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Contactless payments to become option for Okinawa water buffalo cart rides

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With the contactless payment option, the water buffalo cart operator's ticket counter work is expected to become less burdensome and more efficient.Okinawa · Okinawa Read Article

From ‘love hotel’ meetings to abuse, Japanese politicians get mired in scandals

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Among them, Mayor Akira Ogawa has refuted reports of her impropriety, saying her ‘love hotel’ check-ins with a male colleague involved work.Asia · Okinawa Read Article

"The Future Is Uncertain" After Coalition Withdrawal Announcement | Otsuru Kotsuru | Okinawa Times + Plus

You never know what's coming. This expression was coined during the Sengoku period, when people were constantly at war and no one knew what would happen to them the next day. "In politics, you never know what's coming" is said to have been spoken by Kawashima Shojiro, who served as vice president of the Liberal Democratic Party under the administrations of Ikeda Hayato and Sato Eisaku. This was also an era when factions were at their peak.Okinawa · Okinawa Read Article

247 Public School Teachers in Okinawa Prefecture Are on Mental Health Leave, Down 21 From the Previous Fiscal Year. the Situation Is Grim Compared to the National Average | Okinawa Times + Plus

It has been revealed that 247 teachers at public elementary, junior high, and high schools, as well as special needs schools in the prefecture, took leave of absence due to mental illness in fiscal year 2024, down 21 from the previous fiscal year, which set a new record. The proportion of teachers who took leave of absence out of the total (15,868) was 1.56% (down 0.13 points from the previous fiscal year).Okinawa · Okinawa Read Article

Sea Turtles Lay Eggs, but Fewer Sandy Beaches Mean More Eggs Are Dying. Researchers Warn of a "Risk of No More Eggs Being Laid" in Ogimi and Kunigami Villages

In the villages of Ogimi and Kunigami, where egg-laying activities of three species of sea turtles - the hawksbill turtle, the green turtle, and the loggerhead turtle - which are designated as endangered species on the Ministry of the Environment's Red List, have been observed, there have been many cases of eggs being destroyed by waves.Species · Okinawa Read Article

［沖縄ｄａｙｓ］大宜味村の精霊、隠れてる？ | 写真コーナー沖縄days | 沖縄タイムス＋プラス

毎日のちょっとした出来事、気になる風景、人々の暮らしの営みを記者がゆる～く切り取る写真コーナー。大宜味村に伝わる精霊「ぶながや」のオブジェ。植物のつるが巻き付いて髪のよう。人間に見つからないためのカムフラージュ？＝９月２６日、同村の喜如嘉翔学校（大庭紗英撮影）。Okinawa · Okinawa Read Article

Okinawa Police Department Arrests First Company Employee in Prefecture for Social Media Romance Scam, Defrauding 100,000 Yen From a Woman in Her 50s in Saga Prefecture

On the 14th, Okinawa Police arrested a 45-year-old man, a company employee from Uruma City, on suspicion of fraud for allegedly defrauding people of money through a social media romance scam that uses social media to induce romantic feelings. The suspect has not yet admitted to the crime. This is said to be the first arrest in the prefecture for a social media romance scam.Social Media · Okinawa Read Article

Car and Large Truck Collide on Prefectural Road in Shikina, Naha City; Man in His 70s Killed | Okinawa Times + Plus

At around 4:35 pm on the 14th, a call was made to 110 reporting that a passenger car and a large truck had collided on a prefectural road in Shikina 2-chome, Naha City. The driver of the car, a man in his 70s from Naha City, was taken to a hospital in the southern part of the main island in a state of cardiac arrest, where he was confirmed dead shortly after. The accident occurred on a straight road with good visibility in a residential area.Okinawa · Okinawa Read Article

Business Conditions in Central Okinawa Rise 6 Points, Service Industry Di Rises, Public Works Also Increase, Koza Shinkin Bank July-September Survey | Okinawa Times + Plus

[Chubu] On the 8th, Koza Shinkin Bank (Chairman Kiyuna Isamu) released the "Koza Shin Economic Report," which summarizes the economic trends of 194 small and medium-sized business clients, mainly in the central part of the main island, from July to September. The business conditions index (DI), calculated by subtracting the percentage of those who think the economy is "good/slightly good" from the percentage who think it is "bad/slightly bad," r…Okinawa · Okinawa Read Article

