OIGA (Okinawa Interpreter Guide Association), inaugurated in September 2007. OIGA aims to promote international tourism in Okinawa by guiding visitors in an appropriate and entertaining manner in their respective languages. Members include tour guide-interpreters (certified by the national government) and prefecture-based tour guide-interpreters (certified by the prefectural government) residing in Okinawa. OIGA members attend sightseeing, business meeting, inspections, and/or seminars.