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[2010-08-26] A U.S. Read More! [2010-08-26]
A second Hong Kong airline, Hong Kong Airlines, will begin regular flights between Hong Kong and Naha starting in September.
Hong Kong Airlines will make four round-trip night flights using a Boeing 737 aircraft on Mondays, Tuesdays, Fridays and Saturdays. Read More! [2010-08-26] August will come and go with no decisions made by the U.S. Read More! [2010-08-26] Introducing casinos to Okinawa’s Uruma City as a means of attracting visitors and increasing revenues is a hot button topic that became even hotter this week as the city’s Junior Chamber of Commerce staged a debate on the issue.
Advocates and opponents verbally spared, with some debate becoming white-hot as they argued their points during the debate at the Uruma City Citizen’s Art Theater. Read More! [2010-08-26] Okinawa Governor Hirokazu Nakaima played diplomat, tourism promoter and goodwill ambassador over the past week as he and a team of top sales executives promoted Okinawa as a business and tourism destination to the Chinese.
Nakaima made both promises and assurances to China that he and Okinawa Prefecture will take steps to create new airport handling companies and expand Naha International Airport’s runways capabilities as a part of increasing tourism, while committing to get the Japanese government to reduce take off and landing fees. Read More! [2010-08-26] An Aguni Island dive shop has put a real effort into its commitment to protecting the ocean and keeping it clean.
The staff of the Sea-Race diving shop has constructed an underwater artificial reef in 22-meter-deep water off Aguni Island, and the dive shop’s owner says “It would be nice to have this artificial reef succeed in creating a new habitat for fish. Read More! [2010-08-26] Okinawa is facing uncertainty with its NICU (Newborn Intensive Care Units) due to a lack of beds, an increase in newborns who weigh less than 2500g, an increase in births with serious injuries, and lack of artificial breathing respirators.
Medical administrators say it is not enough to only focus on the NICU problem, noting there is a need to address care for pregnant women’s health and family and working conditions that impact the health of the newborns. Read More! [2010-08-25] A newly designed four-leaf clover sticker is set to become the new symbol for identifying elderly drivers in Japan.
The National Police Agency is introducing the new emblem to replace the current autumn leave sticker, which many people have complained looked like dead leaves. Read More! [2010-08-21] A thunderstorm sweeping across Okinawa’s west-central coast Wednesday afternoon provided an impressive exhibition for those looking to the water near Yomitan. A waterspout wound its way down from the dark storm cells, dancing its way along the water and approaching within a few hundred meters of the coastline. Read More! [2010-08-21] Citing Okinawa’s status as having the highest number of motorcycle fatalities in Japan, police have launched a month-long campaign to encourage better manners and safe driving by motorcycle operators.
The police campaign, which is to run through September 18th, will put additional patrols on highways and major roadways across Okinawa in an effort to reduce accidents and improve driver safety. Read More!
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