Miyagi
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General News14 Years After 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake, Remains of 6-Year-Old Girl Missing in Tsunami Found
The partial remains of a 6-year-old girl who had been missing since the 2011 Great East Japan Ear...
October 11, 2025
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General NewsWoman in Her 70s in Cardiac Arrest, Apparently Attacked by Bear in Miyagi Pref.
A woman in her 70s went into cardiac arrest after apparently being attacked by a bear in the moun...
October 3, 2025
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General NewsBear Attacks Man in His 60s in Japan’s Miyagi Prefecture
SENDAI — A bear attacked a man in his 60s on a road in Tomiya, Miyagi Prefecture, on Friday eveni...
September 13, 2025
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Japan In Focus800 Floating Lanterns Commemorate 3/11 Victims in Miyagi Prefecture, Traditional Summer Festival Has Been Recast as Ceremony of Mourning
MINAMISANRIKU, Miyagi — People mourned the victims of the Great East Japan Earthquake and subsequ...
September 10, 2025
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General NewsEmergency Kit Gains Popularity in City’s Furusato Nozei Hometown Program; Increase in Donations for Gift Due to Nankai Trough Advisory
A set of emergency supplies developed by a food processing company in Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefectu...
September 2, 2025
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General NewsBlue Impulse Aerial Team Amazes Over 40,000 Spectators at Home Base Air Show in Miyagi Pref.
HIGASHI-MATSUSHIMA, Miyagi — The Blue Impulse aerobatic demonstration team thrilled over 40,000 p...
September 2, 2025
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Politics & GovernmentJapan-India Ties Strengthened with Ishiba, Modi Visit to Semiconductor Factory in Miyagi Prefecture
TAIWA, Miyagi — Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba visited the factory of Tokyo Electron Miyagi Ltd., ...
August 31, 2025
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General NewsTsunami Damage Oyster, Scallop Farming Rafts in Mie, Miyagi Prefectures; Alert Also Affects Toyota
The tsunami triggered by the earthquake off Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula damaged oyster and other...
August 1, 2025
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PerspectivesOver 500 People Join Michinoku Coastal Walk Event in Natori, Miyagi Pref.; Tracing Memories of 2011 Earthquake, Tsunami
NATORI, Miyagi ― An event to walk the “Michinoku Coastal Trail,” a 1,000-kilometer-long path on t...
May 27, 2025
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Japan In FocusCollection of Wealthy Merchant Family Exhibited in Miyagi Town; Samurai Armor, Helmet, Doll Warriors on Display
MARUMORI, Miyagi — To coincide with Children’s Day on May 5, an annual special exhibition featuri...
May 9, 2025
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General NewsFirst Train with Ishinomori Manga Characters Retires; Train Brought Smiles to Miyagi Pref. as Symbol of Recovery from 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake
ISHINOMAKI, Miyagi — The first Mangattan Liner train, decorated with characters created by mangak...
April 15, 2025
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Travel SpotsJapan’s Miyagi Pref.’s Cherry Blossom Trees in Peak Bloom; Trains Reduce Speeds While Moving Along Line of Flowering Trees
SENDAI — Trains are giving passengers a chance to enjoy an 8-kilometer-long line of cherry blosso...
April 11, 2025
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Japan In FocusHeso Daikon, or Navel Daikon, Reaches Peak Production in Japan; Specialty Daikon to Hit Store Shelves in Miyagi Pref. in Early Feb.
MARUMORI, Miyagi — Production of heso daikon radish, a local specialty, was at its peak in Marumo...
January 15, 2025
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Japan’s Miyagi Pref.’s Cherry Blossom Trees in Peak Bloom; Trains Reduce Speeds While Moving Along Line of Flowering Trees
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Buoyant School Backpack Developed for Tsunami Protection
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‘Haikyu!!’ Characters Named to Help Promote Sendai
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Sendai Tanabata Festival Begins; 3,000 Colorful Decorations Delight Visitors to Northern Japan City
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Tsunami Damage Oyster, Scallop Farming Rafts in Mie, Miyagi Prefectures; Alert Also Affects Toyota