Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako plan to visit Iwate, Miyagi and Fukushima prefectures next year, 15 years after a massive earthquake and tsunami struck the region. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/14/japan/imperial-couple-northeast-visit/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #emperornaruhito #empressmasako #imperialfamily #iwate #miyagi #fukushima #earthquakes #kumamoto
A new winery facility is set to open Saturday in a northeastern Japan district heavily damaged by the March 2011 tsunami, raising hopes that it will help liven up the struggling community. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/13/japan/new-winery-revitalization-miyagi/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #ishinomaki #miyagi #311 #earthquakes #wine
High school students from Sendai, a city hit by a massive tsunami in 2011, spoke at the U.N. headquarters in New York about the importance of disaster prevention education. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/06/japan/students-sendai-un-headquarters/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #sendai #earthquakes #un #miyagi #311 #highschools #newyork
The nation's Ground Self-Defense Force is preparing to dispatch personnel to Akita Prefecture to assist with measures against wild bears following a series of attacks. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/02/japan/sdf-bear-capture-participation/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #gsdf #bears #wildlife #hokkaido #akita #iwate #miyagi #nagano
Incumbent Miyagi Gov. Yoshihiro Murai has fended off four other challengers to clinch his sixth term as chief executive of the prefecture in Sunday's gubernatorial election. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/27/japan/politics/japan-miyagi-gov-race-murai-win/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #yoshihiromurai #miyagi #localgovernment #2025localelections
this is the first time that a bear has been killed under the revised wildlife protection and management law, which took effect in September. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/16/japan/sendai-bear-shooting/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #sendai #miyagi #japanesepolice #bears #environmentministry #hunting
Part of human remains discovered in Miyagi Prefecture in 2023 was that of a 6-year-old girl who went missing in the March 2011 tsunami following the Great East Japan Earthquake. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/10/japan/remains-2011-tsunami-identified/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #311 #earthquakes #tsunami #miyagi #iwate #greateastjapanearthquake
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