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In a bid to attract and retain talent, several municipalities in Japan are trialing a four-day workweek by allowing employees to opt for longer workdays in exchange for an extra weekday off. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/04/30/japan/society/japan-local-government-four-day-workweek/

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For many living near volcanoes, complacency and ignorance seem to outweigh the need to prepare for the worst, especially around dormant volcanoes like Mount Iwate in the Tohoku region. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/04/29/japan/japan-volcano-eruption-crisis/

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Many local governments in Japan are working to send support to Taiwan, which was hit by a major earthquake on Wednesday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/04/05/japan/local-governments-support-taiwan/

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The quake, with an estimated magnitude of 6.0, jolted Iwate and Aomori Prefectures in the early hours of the morning. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/04/02/japan/strong-quake-in-tohoku/

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Japan's Liberal Democratic Party, already grappling with a political slush funds scandal, has suddenly found itself with two new problems that could cause further political damage. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/03/11/japan/politics/ldp-scandals/

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Iwate Gov. Takuya Tasso, who leads one of the prefectures hardest hit by the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami, has expressed his eagerness to take advantage of new infrastructure built after the disaster. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/03/08/japan/society/iwate-tasso-interview/

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Three prefectures in the Tohoku region are making efforts to keep the memory of the Great East Japan Earthquake alive. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/03/04/japan/society/japan-tohoku-educational-tourism/

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In Iwate, one of the prefectures hit hard by the Great East Japan Earthquake in 2011, artificial intelligence is being used to strengthen disaster prevention and mitigation. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/02/27/japan/society/ai-disaster-prevention-iwate/

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Trailblazing Japanese high school slugger Rintaro Sasaki said Tuesday he chose to attend Stanford University in California because of its standing as both a good baseball school and an academic powerhouse. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2024/02/21/baseball/sasaki-baseball-academics-stanford/

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The festival made headlines in 2008, when East Japan Railway, or JR East, refused to display a poster of the festival showing a man with thick chest hair, saying that it "could cause discomfort" to some people. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/02/18/japan/festival-with-1000-year-history-ends/

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Title: Chuson-ji Temple (1952)

Artist: Hasui Kawase

https://travel.gaijinpot.com/chuson-ji-temple/

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The former Rikuzentakata youth hostel. Rikuzentakata in Iwate prefecture was almost completely destroyed by the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami. The remains of the youth hostel now sits on the the grounds of the Takatamatsubaru Memorial Park, where the very impressive Iwate Tsunami Memorial Museum is located.

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The northern Tohoku region has seen a rise in bear attacks amid a scarcity of food the animals typically eat before they hibernate, prompting authorities to urge the public to avoid leaving garbage or food outdoors. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/10/20/japan/society/bear-attack-cases-rising/?utm_content=buffer8671e&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn

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Sunset in Morioka. Iwate prefecture, Japan.

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Iwate Gov. Takuya Tasso, 59, won a fifth four-year term in a gubernatorial election in the northeastern prefecture. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/09/04/japan/politics/iwate-governor-election/?utm_content=buffer86c91&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn

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Three bodies found in Iwate Prefecture in 2011 have been identified as local residents who went missing in the major earthquake and tsunami on March 11 of that year. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/08/03/japan/march-11-bodies-identified-iwate/?utm_content=buffer42b89&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn

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The Iwate Prefectural Government has changed the wording of guidelines relating to sexual minorities after criticism arose over the description on how it relates to the use of sex-segregated bathrooms. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/07/03/national/iwate-sexual-minorities/?utm_content=buffer36fc2&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn

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