June 17, 2011 Ryukyu Shimpo
The Sweet Bakery Porsche Co., (president Kazuko Takushi) located in Yomitan Village, won two gold medals for its products, Beni-imo-tart and Shiogoma-chinsukou, and one bronze medal for its Beni-imo-galette in the food section of the 2011 Monde Selection. The tart has received the honor of winning the gold medal for four consecutive years and the chinsukou’s gold medal is the fifth in a row. The awards ceremony was held...
June 11, 2011 Ryukyu Shimpo
Tripod is a company operating out of Tomigusuku City that mainly coordinates healthcare tourism. Its president, Seishu Tamaki, is seeking to collaborate with Yuanhua Healthcare Co.Ltd, headed by president Zhao Lei, to attract wealthy tourists from China. With 500,000...
May 28, 2011 Ryukyu Shimpo
On May 27, the Japanese government decided to issue multiple entry visas for Chinese tourists visiting Okinawa Prefecture from July 1. The visa can be used multiple times during the period of its validity. Minister in charge of Okinawa, Yukio Edano, announced this...
May 25, 2011 Ryukyu Shimpo
On May 24 it was reported that the forei ...
May 25, 2011 by Takashi Hokama of Ryukyu Shimpo
“Let’s travel to Okinawa.” The media in Asian countries and regions such as South Korea, China, Taiwan, and Hong Kong, appear to be actively promoting travel to Okinawa.
In the context of a decrease in tourists to Japan after Great...
May 24, 2011 by Seikaku Umeda of Ryukyu Shimpo
On May 23, Yuko Kinjo, president of the Grace Rum Co., based at Minami Daito Village, shipped about 1000 bottles of rum to France for use in hotels and restaurants.
The company produces its rum from local sugar cane and sells it as a local...
April 17, 2011 Ryukyu Shimpo
On April 16, Hong Kong companies resumed tours to Japan after halting them after the Great East Japan Earthquake.
Hong Kong tour company EGL Tours brought 63 tourists, including media people, to Okinawa from Hong Kong. All such companies in Hong Kong suspended...
March 30, 2011. Ryukyu Shimpo
The Okinawa Prefectural Government (OPG) has set up a second “antenna shop” called “Wasabi” (meaning beauty and peace) in Shanghai Province, China. The concept behind “antenna shops” is to promote the produce of a certain region, and this...
March 24, 2011. Ryukyu Shimpo
The Okinawa Awamori Distillers Association, headed by Takeshi Sakumoto, announced figures on shipments of Awamori for 2010 on March 20.
Total shipment quantity of 22180 kiloliters was down 5.2% on the previous year, the sixth consecutive annual decrease....
Steadily growing number of customers from overseas
March 17, 2011, Ryukyu Shimpo
According to figures released by the Okinawa Prefectural Government Department of Tourism, Commerce & Industry, 8189 couples were married at resort hotels in Okinawa last year. This represents a 2.0%...
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