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Top in Category › A must for anyone going to Okinawa

For anyone planning a trip to Okinawa, the Okinawa Island Guide 2008-2009 is a must. The 122-page glossy magazine is chock full of information about… ...full story at Japan Today

from Japan Today on Tue, May 20 2008

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28 May 07 visit Lost Evidence: " Okinawa " 5 of 5  »  YouTube videoOkinawa was a fitting end to the war in the Pacific. The Japanese Army on Okinawa fought to the end. Kamikaze attacks on ships defending the island. The mighty battleship Yamato is sunk by carrier aircraft
02 Oct 09 visit Top in Category › Japan Transocean Air launches new OKINAWA Island Pass  »  Japan Today Japan Transocean Air (JTA), a JAL Group subsidiary, has launched a new fare product, the OKINAWA Island Pass. Available to foreign tourists visiting Okinawa, the…
03 Jul 09 visit Top in Category › Okinawa island overcomes runway expansion dispute, finds hot spring  »  Japan Today The Tomigusuku city government in Okinawa Prefecture is taking a step toward making a tiny uninhabited island a site for visitors to relax at a…
16 Jun 09 visit Entertainment › Masami Nagasawa appointed ambassador for Okinawa prior to release of 'Cobalt Blue'  »  Japan Today Actress Masami Nagasawa, 22, has been named “Churashima Okinawa Taishi” (“Beautiful Island Okinawa Ambassador”). The actress received a certificate this week from Okinawa Gov Hirokazu…
07 Mar 09 visit Politics › Aso arrives in Okinawa for his 1st trip as prime minister  »  Japan Today Prime Minister Taro Aso arrived in Okinawa on Saturday for his first trip to the prefecture since taking office in September. Aso and Okinawa Gov…
24 Jun 08 visit Okinawa is promised reduced base burden  »  Japan Times
NAHA, Okinawa Pref. (Kyodo) Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda renewed his pledge to lessen the burden on Okinawa residents from hosting U.S. forces as the prefecture marked on Monday the 63rd anniversary of the end of the Battle of Okinawa. Okinawa Gov....

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