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Animals · Morioka

Baby Puma on Public Display at Morioka Zoo "Zoomo"

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[NHK] A baby puma born in June at Morioka City Zoo was put on public display on the 8th, and many people came to see the adorable animal. Morioka City Zoo...Read Article

Baseball · Hanamaki

High School Baseball: Hanamaki Higashi Beats Chiben Wakayama to Advance to the Second Round

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[NHK] In the first game of the fourth day of the summer national high school baseball tournament, Hanamaki Higashi High School from Iwate defeated Chiben Wakayama High School 4-1 to advance to the second round.Read Article

Morioka · Morioka

Dam Water Storage Rate Drops Due to Abnormal Drought: "This Is the Time when Water Is Most Needed for Rice Cultivation": Asahi Shimbun

100% Left coverage: 1 sources

Iwate Prefecture experienced record low rainfall in July, and the water storage rate at dams across the prefecture continues to decline. The Gosho Dam (Morioka City) is expected to reach zero water storage on the 31st, and Yuda Dam (Nishiwaga Town) has also begun restricting water intake. The prefecture is unable to provide sufficient water for its fields.Read Article

Pecan project in Rikuzentakata to revitalise disaster-hit farmland

Golden Pecan Inc., the city of Rikuzentakata, and The University of Tokyo are collaborating in a project to establish a domestic pecan nut industry in Rikuzentakata, an area affected by the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake. The project has successfully achieved its first harvest and ready to showcase at the Expo 2025 Osaka. The project is led by chocolate manufacturer Salon de Royal, which aims to revitalise abandoned agricultural land and creat…Iwate · Iwate Read Article

Visiting Shohei Ohtani’s official manhole lid in his hometown and more

Always judge a manhole by its cover. As we reported earlier, Major League Baseball Japan decided to honor the current crop of top Japanese talent in the MLB in the most Japanese way possible: decorative utility hole covers! A total of 12 currently active players were immortalized in brightly colored discs of cast iron and installed at various locations across the country, usually the player’s hometown or other city of significance to their lives…Shohei Ohtani · Iwate Read Article

"I Am Surprised by This Unexpected offer." the Reason Why a Leading Researcher on the Endangered Golden Eagle Was Shocked

Supporting a pair of golden eagles, an endangered species that only succeeds in breeding once every 10 years. "We want to do something about the situation where they are being chased away by huge wind turbines," Iwate Prefecture decided to announce the habitat of golden eagles, and a new project was launched to protect them and promote the local area.Species · Iwate Read Article

Shohei Ohtani’s hometown creates rice paddy art and manhole cover in his honour

World-famous baseball player gets a big accolade in Japan… with his beloved dog. Every year in Japan, various rice fields around the country are transformed into massive “Rice Paddy Art” (or “tambo art,” as it’s known in Japanese), where different varieties of rice are planted in precise positions to create vast, colourful murals. This summer, one particularly eye-catching design has cropped up in Iwate Prefecture — a larger-than-life image of M…Shohei Ohtani · Oshu Read Article

LOVE-BULLET's Chiyo Imagined In 3D

A new animation from Kuji.David Cameron · Kuji Read Article

Constitutional Democratic Party's Ozawa: "I Will Take Power if the Cabinet Resigns" if the Ruling Party Loses a Majority in the House of Councillors

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On the 17th, Constitutional Democratic Party member of the House of Representatives Ichiro Ozawa spoke in his hometown of Iwate Prefecture about how he would respond if the ruling party loses its majority in the House of Councillors election, saying, "The cabinet should resign. If they say they won't, it will be a vote of no confidence in the cabinet. They should dissolve the House of Representatives and take power with dignity."Iwate · Iwate Read Article

"Berabou" - the Tenmei Famine Caused Murder and Cannibalism - Oshu Region in Particular Became a Hellish Place

The great eruption of Mount Asama was featured in the historical drama "Berabou." When Tsutaya Juzaburo entered Nihonbashi and married the female proprietress Tei, the "blessed ash" fell on her, but after that, the price of rice doubled from the previous year, creating a somewhat ominous atmosphere. Yes, the effects of that great eruption will not end easily. The Tenmei Great Famine is coming. In fact, it began in 1782 (Tenmei 2), but it did not…Oshu · Oshu Read Article

Shohei Ohtani, Mad at Strike Call, Engages Umpire in Rare Back-and-Forth

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Ohtani argued a called third strike in a rare outburst.Shohei Ohtani · Los Angeles See the Story

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Baby Puma on Public Display at Morioka Zoo "Zoomo"

High School Baseball: Hanamaki Higashi Beats Chiben Wakayama to Advance to the Second Round

Dam Water Storage Rate Drops Due to Abnormal Drought: "This Is the Time when Water Is Most Needed for Rice Cultivation": Asahi Shimbun

Pecan project in Rikuzentakata to revitalise disaster-hit farmland

Visiting Shohei Ohtani’s official manhole lid in his hometown and more

"I Am Surprised by This Unexpected offer." the Reason Why a Leading Researcher on the Endangered Golden Eagle Was Shocked

Shohei Ohtani’s hometown creates rice paddy art and manhole cover in his honour

LOVE-BULLET's Chiyo Imagined In 3D

Constitutional Democratic Party's Ozawa: "I Will Take Power if the Cabinet Resigns" if the Ruling Party Loses a Majority in the House of Councillors

"Berabou" - the Tenmei Famine Caused Murder and Cannibalism - Oshu Region in Particular Became a Hellish Place

Shohei Ohtani, Mad at Strike Call, Engages Umpire in Rare Back-and-Forth

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Pecan project in Rikuzentakata to revitalise disaster-hit farmland

Visiting Shohei Ohtani’s official manhole lid in his hometown and more

"I Am Surprised by This Unexpected offer." the Reason Why a Leading Researcher on the Endangered Golden Eagle Was Shocked

Shohei Ohtani’s hometown creates rice paddy art and manhole cover in his honour

LOVE-BULLET's Chiyo Imagined In 3D

Constitutional Democratic Party's Ozawa: "I Will Take Power if the Cabinet Resigns" if the Ruling Party Loses a Majority in the House of Councillors

"Berabou" - the Tenmei Famine Caused Murder and Cannibalism - Oshu Region in Particular Became a Hellish Place

Shohei Ohtani, Mad at Strike Call, Engages Umpire in Rare Back-and-Forth