Iwate
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Japan In FocusLocals Protecting Tradition of Charcoal Making in Japan’s Iwate Prefecture
KUJI, Iwate — Yachiringyo Co., a charcoal manufacturer, is stepping up its efforts to export charcoa...
February 5, 2024
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Travel SpotsVisitors Relish Playing in Snow at Iwate Event
Visitors are enjoying the continuing sub-zero temperatures at nature experience facility Mahora Iwat...
February 3, 2024
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General NewsEarthquake hits Aomori, Iwate on Monday Morning; Seismic Intensity 4 in Aomori City
A magnitude 5.8 earthquake hit Aomori and other prefectures at around 6:01 a.m. Monday, with seismic...
November 20, 2023
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Japan In FocusMorioka’s Pop-up Pedestrian Zone Draws Crowd for Food Stalls, Mochi Pounding
MORIOKA — Pedestrians took over a street near Morioka Station in Iwate Prefecture last month. Despit...
November 8, 2023
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General NewsBear Knocked Out by Tranquilizer Dart 30 Hours After Entering Barn in Northern Japan
A bear that entered a barn at a residence was captured after being hit with a tranquilizer dart in O...
October 30, 2023
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Travel Spots‘Trick Art’ Brightens Up Japan City Affected by 2011 Earthquake, Tsunami
OFUNATO, Iwate — Seventeen “trick art” paintings, spanning a distance of about 600 meters on a break...
October 13, 2023
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Crime & CourtsThree 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake Victims Newly Identified
MORIOKA — Previously unidentified remains of three victims of the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake h...
August 4, 2023
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Japan In FocusWood From Japan’s ‘Miracle Lone Pine’ Turned into Tax Gift
RIKUZEN-TAKATA, Iwate — Incense made from the “miracle lone pine,” which remained standing after the...
July 10, 2023
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Japan In FocusIwate Pref. Villagers to Produce Film Depicting Local Life
KUNOHE, Iwate — A group of villagers has launched a project to produce a film to attract new residen...
May 15, 2023
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Japan In FocusNew JR Train Station Opens in Morioka for 1st Time in 25 Years
MORIOKA — Many residents came out to take part in a ceremony held to commemorate the opening of Maeg...
April 16, 2023
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Japan In FocusEvent Marks 100 Days Until Tree-Planting
RIKUZEN-TAKATA, Iwate — A Feb. 25 countdown event marked 100 days until the 73rd national tree-plant...
April 16, 2023
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Japan In FocusLocal Groups in Iwate Prefecture Wow New Year’s Crowds with Folk Dances
OTSUCHI, Iwate — The Toramai tiger dance and the Shishi Odori deer dance were among the performances...
February 12, 2023
Top Articles in Iwate
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NY Times Nod Puts Morioka on The Map
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Hydrangea Pond at Iwate Prefecture Garden Features 5,000 Blooms Floating on the Water
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Tsunami Advisory Lifted; Earthquake with Estimated Magnitude of 6.7 Strikes Northern Japan (Update1)
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Bear Encounters Increasing in Japan’s Urban Areas; 2 Dead in Hokkaido, Iwate Prefectures in July
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Earthquake hits Aomori, Iwate on Monday Morning; Seismic Intensity 4 in Aomori City