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[2010-01-21] Sunday’s mayoral election in Nago City is attracting international attention, as incumbent Yoshikazu Shimabukuro faces a challenger in a contest that could well change the entire future of the northern Okinawa city.
Shimabukuro views the city’s economic future as hinging to a large degree on the financial largess that comes with the new U. Read More! [2010-01-07] Ariana Ashby Baca is the first baby of the year to be born at the U.S. Read More! [2010-01-05] The NPO foundation is Promise Keepers, and the Christian-oriented organization is busy from its House of Eden and Church in Uruma City, finding jobs for homeless people.
More than 400 homeless have been served by Promise Keepers and House of Eden, and the group has already found employment for half of the homeless and those individuals have moved on to new lives outside the group home. Read More! [2009-12-03] Central Okinawa City is nicknamed ‘Shutter Street’ because of the many shops in the area that are closed and shuttered, and now a new group, NPO Foundation Koza Town, is gearing up to try changing the city’s downtown image.
The group wants to breathe a note of fresh air into the city, transforming its image to one of stimulation city, moving the thinking away from simple shopping centers to a city of friendship. Read More! [2009-12-03] An earthly paradise for the holiday season is the plan being finalized by South-East Botanical Gardens, which is preparing to open its Christmas and Night Time Market on December 23rd.
South-East Botanical Gardens will operate its Christmas and Night Time Market daily 5 p. Read More! [2009-11-25] A unique pottery festival takes place this weekend on Kadena Air Base to promote USO programs.
The 3rd Annual Okinawa Pottery Festival benefits the United Service Organization, taking place outside the Kadena USO Saturday and Sunday. Read More! [2009-11-05] The Stork’s Nest is looking for names for new cottages and Bachelor Officer Quarters to be used by pregnant women and family members who are patients at U.S. Read More! [2009-11-05] With the Special Olympics 2009 less than two weeks away, Kadena Air Base fire fighters have surged forward to contribute more than $17,500 to the Okinawa fundraising effort.
Battling 90-degree temperatures and more, some 30 fire fighters volunteered to raise money for the Okinawa Special Olympics programs. Read More! [2009-10-29] From Kadena to Okinawa City to Chatan to Sam’s Café, the ghosts and goblins are making ready for a scar-ific Halloween such as Okinawa’s never seen before.
The world’s second largest AAFES facility, the Kadena Shopping Center, is jumping into the Halloween Experience with events on Halloween afternoon. Read More! [2009-10-29] More than 6,000 pounds of relief supplies were collected and prepared for shipment to the Philippines in a short period of time after a pair of tropical storms slammed the islands, and relief effort organizers are saying ‘thanks’ to the community.
Relief efforts in the aftermath of Tropical Storms Ketsana and Ondoy attracted volunteer participants from across Okinawa, gathering up supplies and getting them packed in a short, 16-day period. Read More!
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