Shizuoka’s traditional method of tea farming is sustainable, makes tea taste better and helps with biodiversity. But it’s also labor-intensive and the number of practitioners is dwindling. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/environment/2025/09/07/sustainability/shizuoka-tea-farming-chagusaba/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #environment #sustainability #shizuoka #agriculture #tea #aging #chagusaba
The city assembly of Ito in Shizuoka Prefecture has unanimously passed a no-confidence motion against Mayor Maki Takubo, 55, who is alleged to have falsified her academic record. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/01/japan/politics/japan-mayor-no-confidence/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #makitakubo #ito #shizuoka #localgovernment
Lawyers for Iwao Hakamata, who was acquitted in a retrial after being detained for 47 years and seven months, has said they plan to seek around ¥600 million in damages from the central and prefectural governments. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/08/19/japan/crime-legal/hakamata-damages-governments/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #iwaohakamata #shizuoka #falseconvictions #japanesecourts
Maki Takubo, mayor of the city of Ito, Shizuoka Prefecture, on Thursday withdrew her resignation over allegations that she had lied about her academic record. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/08/01/japan/politics/ito-mayor-decides-not-to-quit/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #ito #shizuoka #makitakubo #localgovernment #universities
Climbing season has begun for Mount Fuji in Shizuoka Prefecture, joining in Yamanashi Prefecture, whose trail up Japan's highest peak opened to climbers on July 1. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/11/japan/mount-fuji-shizuoka-open/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #mountfuji #shizuoka #mountains #mountaineering #yamanashi
Many stab wounds and scratches have been found on the bodies of two women who were killed at a girls bar in Shizuoka Prefecture on Sunday, investigative sources have disclosed. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/08/japan/crime-legal/girls-bar-stab-wounds/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #japanesepolice #shizuoka #stabbings #bars
Amid allegations that she lied about her academic credentials, Maki Takubo, the mayor of the city of Ito in Shizuoka Prefecture, has promised to resign and seek reelection. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/08/japan/politics/japan-mayor-academic-record-scandal/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #makitakubo #shizuoka #ito
A customer allegedly stabbed to death two women working at a girls bar in Hamamatsu, Shizuoka Prefecture, in the early hours of Sunday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/07/japan/crime-legal/girls-bar-workers-stabbed-to-death/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #shizuoka #japanesepolice #stabbings #bars
People mourned the 28 victims of a 2021 major mudslide that struck Atami, Shizuoka Prefecture, in a memorial ceremony on Thursday, the fourth anniversary of the disaster. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/03/japan/japan-landslide-memorial/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #shizuoka #atami #landslides #rainyseason #disasterpreparedness
Mount Fuji’s climbing season has arrived, with climbers set to pay an entrance fee of ¥4,000 no matter which trail they take. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/06/30/japan/society/mount-fuji-entry-fee/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #society #mountfuji #yamanashi #shizuoka #tourism #overtourism
From exhausted hikers to emergency airlifts, Mount Fuji’s rescue crews face an increased challenge when climbing season opens July 1. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/06/30/japan/society/mount-fuji-rescue-teams/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #society #mountfuji #hiking #yamanashi #shizuoka #hokkaido #tourism #mountaineering
Cases of tick-borne diseases have been reported in the Kanto region, with one confirmed death, prompting prefectural governments to urge residents to be vigilant. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/06/25/japan/tick-bites/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #health #ibaraki #shizuoka