Via journal_neo: Is Guam Ready to Accept the US Military Bases from Okinawa?

Hey there everybody ( Read more... )

Hey there okinawa! We're Oshare Curry, a visual asia blog and community!

We're saying hi, and inviting you to join our community- cause we're a visual asia / japan based community and blog and would love to share our updates and stories with you!

We're looking for more authors to fill pockets of cultural areas we're missing - so just give us a hollar ( Read more... )

evening. i prefer the sound of (tsugaru) shamisen but figure the closest i'm going to get in okinawa is sanshin lessons. i would appreciate it if anyone could provide any information regarding lessons in either instrument. living in chatan-chou area.

I get the impression that most people on this list are associated with the US military operations on Okinawa, or are otherwise living there ( Read more... )

Umm....need some serious help. Just recently had stuff sent to me, but alas...I have to go pick it up.

Thing is....I have no idea where exactly I have to pick my packages up from.
I have to pick it up from:
沖縄支店窓口
Or Okinawa Shiten Madoguchi

Any ideas as to where this is? And when I get there, how do I get my stuff?

Any help is vastly

Hello all ( Read more... )

My wife and I are going to the Yuki Matsuri this week, and we are going to an onsen while we are there. I'm diabetic and have an insulin pump. Can anyone give me some advice on what I should do with it while there? I can disconnect the pump, but there will still be an adhesive patch, like for an IV, stuck to me. I'd rather not have to take the ( Read more... )

Does anyone here know if it is possible to get protein powder here in Okinawa? I want to start exercising and getting into shape. I'm not in the military, so I can't get on base to buy stuff there. I'm still not super good with my kana, so I'm not sure if MaxValu has it. Can anyone help me out? Thanks a bunch!

I was handed moderatorship of this community a couple years ago, for no particular reason I can recall. I miss Okinawa, but it's been nearly ten years since I was stationed there and I feel very out-of-touch. I feel it's time to pass control of the community to someone who can be more involved.

Do we have any volunteers or nominations?