Undeterred by major setbacks that recently befell the famed Kishu ume, or plums grown in Wakayama Prefecture, umeboshi pickled plum makers are working on developing new products using hail-damaged ume. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/08/japan/wakayama-ume-farmers-overcome-hailstorms/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #agriculture #wakayama
The Osaka High Court has upheld a 10-year prison sentence for a man who threw an explosive at then-Prime Minister Fumio Kishida during a campaign event in 2023. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/26/japan/crime-legal/10-year-sentence-upheld-for-kishida-attacker/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #japanesecourts #wakayama #fumiokishida
Kansai Electric Power is preparing to decommission the No. 1 and No. 2 units at its Gobo oil-fired thermal power station in Wakayama Prefecture, sources have said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/26/japan/kansai-electric-retirement-gobo/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #kepco #gobo #wakayama #nuclearenergy #energy #carbon #emissions #coal #oil
In 1675, fishermen from what is now called Shingu, Wakayama Prefecture, taught a village in present-day Miyagi Prefecture a revolutionary technique to catch bonito. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/08/04/japan/japan-kesennuma-bonito-fishing/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #miyagi#kesennuma #fish #fishing #wakayama
Four Noto Peninsula assemblies sent a joint letter of protest to LDP lawmaker Yosuke Tsuruho demanding his resignation for saying "it was lucky that the earthquake occurred in Noto." https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/12/japan/ldp-lawmaker-noto-protest-letter/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #notopeninsula #ishikawaearthquake #earthquakes #gaffes #ldp #wakayama
Rafting down a river on the back of lashed-together logs? It’s not Japan's take on wilderness survivalism — it’s the main tourist draw of a tiny village in Wakayama Prefecture. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2025/07/07/travel/log-rafting-wakayama-adventure-tourism/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #life #travel #rivers #wakayama #trees
Fans bid farewell to four giant pandas at a zoo in the Adventure World amusement park in Shirahama, Wakayama Prefecture, on Friday, the final viewing day for the animals ahead of their return to China. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/06/27/japan/wakayama-pandas-china-return/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #adventureworld #wakayama #china #chinajapanrelations #pandas