A woman in northern Japan has died after being attacked by a bear while picking mushrooms and another was missing, police and local media said on Saturday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/04/japan/miyagi-bear-attack-death/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #bears #animals #miyagi
A facility that has provided mental care for about 14 years to people affected by the March 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami is set to finish its services. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/26/japan/miyagi-mental-center-close/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #miyagi #sendai #earthquakes #mentalhealth
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
A bear sighting on Wednesday prompted organizers of a JLPGA Tour event to cancel the opening day — the second time an ursine invader has halted play in the last two months. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/07/16/more-sports/bear-sighting-jlpga-tournament/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #moresports #jlpga #sendai #miyagi #animals
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Title: Moonlight at Matsushima, Futago Island (1933)
Artist: Hasui Kawase
https://www.space.com/stargazing/july-full-moon-2025-rises-this-week-heres-what-to-expect-from-the-buck-moon#ShinHanga#Art#Showa#HasuiKawase#Moon#FullMoon#BuckMoon#Matsushima#Miyagi#Japan
Title: Moonlight at Matsushima, Futago Island (1933)
Artist: Hasui Kawase
https://www.space.com/stargazing/july-full-moon-2025-rises-this-week-heres-what-to-expect-from-the-buck-moon#ShinHanga#Art#Showa#HasuiKawase#Moon#FullMoon#BuckMoon#Matsushima#Miyagi#Japan