13; &#13; Yomiuri Shimbun file photoNaha Port Facility, foreground, and the warehouses of Makiminato Service Area, back center, with Futenma Air Base in the background on the right in December. By Jun Yokoyama and Ken Nakao / Yomiuri Shimbun Staff Writers 7:00 JST, March…

https://www.alojapan.com/1234471/today-in-history-april-1-us-forces-invade-okinawa-during-world-war-ii-nation-world/ Today in History: April 1, US forces invade Okinawa during World War II | Nation & World #earthquakes #GeneralNews #news #Okinawa #OkinawaNews #politics #TodayInHistory #tsunamis #WorldNews #沖縄 State AlabamaAlaskaArizonaArkansasCaliforniaColoradoConnecticutDelawareFloridaGeorgiaHawaiiIdahoIllinoisIndianaIowaKansasKentuckyLouisianaMaineMarylandMassachusettsMichiganMinnesotaMississippiMissouriMontanaNebraskaNevadaNew HampshireNew JerseyNew…

https://www.alojapan.com/1234469/kenji-fukunaga-has-been-appointed-general-manager-at-halekulani-okinawa/ Kenji Fukunaga has been appointed General Manager at Halekulani Okinawa #Okinawa #OkinawaTopics #沖縄 Halekulani Okinawa, the only Double Five-Star luxury resort in Okinawa, today announces the appointment of Kenji Fukunaga to the position of General Manager. A hospitality veteran with over two decades of experience, Fukunaga will oversee all hotel operations, ensuring the iconic property maintains its reputation as one of Japan’s finest luxury…

https://www.alojapan.com/1234417/war-victims-remembered-80-years-after-us-troops-landed-on-okinawas-main-island/ War victims remembered 80 years after US troops landed on Okinawa’s main island #asia #biz #Japan #JapanBroadcastingCorporation #news #nhk #NhkWorld #NHKWORLDPREMIUM #NhkWorldTv #NHKWorld #Nuclear #Okinawa #OkinawaNews #PublicBroadcaster #RadioJapan #tech #world #沖縄 In Japan’s southwestern prefecture of Okinawa, American troops landed on its main island on April 1, 1945 toward the end of World War Two. Eighty years since, people in Yomi…

https://www.alojapan.com/1234415/80-years-after-world-war-ii-okinawas-battle-sites-are-still-giving-up-bones-and-bombs-lifestyle/ 80 years after World War II, Okinawa’s battle sites are still giving up bones and bombs | Lifestyle #Okinawa #OkinawaTopics #沖縄 Itoman, Japan (CNN) — The “bone digger” slides into a thin crevice on a hill in the Okinawan jungle. He’s a slight man, nimbly fitting his frame through the cave entrance, carefully avoiding the sharp limestone roof while navigating the crumbling stone and dirt on the cave floor. He crouches as the lamp on his …

https://www.alojapan.com/1234368/80-years-after-world-war-ii-okinawas-battle-sites-still-giving-up-bones-and-bombs/ 80 years after World War II, Okinawa’s battle sites still giving up bones and bombs #news #Okinawa #OkinawaNews #沖縄 Itoman, Japan CNN  —  The “bone digger” slides into a thin crevice on a hill in the Okinawan jungle. He’s a slight man, nimbly fitting his frame through the cave entrance, carefully avoiding the sharp limestone roof while navigating the crumbling stone and dirt on the cave floor. He crouches as the lamp on his …

https://www.alojapan.com/1234315/university-of-maryland-global-campus-asia-commencement-2025/ University of Maryland Global Campus Asia Commencement 2025 #asia #ceremony #commencement #graduation #news #Okinawa #OkinawaNews #UniversityOfMaryland #沖縄 (University of Maryland Global Campus Asia) Okinawa–April 19 YOMITAN, OKINAWA, JAPAN – The University of Maryland Global Campus (UMGC) will hold its Okinawa commencement on Saturday, April 19, 2025, at the Yomitan Cultural Center, celebrating more than 190 graduates, including active-duty…

https://www.alojapan.com/1234269/japan-retools-evacuation-plan-for-western-island-chain-in-event-of-emergency-or-attack/ Japan retools evacuation plan for western island chain in event of emergency or attack #China #Japan #news #Okinawa #OkinawaNews #SakishimaIslandEvacuation #Taiwan #沖縄 Miyako Airport and surrounding Miyakojima city, in the Sakashima islands, Okinawa prefecture, Japan, in an undated photo. (Okinawa prefecture) An updated plan recently released by the Japanese government details how and where it will move 120,000 people from the country’s long…