Gourmet

Tower Beer Festival honors JU readers

When is there a tangible physical benefit to reading each and every edition of Japan Update? The answer’s simple, and tasty, too. Tropicana, a Chatan dining bar loved by locals and foreigners alike, is offering a Tower Beer Festival exclusively for Japan Update readers. Read More!

Nouvelle Ague specializes in heart-healthy pork

Pork has always been a staple in traditional Okinawan diets, a food eaten in one form or another almost every day, but today’s pigs are much different from the past. The traditional Okinawan breed of pig -- “Ague” -- originally came from China, and almost disappeared as farmers replacing them with fatter and faster growing western breeds. Read More!

Localbeat

Valentine's: A time for everything romantic

It’s a day filled with mushy presentations of red roses, sweetheart cards and chocolates, and let’s not forget the billions of yen stores will rake in promoting Valentine’s Day. Valentine’s is one of those mysteriously special days that captivates everyone, even the ‘Bah Humbug!’ nay-Sayers who can’t be happy with the Christmas holiday. Read More!

Health

Kupu-Kupu goes sweet with Valentine special

There’s nothing like chocolate to make an event special, and Kupu-Kupu knows how to use chocolate to make Valentine’s an ultra special time. Spa Kupu-Kupu, located in the Sun Marina Hotel, is offering a delectable combination of chocolates for both the body and spirit during a special running through the end of this month. Read More!

Evita anniversary special includes massage classes

Massage Evita, which celebrates its eighth anniversary in April, is taking its celebration beyond the norm, offering its customers a chance to learn how to give Thai massage. The popular Evita, located on Okinawa City’s Chuo Park Avenue, specializes in Thai massage, a specialty that includes yoga and stretch known as deep tissue massage. Read More!

Entertainment

Karaoke is alive and well at Club Else, one of the new innovations to the first floor bar. Club Else, which has been adding new ways for patrons to enjoy their evenings, now runs karaoke 9 p. Read More!