July 7, 2019 Ryukyu Shimpo
The Okinawa Convention & Visitors Bureau (OCVB, Yoshiro Shimoji, president) held the first 2019 meeting of the “Okinawa-wide Tourism Association Conference” at the Okinawa Karate Kaikan in Tomigusuku July 5, which brings together the tourism associations from each of Okinawa’s cities, towns, and villages to discuss undertakings and issues related to tourism. Each municipality reported the problems that came with the increase in tourism, which OCVB president...
August 21, 2019 Ryukyu Shimpo
By Yuki Nakamura
Top South Korean airline, Korean Air, announced major changes to its Japanese routes on August 20.
Beginning September 29, Incheon-Naha flights (currently offered daily) will be temporarily curtailed to four flights a week, departing...
July 4, 2019 Ryukyu Shimpo
By Erina Ishii
Due to a poor harvest of Okinawan mozuku in 2019, production totals have decreased by 6,000 tons from 2018 levels, and are expected to total around 15,000 tons.
It is believed to be caused by a combination of factors including climate...
June 18, 2019 Ryukyu Shimpo
Looking to the upcoming “Tourism Expo Japan 2020,” (hosted by the expo’s executive committee) the world’s largest travel industry conference, which will be hosted in Okinawa in October of 2020, a venue coordination committee and hosting support team were...
May 2, 2019 Ryukyu Shimpo
Undistilled Awamori from the defunct Chiyoizumi Distillery in Miyako has once again entered the market, exciting those in the Awamori world.
As part of the “Liquor Pride Project” by Koji Higa, owner of Awamori Souko, an Awamori specialty bar in the Kume...
April 27, 2019 Ryukyu Shimpo
Okinawa Governor Denny Tamaki announced at a regular press conference April 26 that in financial year 2018 (which in Japan ran from April 2018 through March 2019), tourist visitors to the region increased 4.4% (419,000 people) from the previous year to a total of...
The “Second Aerial Gateway” to the Miyako region officially opens with the Miyako Shimojishima Airport Terminal
March 30, 2019 Ryukyu Shimpo
Miyako – The Miyako Shimojishima Airport Terminal officially opened at 8:00 a.m. on March 30. With the opening, the “second aerial gateway”...
March 5, 2019 Ryukyu Shimpo
Wedding planners from four bridal companies in India, where the demand for foreign resort weddings has been increasing, visited Okinawa to explore the possibilities of hosting events in Okinawa.
Resort weddings have become popular with the wealthy class of...
February 22, 2019 Ryukyu Shimpo
Hong Kong Express, a Hong Kong-based low cost carrier (LCC) announced February 21 that they would begin flying direct between the new Miyako Shimoji-shima international terminal in Miyakojima City, scheduled to open March 30, and Hong Kong three times per week...
February 13, 2019 Ryukyu Shimpo
Travel giant H.I.S. announced their domestic travel reservation rankings for the 10-day-long 2019 Golden Week February 12.
“Okinawa Island” took the top spot, with “the Okinawa Archipelago,” which includes islands such as Miyako and...
January 10, 2019 Ryukyu Shimpo
MRO Japan, who operates the aircraft maintenance facility at Naha Airport, began their aircraft maintenance business January 7. On January 9, the company invited various media outlets to come and see the business in operation. They plan on receiving 20 planes...
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