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Prosecutors Demand 28-Year Prison Sentence for Owner of Guesthouse "a Trap to Satisfy Sexual Desires": Asahi Shimbun

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A trial for a guesthouse manager (51) in Shinjo, Satosho-cho, Okayama Prefecture, who was charged with quasi-forced sexual intercourse and violation of the Okayama Prefectural Nuisance Prevention Ordinance for allegedly giving drugs to female guests and sexually assaulting them, was held at the Okayama District Court on the 3rd.Read Article

Okayama · Okayama

Discus Thrower Tomori Akimi Wins Japan University Championship with 47.38 Meters

The second day of the Japan Intercollegiate Track and Field Championships was held on the 6th at the JFE Harenokuni Stadium in Okayama City, and in the women's discus final, Tomori Akimi (Naha Nishi High School - Kyushu Kyoritsu University, 3rd year) won with a throw of 47.38 meters. She was 35 centimeters ahead of the runner-up, Hiroi Kaede (Kanoya Institute of Technology, 4th year). Tomori recorded 45.99 meters on her first throw.Read Article

Okayama · Okayama

Inoue, Nishioka and Others Advance to the 100m Semi-Finals: First Day of Japan Intercollegiate Track and Field Championships (Kyodo News)

The first day of the Japan Intercollegiate Track and Field Championships was held on the 5th at the JFE Sunny Country Stadium in Okayama City. In the men's 100m preliminaries, Naoki Inoue (Waseda University), who will represent Japan in the World Relays in May, took first place in group 5 with a time of 10.55 seconds, while Naoki Nishioka (University of Tsukuba), who will represent Japan in the same country, took first place in group 7 with a ti…Read Article

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Hideyoshi Learned of Mitsuhide's Rebellion - Was the "Great Return to China" that He Immediately Carried Out Really a Reckless March?

The story is too good to be true, it's suspicious. History is full of such anecdotes, but it is also true that there are some cases where truth is stranger than fiction. One such example is the Great Return from the China Region, in which Hideyoshi Hashiba (Toyotomi Hideyoshi) learned of the Honnoji Incident and hurriedly concluded peace negotiations with the Mori clan and made a rapid, large-scale move. Nobunaga was defeated and killed on June …Okayama · OkayamaRead Article

The Life of Muneharu Shimizu, a Model Warlord of the Sengoku Period - Committing Seppuku After Being Besieged by Hideyoshi's Water Siege of Takamatsu Castle in Bitchu

If you were to ask, "What is Japan's unique culture?" Most people would probably think of Japanese food and kimonos, but have we forgotten one striking custom, or rather a custom unique to the samurai class? Yes, it's "seppuku." Shimizu Muneharu, who died on June 4, 1582 (Tensho 10), is a military commander who is well known for the fact that he committed seppuku (harakiri) at the end. He is sometimes called a "model Sengoku warlord," but how di…Okayama · OkayamaRead Article

Inefficiency Creates Enthusiasm: "The Acting Time Is only a Few Percent" Photo Report From the Okayama Performance of the Karagumi Theater Company's "In the Painted Town of Kamishibai" - QJWeb Quick Japan Web

They erect a crimson tent in the middle of nowhere, perform a play in it every night, and when the show is over, they leave without leaving a single nail behind. The "Karagumi Theater Company," left behind by the unparalleled playwright Kara Juro, is still performing nationwide with the "Red Tent" even a year after Kara's death. Karagumi operates in an inefficient style that is out of step with the times, but in recent years, the number of audie…Okayama · OkayamaRead Article

FR Japan: Anna Inotsume stays out of trouble in Okayama season opener

In the first round of the 2025 Formula Regional Japanese Championship, Anna Inotsume kept her car clean in a weekend affected by bad weather to finish in the top six in all three races, including a best result of fifth in race one.2023 TCR Japan champion Anna Inotsume, driving for series newcomers Hitotsuyama Racing, had an incident-free round at Okayama to kick off the 2025 Formula Regional Japanese Championship with a top five and two sixth pl…Okayama · OkayamaRead Article

Tokiya Suzuki starts FRegional Japan season at Okayama with two wins - Formula Scout

TOM'S driver Tokiya Suzuki left the Formula Regional Japanese Championship season opener at Okayama as points leader.Okayama · OkayamaRead Article

Chinese Diplomats Unhappy with Name of Okayama Local Bank "Chugoku Bank"; Tourists Visiting Japan Also Confused: "They're Taking Advantage of the Bank's Popularity, It's a Scam"

On the 22nd, it was revealed that a Chinese diplomat stationed in Pakistan had posted on X (formerly Twitter) regarding the name of the regional bank "China Bank" headquartered in Okayama City, saying, "Don't you think it's a scam taking advantage of the bank's popularity?" Many visitors to Japan confuse the bank with the state-owned major bank of the same name headquartered in Beijing...Twitter · OkayamaRead Article

GeoVax Applauds EQUIP-A-Pharma Initiative, Reinforces Commitment to Domestic Vaccine Manufacturing and Biodefense Innovation

GeoVax’s Advanced MVA Manufacturing Platform Supports ASPR-DARPA Vision for Scalable, AI-Integrated Pharmaceutical Production ATLANTA, GA - May 21, 2025 (NEWMEDIAWIRE) - GeoVax Labs, Inc. (Nasdaq: GOVX), a clinical-stage biotechnology company focused on developing vaccines and immunotherapies for infectious diseases and cancer, today welcomed the launch of the EQUIP-A-Pharma initiative - a new joint program between the U.S Department of Health a…Artificial Intelligence · AtlantaSee the Story

15-Year-Old Arrested for Allegedly Beating Older Brother with Hammer, Attempted Murder, Okayama (Kyodo News)

On the 16th, Okayama Chuo Police Station arrested a male high school first-year student (15) from Okayama City on suspicion of attempted murder for allegedly hitting his older brother (21) with something like a hammer and trying to kill him. The suspect is accused of hitting his brother on the head and other parts of his body several times while he was sleeping, killing him, at around 4:40 a.m. on the 16th.Okayama · OkayamaRead Article

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