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Shirahama · ShirahamaNearly 3,000 bottles of special “airport beer” brewed with local hops including those grown on the grounds of Nanki-Shirahama Airport in Shirahama, Wakayama Prefecture, were sold at the airport and the online store of local beer brewery Nagisa Beer in March.See the Story
Special ‘Airport Beer’ Brewed in Western Japan; Limited 3,000 Bottles Sell Out Quickly at Nanki-Shirahama Airport
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Wakayama · WakayamaXian Jie Lee runs an Airbnb business in rural Japan.Xian Jie LeeAfter studying in Japan, Xian Jie Lee moved to a village called Ryujinmura in the mountains.He rented a farmhouse and renovated it to live in then purchased the house next door to list on Airbnb.The guesthouse now rents for $190 a night and he offers tours to his visitors for $40 to $270.Singaporean Xian Jie Lee, 33, moved to Japan in 2012 to study political science. He loved the co…See the Story
A 33-year-old man turned a Japanese farmhouse into a mountainside Airbnb retreat for $25,000 — here's how he did it
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Fumio Kishida · WakayamaChief Cabinet Secretary Hayashi Yoshimasa expressed his opinion at a press conference on the morning of the 15th that “acts of violence are absolutely unforgivable in elections that form the foundation of democracy” in response to the fact that explosives were thrown close to Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, who is supporting the election in Wakayama City on the same day.See the Story
[Opinion] Chief Cabinet Secretary comments on “violence is unforgivable in elections” 1 year after Prime Minister Kishida's attack
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Wakayama · WakayamaA 34-year-old man, Yutaka Itou, has been arrested for the third time by Wakayama Prefectural Police's Juvenile Section on suspicion of violating the Child Prostitution Elimination and Child Pornography Law (Child Prostitution and Child Pornography Production). The suspect, Itou Yutaka, is a production company manager and is suspected of passing money to a female middle school student and committing a sexual act, as well as producing child pornog…See the Story
the producer was re-arrested on charges of child bribery.
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Fumio Kishida · WakayamaPrime Minister Fumio Kishida of Japan has expressed strong disapproval over a gathering held in the western city of Wakayamaby that was attended by the members of the ruling party's youth division last November.See the Story
'Highly inappropriate': Japan PM Fumio Kishida condemns dance event at party meet. Here's why
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SpaceX Starship · WakayamaJapanese small-lift rocket lost shortly after liftoff. Stratolaunch deploys and honest-to-goodness payload. Stoke Space tests second stage for its future Nova rocket. Payload Space is aiming to launch its Daytona rocket for the first time in mid-2025.See the Story
Rocket Report: Starship heats up in third flight; Chinese lunar launch failure
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Wakayama · WakayamaKairos, a small solid-fuel rocket manufactured by Japan's Space One, suffered a catastrophic explosion just seconds into its maiden launch on Wednesday. The 18-meter (59 ft) rocket disintegrated five seconds after liftoff, engulfing the launch site at the mountainous Kii peninsula in western Japan with smoke, fire, and debris. The failed launch was intended to deploy an experimental government satellite capable of temporarily replacing intelligence satellites in orbit if they malfunction.See the Story
