September 27, 2013 Ryukyu Shimpo
The Ritz-Carlton Spa by ESPA took first prize in the Crystal Awards 2013. The awards are given to spas in Japan, which are chosen by the customers. This event, which is the only exhibition specializing in the spa and wellness business in Japan, aims to help establish the Japanese style spa. The Ritz-Carlton Spa by ESPA won the award for Excellence in Treatment Techniques, Facilities, Hospitality and Customer Service.
The Okinawa Beach Resort Ocean...
September 29, 2013 Ryukyu Shimpo
The Seoul office of the Japan External Trade Organization held a seminar event at Gangnam Finance Center in Seoul on September 24 to introduce the Okinawan alcoholic beverage awamori to local hotels and izakaya or Japanese style taverns. A...
September 18, 2013 Ryukyu Shimpo
On September 17, the Okinawa Prefectural Government announced the economic ripple effect of tourism in Okinawa in the 2012 fiscal year. With increasing numbers of tourists from overseas, this business produced a ripple effect worth 676.7 billion yen in 2012,...
September 11, 2013 Ryukyu Shimpo
On September 10, on the invitation of the Okinawa Resort Wedding Association, a delegation from China attended a wedding demonstration held at a resort hotel in Onna. The number of couples in China who hold their wedding ceremony in resort hotels abroad is increasing...
September 6, 2013 Fumitetsu Jahana of Ryukyu Shimpo
The Okinawa Prefectural Government plans to start building a new logistics center in the international industrial clusters area in Naha in January 2014. It should be complete by February 2015.
With five floors above ground and a total...
September 1, 2013 Ryukyu Shimpo
The Okinawa Prefectural Government started exploratory drilling for natural gas in Gusukubebora, Miyako on August 31.
The government plans to carry out exploratory drilling at three sites in Okinawa. To start with, they are working on the drilling in Miyako....
August 25, 2013 Ryukyu Shimpo
Seeking to attract tourists from Okinawa to Thailand, the Tourism Agency of the Thai Government has held the Thailand Festival at the Naha branch of Aeon, a specialist shopping mall developer, on August 24 and 25. The agency set up a space for selling miscellaneous...
August 21, 2013 Ryukyu Shimpo
The Okinawa Convention and Visitors Bureau took part in the Thai International Travel Fair from August 15 to 18.
Four companies and one group from Okinawa including the Naha City Tourist Association, Zuisen Shuzou Distillery and Station Hotel Makishi were...
August 20, 2013 Ryukyu Shimpo
From August 16 to 18, the Okinawa Convention and Visitors Bureau, and Okinawan travel companies took part in the Natas Fair, the largest travel fair in Singapore. Seven companies and one group, including the Okinawa Tourist Service, Hotel JAL City Naha and the...
August 18, 2013 Wu Li Jun of Ryukyu Shimpo of the Ryukyu Shimpo
The number of foreign tourists coming to Okinawa has been increasing for five consecutive months since March. Taiwanese tourists were the largest group, at around 50 percent of the total. Their number has been increasing every...
August 8, 2013 Ryukyu Shimpo
In October, the largest plant factory in Okinawa, that could produce 800,000 lettuce leaves per year, will start operating in Ogimi Village. On August 7, Ogimi Farm, which manages the factory, held a press conference to explain the establishment at a rental incubation...
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