Will the "Awamori Toast Ordinance" Gain Greater Acceptance? Prefectural Assembly Members Are Considering Submitting a Bill. Industry Gains Momentum for Intangible Cultural Heritage, While Prefecture Takes a Cautious Stance Due to Health Concerns | Okinawa

[Inside Click] In response to a petition submitted by the Okinawa Prefectural Sake Brewers Association (Chairman: Manabu Sakamoto) and others calling for the enactment of an ordinance to promote toasting with Ryukyu Awamori, the Okinawa Prefectural Assembly's Economic and Labor Committee (Chairman: Yoshitoyo Arakaki) is considering submitting a bill to the November regular session as a member-submitted bill.Okinawa · Okinawa Read Article

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Contactless payments to become option for Okinawa water buffalo cart rides

From ‘love hotel’ meetings to abuse, Japanese politicians get mired in scandals

"The Future Is Uncertain" After Coalition Withdrawal Announcement | Otsuru Kotsuru | Okinawa Times + Plus

247 Public School Teachers in Okinawa Prefecture Are on Mental Health Leave, Down 21 From the Previous Fiscal Year. the Situation Is Grim Compared to the National Average | Okinawa Times + Plus

Sea Turtles Lay Eggs, but Fewer Sandy Beaches Mean More Eggs Are Dying. Researchers Warn of a "Risk of No More Eggs Being Laid" in Ogimi and Kunigami Villages

［沖縄ｄａｙｓ］大宜味村の精霊、隠れてる？ | 写真コーナー 沖縄days | 沖縄タイムス＋プラス

Okinawa Police Department Arrests First Company Employee in Prefecture for Social Media Romance Scam, Defrauding 100,000 Yen From a Woman in Her 50s in Saga Prefecture

Car and Large Truck Collide on Prefectural Road in Shikina, Naha City; Man in His 70s Killed | Okinawa Times + Plus

Business Conditions in Central Okinawa Rise 6 Points, Service Industry Di Rises, Public Works Also Increase, Koza Shinkin Bank July-September Survey | Okinawa Times + Plus

Will the "Awamori Toast Ordinance" Gain Greater Acceptance? Prefectural Assembly Members Are Considering Submitting a Bill. Industry Gains Momentum for Intangible Cultural Heritage, While Prefecture Takes a Cautious Stance Due to Health Concerns | Okinawa

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Contactless payments to become option for Okinawa water buffalo cart rides

From ‘love hotel’ meetings to abuse, Japanese politicians get mired in scandals

"The Future Is Uncertain" After Coalition Withdrawal Announcement | Otsuru Kotsuru | Okinawa Times + Plus

247 Public School Teachers in Okinawa Prefecture Are on Mental Health Leave, Down 21 From the Previous Fiscal Year. the Situation Is Grim Compared to the National Average | Okinawa Times + Plus

Sea Turtles Lay Eggs, but Fewer Sandy Beaches Mean More Eggs Are Dying. Researchers Warn of a "Risk of No More Eggs Being Laid" in Ogimi and Kunigami Villages

［沖縄ｄａｙｓ］大宜味村の精霊、隠れてる？ | 写真コーナー 沖縄days | 沖縄タイムス＋プラス

Okinawa Police Department Arrests First Company Employee in Prefecture for Social Media Romance Scam, Defrauding 100,000 Yen From a Woman in Her 50s in Saga Prefecture

Car and Large Truck Collide on Prefectural Road in Shikina, Naha City; Man in His 70s Killed | Okinawa Times + Plus

Business Conditions in Central Okinawa Rise 6 Points, Service Industry Di Rises, Public Works Also Increase, Koza Shinkin Bank July-September Survey | Okinawa Times + Plus

Will the "Awamori Toast Ordinance" Gain Greater Acceptance? Prefectural Assembly Members Are Considering Submitting a Bill. Industry Gains Momentum for Intangible Cultural Heritage, While Prefecture Takes a Cautious Stance Due to Health Concerns | Okinawa

［沖縄ｄａｙｓ］大宜味村の精霊、隠れてる？ | 写真コーナー沖縄days | 沖縄タイムス＋プラス

［沖縄ｄａｙｓ］大宜味村の精霊、隠れてる？ | 写真コーナー沖縄days | 沖縄タイムス＋プラス