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Fun in the sun: List of beaches to enjoy on Okinawa

When March rolls around in Okinawa, beach season will be right around the corner. It’s time to go surfside and celebrate the beach openings.

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Island Themed Gifts

Raise your hand if you love giving gifts! Raise your hand if you love giving gifts, but you don’t love running around to buy it all and you never seem to find the time to pack it up and take it to the post office.

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Tropical disturbance developing south-southeast of Okinawa

8:30 p.m. Tuesday, June 18, Japan time: For the moment, it doesn’t appear as if a new tropical disturbance, developing about 320 miles east-southeast of Palau and 1,600 miles south-southeast of Okinawa, will develop into anything significant, forecasters at the National Weather Service on Guam said Tuesday.

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VIDEO| Speakin’ Japanese lesson: Let’s enjoy seasonal autumn food!

Summer is almost coming to an end, but there is no need feel sad!

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How, where to slurp noodles like Okinawans

You may have heard that it’s OK to slurp noodles in Japan.

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The season of Japan's miso making

Yayoi Minowa talks about the long manual process in which miso is made.

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Discover tasty wonders of Okinawa's only depachika

As you see more and more shopping malls and super markets open on Okinawa these days, the word Depachika seems a little outdated, especially to those who are more used to casually shopping at shopping malls.