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Okinawa · OkinawaOkinawa Prefectural Police Chief Ryuichiro Kobori revealed in a representative question session at the prefectural assembly on the 21st that the number of reported special fraud cases in 2024 (provisional figures) was the 25th highest in the nation. In response to Ms. Shigeko Taira (Social Science University). Last year, the number of reported special fraud cases was 171, and the total amount of damage was 214.06 million yen (both provisional fi…See the Story
Number of special fraud cases in Okinawa triples from last year, total damage of 214.06 million yen, highest ever in 2024 | Okinawa Times + Plus
Okinawa · Okinawa[Nago] The maximum number of exhibiting booths has risen to 90, and a flea market singing “the largest in the prefecture” will be held at Nago Agri Park in Nago City from 11:00 a.m. on the 23rd. Admission is free. It features not only product sales and food and drink, but also apparel and artist booths.See the Story
The prefecture's largest flea market in Nago, Okinawa will also have a booth for food, drink, apparel, etc. on 2/23 at Nago Aguri Park | Okinawa Times+Plus
Okinawa · OkinawaThere is only one week left in February. Professional baseball exhibition games are scheduled to be held in various parts of the prefecture during this three-day weekend. According to a column by weather forecaster Ayako Sakihama, this will be the last "mid-winter cold" weather of the season. Hoping that the game of my favorite team will not be too cold, I will be well prepared for the cold and go to watch the game.See the Story
What is trademark registration anyway? How do we protect the Okinawa brand? A week of fresh thoughts [From Times + Plus, February 15th to 21st] | Digital Edition Choice | Okinawa Times + Plus
Okinawa · Okinawa[Okinawa main island area] The Okinawa main island area is cloudy due to cold fronts caused by the extension of continental high pressure, with some areas experiencing light rain. On the 22nd, it will be cloudy with some rain due to the influence of cold fronts and the edge of the high pressure. On the 23rd, it will be cloudy with occasional rain due to the influence of a low pressure trough.See the Story
February 22nd to 23rd: Okinawa main island, Miyakojima, Yaeyama, and Daito Islands
Tourism · OkinawaA seminar to consider the development of the Okinawa Prefecture economy through "sports regenerative medicine" was held on the 20th at the Okinawa Convention Center in Ginowan City. Doctors from the University of the Ryukyus and athletes from the prefecture who are working on regenerative medicine took to the stage. "We want to attract athletes from Japan and abroad to Okinawa and develop it as a new industry," they said enthusiastically.See the Story
Okinawa to promote regenerative medicine in sports: Doctors and athletes hope for tourism and industrialization "We want to attract athletes from Japan and abroad" | Okinawa Times + Plus
School Lunch · OkinawaIn a question and answer session at the prefectural assembly on the 21st, Superintendent of the Okinawa Prefectural Board of Education Mitsuru Hanmine revealed that the energy content of school lunches at public elementary and junior high schools in the prefecture does not meet the national school lunch intake standards. Of the 13 items in the national standards, four items in elementary schools and eight items in junior high schools are below t…See the Story
Why? Okinawa public school lunches lack calcium, iron and salt, falling below national intake standards
Okinawa · OkinawaAt around 1:30 pm on the 21st, a man (48) from Osaka Prefecture who was participating in a snorkeling tour on the beach of Odo, Itoman City, Okinawa Prefecture, accidentally ingested seawater and went into cardiac arrest. The man was transported to a hospital in the southern part of the main island, but was confirmed dead about 1 hour and 20 minutes later.See the Story
