August 16, 2018 Ryukyu Shimpo
On August 15, TripAdvisor, the world’s largest travel review site announced Japan’s top 10 best beaches.
Furuzamami Beach in Zamami Island, Okinawa Prefecture that came in third last year won first place this year.
Yonaha Maehama Beach in Miyakojima came in second, same as last year.
In third place was Nishihama Beach in Hateruma Island, which was first place last year.
While there were changes in the ranking, the...
August 10, 2018 Ryukyu Shimpo
On August 9, the Nansei-shoto Industrial Advancement Center (NIAC) compiled its analytical results of the causes of fluctuations in numbers of tourists to Okinawa.
The NIAC used a seasonal adjustment method to remove seasonal fluctuations and...
July 29, 2018 Ryukyu Shimpo
On July 27, the Okigin Economic Research Institute announced the results of the preliminary results of the economic ripple effect of the 10th Okinawa International Movie Festival that was held this past April. The employment inducement effect was estimated at 582...
July 5, 2018 Ryukyu Shimpo
On July 5, the Okinawa Prefectural Government announced that tourism revenue in FY2017 rose to 697.9 billion yen, an increase of 5.7 percent or 37.6 billion yen compared with FY2016.
This increase marked a record high for the fifth consecutive...
May 8, 2018 Ryukyu Shimpo
For fiscal year 2018, JTB, the largest domestic travel agency in Japan, is training 300 of their salespersons from all over the country in Okinawa.
These salespersons sell tours at the front line.
The purpose of this training...
April 26, 2018 Ryukyu Shimpo
On April 25, the Okinawa Prefectural Government (OPG) announced that compared to fiscal year (FY) 2016, FY 2017 saw a 9.2% increase in incoming tourists, or 809,800 more people, for a record high of 9,579,000.
There were several...
April 3, 2018 Ryukyu Shimpo
On April 2, Ishigaki City and Taketomi Town were together designated as a Dark Sky Place by the International Dark-Sky Association (IDA) based in Arizona.
It is the first time a location in Japan has received accreditation through the Dark Sky...
March 8, 2018 Ryukyu Shimpo
The Japanese government, the Okinawa Awamori Distillers Association, and private companies came together to create the Ryukyu Awamori Overseas Export Project. On March 7 the project held a meeting at the Okinawa General Bureau in Naha...
February 2, 2018 Ryukyu Shimpo
The Hawaii Tourism Authority announced on February 1 that the number of tourists to come to Hawaii in 2017 was 9,382,986. Tourists to Okinawa exceeded those to Hawaii for the first time, by a margin of about 13,000 people. In 2017, the number of tourists arriving...
January 13, 2018 Ryukyu Shimpo
Shanghai Hai Hua Shipping Company (HASCO), a Chinese maritime transport company, has begun operating international container ships on a route between Naha Port and Ho Chi Minh Port in Vietnam through Keelung Port in Taiwan. On January 18 the first ship to take...
January 12, 2018 Ryukyu Shimpo
The Okinawa Marine Leisure Safety Bureau (OMSB) will institute its system to certify the excellence of diving companies and guides on April 1. On January 11, OMSB signed a comprehensive business alliance with the Okinawa Tourism Convention Bureau (OCVB) to launch...
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