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The Japan Times
@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 3 weeks ago

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

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@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp last month

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

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10-year sentence upheld over 2023 attack on Kishida

Presiding Judge Kyoji Ishikawa rejected the defense's claim that Ryuji Kimura had no intention to kill.
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@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp last month

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

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@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 3 months ago

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

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@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 4 months ago

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

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@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 4 months ago

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

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@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 4 months ago

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

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