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19 Oct 2024

Longevity Secrets Unveiled: The City Where Residents Live Longer Than Ever

With an average lifespan of 84 years, Okinawa, Japan, has one of the longest life expectancies in the world. A nutritious diet high in vegetables and whole grains, consistent exercise, and the idea of "ikigai," which cultivates a feeling of purpose, are important components of this longevity. A proactive healthcare system also prioritises preventive care, which enhances citizens' general wellbeing.

14 Mar 2023

Okinawa Reaches 2.5 Lakh Units Production Mark, Only EV Maker To Bag This Fate

After successfully rolling out 2,50,000th products from production line, Okinawa is now eyeing to celebrate 1 million sales milestone by 2025.

Battery Safety Norms

02 Sep 2022

Govt announces new battery safety norms for electric vehicles from October 1

MoRTH makes amendments to AIS 156 and AIS 038 Rev.2 standards New amendments to battery safety norms will come into effect from Oct 1 Changes in norms will put constraints on design aspects of battery packs, chargers and more

Electric vehicles

01 Aug 2022

Hero Electric becomes best selling EV maker in India, trumps Ola and Okinawa

Hero Electric saw registration of 8,474 vehicles Ola Electric sold 3,690 vehicles till July 30 Okinawa sold 7,717 EV 2-wheelers in July

Electric vehicles

05 Jul 2022

Ola, Okinawa, Pure EV gets show cause notice from govt on e-scooter fires

Centre sends show cause notices to Ola Electric, Okinawa Autotech and Pure EV Sources said that the EV makers have been given time till July end to respond Experts found defects in battery cells as well as battery design in nearly all EV fires

Electric vehicles

02 Jul 2022

Ola Electric ranks 4th as EV registrations fall; Okinawa takes the lead

Ola Electric again saw its registration dipping in June 2022 The June tally for EV two-wheelers was led by Okinawa Autotech, at 6,976 vehicles Ola’s registration numbers fell by more than 30 percent

24 Jun 2022

Okinawa Mangalore showroom fire: Maker says fire caused due to ‘short circuit'

After the fire incident in its Mangalore showroom electric scooter maker Okinawa Autotech has clarified that the fire was because of short circuit in the showroom, reports PTI.

Electric vehicles

07 Jun 2022

Okinawa beats Ola to become no.1 electric scooter maker in India

Ola has noticed a sales dip of 31.66 per cent Ather saw a growth of 26.45 per cent Hero Electric sold only 2,739 units

02 May 2022

EV fire in Tamil Nadu: Okinawa not responsible this time, here's why?

An Okinawa Praise Pro e-scooter caught fire yesterday in Tamil Nadu Company is not to be blamed as the e-scooter wasn’t brought for service This particular vehicle did not turn up for service for many months despite several reminders, said an official

30 Apr 2022

Okinawa e-scooter catches fire in Chennai, first such incident after recall

Another Okinawa electric scooter catches fire in Chennai While riding, owner noticed smoke coming out from e-scooter The electric scooter got totally damaged due to the fire

18 Apr 2022

Electric scooter maker Okinawa's showroom burnt to ashes due to short-circuit

An entire Okinawa autotech dealership was burnt down to ashes in Tamil Nadu No casualties were reported and the fire was put out with the help of locals This was the sixth EV fire incident since the onset of summer this year

16 Apr 2022

Okinawa to recall 3,215 Praise Pro electric-scooters, here's why

The recall is for Okinawa Praise Pro scooters A total of 3215 electric scooters are affected NITI Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant had asked OEMs to voluntarily recall their EVs

25 Mar 2022

Okinawa Okhi-90 electric scooter launched in India at Rs 1.21 lakh

Okhi-90 gets features like a digital speedometer, Bluetooth connectivity etc. It can achieve a speed of 80-90 km per hour The scooter offers a boot capacity of 40 litres

16 Jun 2021

TVS, Ather, Okinawa offer big discounts on electric scooters, check new prices

FAME II scheme was initially launched by the Indian government with an outlay of Rs 10,000 crore in March 2019 to ramp up eclectic vehicle adoption in India.

24 Nov 2017

US to send F-22 jets to South Korea in show of force for Pyongyang

A South Korean Air Force spokesman said an "unspecified number" of F-22s would take part in the drill.

Missing Indians

13 Oct 2017

15 Indians rescued, search on for 11 after ship sinks off Japan island: External Affairs Ministry

A 33,205-tonne cargo vessel with 26 Indians on board sent a distress signal on Friday as a typhoon churned in the region

US Kadena Air Base

23 Feb 2017

Japan to pay damages to Okinawans hit by United States jets' noise

A Japanese court on Thursday ordered the central government to pay over $260 million in compensation to residents living near a US airbase in Okinawa over aircraft noise.

12 Jan 2017

Global warming: 70% of Japan's biggest coral reef killed by bleaching

The temperature of the seawater surrounding Japan's Sekiseishoko coral reef was one to two degrees Celsius higher than normal between last June and September.

22 Dec 2016

US returns 4,000 hectares of its Japanese military bases

The United States returned to Japan the control of 4,000 hectares occupied until now by its military bases on the southern island of Okinawa.

19 Dec 2016

US military resumes Osprey flights in Japan after crash

The US Marines on Monday resumed flights of their controversial Osprey aircraft in Japan, less than a week after a crash off the southern island of Okinawa sparked local protests.

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