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Japan Turns an Airport Into a Pokémon Universe to Save a Region Devastated by Earthquakes

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Pikachu has become Japan’s unexpected bet to help lift a region hit by the tragedy. Noto Satoyama Airport, located in Ishikawa Prefecture, will be renamed as “Noto Satoyama Pokémon With You Airport” on July 7, becoming the first airport in the world to officially bear the name of Pokémon. The initiative is part of an ambitious tourism and economic plan to revitalize the Noto peninsula following the devastating earthquake that struck the area on …
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Pikachu has become Japan’s unexpected bet to help lift a region hit by the tragedy. Noto Satoyama Airport, located in Ishikawa Prefecture, will be renamed as “Noto Satoyama Pokémon With You Airport” on July 7, becoming the first airport in the world to officially bear the name of Pokémon. The initiative is part of an ambitious tourism and economic plan to revitalize the Noto peninsula following the devastating earthquake that struck the area on …

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Qué! broke the news on Thursday, May 21, 2026.
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