The challenges for local residents that must be resolved have changed nearly 15 years after Miyagi Prefecture was affected by the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami, Gov. Yoshihiro Murai said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/27/japan/miyagi-governor-march-2011/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #miyagi #311 #tsunami #earthquakes #localgovernment #disasterpreparedness

In the Tohoku region, colorful seasonal flowers bloom to symbolize the resilience of communities hit hard by the March 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/26/japan/flowers-symbol-tohoku-resilience/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #tohoku #earthquakes #311 #iwate #miyagi #fukushima #flowers #sakura

Emperor Naruhito, Empress Masako and Princess Aiko will visit the Tohoku region beginning next month to mark 15 years since the Great East Japan Earthquake, the Imperial Household Agency said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/26/japan/emperor-family-tohoku/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #emperornaruhito #empressmasako #princessaiko #tohoku #311 #tsunami #fukushima #iwate #miyagi

Japan’s Winter Olympic team may compete under one flag, but it reflects a surprisingly wide mix of climates, regions and hometown cultures. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/olympics/2026/02/04/japan-olympic-athlete-regions/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #olympics #2026milanocortinaolympics #teamjapan #hokkaido #niigata #nagano #aichi #miyagi

A court has given a man a suspended sentence for transporting a then-high school student to Myanmar last year to have him engage in fraud despite knowing that the boy had been kidnapped. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/20/japan/crime-legal/student-myanmar-sentence-court/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #miyagi #japanesecourts #myanmar #highschools #fraud #kidnappings

Title: Snow at Matsushima (1954)

Artist: Kasamatsu Shiro

https://www.tohokukanko.jp/en/attractions/detail_1289.html #ShinHanga #SosakuHanga #Art #KasamatsuShiro #Showa #Winter #Snow #Godaido #MatsushimaBay #Matsushima #Miyagi #Japan

Title: Snow at Matsushima (1954)

Artist: Kasamatsu Shiro

https://www.tohokukanko.jp/en/attractions/detail_1289.html #ShinHanga #SosakuHanga #Art #KasamatsuShiro #Showa #Winter #Snow #Godaido #MatsushimaBay #Matsushima #Miyagi #Japan

The United States has informed Japan of its hope to additionally use heavy weapons, such as antitank missiles and rocket launchers, in training at Ground Self-Defense Force firing ranges. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/24/japan/us-heavy-weapons-use-gsdf/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #us #usjapanrelations #okinawa #gsdf #defense #rockets #missiles #defenseministry #hokkaido #miyagi #yamanashi #shizuoka #oita

Citing his age, Ken Watanabe closed a cafe he established in 2013 in Kesennuma, Miyagi Prefecture, which was deeply affected by a tsunami from the March 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/22/japan/ken-watanabe-cafe-closes/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #kenwatanabe #cafes #earthquakes #tohoku #311 #miyagi

A town in Japan has retracted its warning of a bear sighting after discovering that a picture it had received showing the fearsome creature was generated using artificial intelligence. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/27/japan/society/japan-town-retracts-ai-bear-image/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #society #bears #onagawa #miyagi #ai #fakenews

A town in Japan has retracted its warning of a bear sighting after discovering that a picture it had received showing the fearsome creature was generated using artificial intelligence. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/27/japan/society/japan-town-retracts-ai-bear-image/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #society #bears #onagawa #miyagi #ai #fakenews

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