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Firework video clips do not show ceasefire celebrations in Tehran – Full Fact

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Vodka, Scalpel and Legend: the Surgery of a Giant

There are many ways to explain who André The Giant is. One is that he was one of the biggest party animals in the history of professional wrestling. The stories are countless; for example, Ric Flair once saw him drinking 100 beers in a single night. The "Nature Boy" is another who would fit that description well. 6 stories from Ric Flair's "unmentionable" days. André The Giant celebrating his 33rd birthday in 1979 at Kongoen Yakiniku House in H…Read Article

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Her Archery Skills Were Unmatched! What Happened to the Female Warrior Itagaki Gozen After She Was Captured by the Kamakura Shogunate?

In front of the station in Tainai City, Niigata Prefecture, there is a bronze statue of a warrior in armor. The warrior, raising his hands and looking towards the distant Kushigata Mountains, is a beautiful woman of a certain age. Her name is Hangaku Gozen, and she is counted as one of the "Three Great Imperial Ladies of Japan" along with Tomoe Gozen and Shizuka Gozen. 800 years ago, at the site of Torizaka Castle, which the statue is looking at…Read Article

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Tepco Completes Unit 6 Fuel Loading As Kashiwazaki Kariwa Nuclear Station Approaches Restart - NucNet - Pro-Nuclear Power Blogs - Nuclear Street - Nuclear Power Plant News, Jobs, and Careers

Tokyo Electric Power Company (Tepco) has completed loading all 872 fuel assemblies into the core of Unit 6 at its Kashiwazaki Kariwa nuclear power station in Niigata prefecture, western Japan, ahead of a planned restart. The company began loading the ...Kashiwazaki · KashiwazakiRead Article

Niigata man arrested for stealing over 40 bikes, wanted to build the perfect bike for himself

And you will know him by the trail of bike parts… People can often be very hard to please and tend to find fault with even the most well-made things. For some, this drives them to do great things, and for others, it drives them to do really weird things. As an example of one of the “others,” we have the case of a 51-year-old man in Niigata City, Niigata Prefecture, who was arrested for stealing 42 bicycles. If you were thinking that’s way more b…Niigata · NiigataRead Article

36-Year-Old Mother Arrested on Suspicion of Attempted Murder of Infant in Niigata; May Have Drowned Infant in Bathtub (Kyodo News)

On the 15th, Niigata Prefectural Police arrested a mother (36) from Mitsuke City, Niigata Prefecture, on suspicion of attempted murder for attempting to kill her four-month-old baby by drowning it in a bathtub. According to the prefectural police, the baby was a boy who was conscious when he was transported to the hospital, but was hospitalized. The mother is said to have admitted to the charges, saying, "There's no doubt about it."Niigata · NiigataRead Article

INPEX Begins Introduction of Domestic Natural Gas and Commissioning at Blue Hydrogen and Ammonia Production and Utilization Demo Project in Kashiwazaki City, Niigata Prefecture, Japan - Hydrogen Central

INPEX Begins Introduction of Domestic Natural Gas and Commissioning at Blue Hydrogen and Ammonia Production and Utilization Demo Project in Kashiwazaki City, Niigata Prefecture, Japan TOKYO, JAPAN – INPEX CORPORATION (INPEX) announced today it commenced commissioning work including the introduction of natural gas at its integrated blue hydrogen and ammonia production and utilization demonstration test project (hereinafter “project”) in Kashiwaza…Kashiwazaki · KashiwazakiRead Article

11 REBELS – Review

A scene from 11 REBELS. Courtesy of Well Go USA Entertainment If you’re in the mood for Japanese period action drama, 11 REBELS delivers plenty of swordplay and bloodshed in a dark, complicated story. It’s 1868. The Emperor is trying to unite the country under his rule. But a bunch of warlords in one region choose to resist and keep their autonomy. They need one of their peers, the head of the strategically-vital Shibata territory, to join them.…Shibata · ShibataRead Article

Paragliding Participant Goes Into Cardiac Arrest; Woman Drowns at Niigata Competition (Kyodo News)

At around 4:35 pm on the 7th, a person involved in the paragliding competition called 119, reporting that a woman participating in the competition had collapsed in the river at Uonogawa River in Kimisawa, Minamiuonuma City, Niigata Prefecture. According to the prefectural police, a woman believed to be in her 60s was found in a state of cardiac arrest and was transported to a hospital in the city.Niigata · NiigataRead Article

A behind-the-scenes tour of the world’s biggest nuclear power plant

The highly secured grounds housing its seven reactors cover 4.2 million square meters. Its operator, Tokyo Electric Power Co., or TEPCO, compares its size to 90 Tokyo Domes, the home stadium of Japan’s most successful baseball team, the Yomiuri Giants. For another perhaps more commonly known landmark: this equals to a size nearly 25% bigger than New York’s Central Park. Kashiwazaki-Kariwa, often called KK, hasn’t generated electricity since 2012…Kashiwazaki · KashiwazakiRead Article

Respect the salmon – a visit to an off-the-beaten-path foodie destination in Niigata【Photos】

This charming town on the Sea of Japan coast is a great place to dive into a local culinary culture without massive tourist crowds. By now, there are certain parts of Japan that just about any traveler knows are famous for certain types of food, such as Kobe for beef, Hokkaido for sea urchin, and Osaka for takoyaki. But part of what makes Japan such a great place to explore is that there are always other hidden gems off the beaten tourist path, …Murakami · MurakamiRead Article

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