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6-year-old boy drowns after falling into reservoir near park in Okayama Prefecture

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6-year-old boy drowns after falling into reservoir near park in Okayama Prefecture

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A 6-year-old boy drowned after he apparently fell into a reservoir near a park in Soja City, Okayama Prefecture, on Saturday. According to police, Saku Fujita disappeared at around 6 p.m. on Saturday while playing with his father and younger brother in the park, TV Asahi reported. Police, firefighters and…Read Article

Rural Glamping Site in Tsuyama Sees Visitor Numbers Quadruple Since 2021 - Modern Campground

Okayama Prefecture · Okayama Prefecture

Rural Glamping Site in Tsuyama Sees Visitor Numbers Quadruple Since 2021 - Modern Campground

Lantown Abamura, a glamping and rural tourism destination in the mountainous Aba district of Tsuyama City, Okayama Prefecture, has seen significant growth since its redevelopment in 2021. The site, which was previously a forest park facing declining use and aging infrastructure, was transformed by Tokyo-based company Dive into a rural resort offering hands-on experiences in nature. Since its reopening, visitor numbers have grown from 2,562 in …Read Article

Local government purchases 100 million yen worth of JR West shares - what is the aim? Direct interview with Mayor Ota of Maniwa City, Okayama Prefecture

--In July of last year, Maniwa City in Okayama Prefecture acquired approximately 100 million yen worth of JR West stock. Why did you decide to acquire the stock? First of all, there is a precedent for the acquisition of approximately 10 million yen worth of stock in Nichinan City and Kushima City in Miyazaki Prefecture, which are located along JR Kyushu's Nichinan Line...Okayama Prefecture · Okayama Prefecture Read Article

Woman's body found in mountains of Okayama Prefecture; male acquaintance apparently hangs himself

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The body of a 24-year-old woman was found in the mountains of Bizen City, Okayama Prefecture, on Thursday, police said, adding that a male acquaintance of the woman apparently hanged himself at his home. A police officer found the body of Rina Shimizu, from Setouchi City, Okayama Prefecture, along a…Okayama Prefecture · Okayama Prefecture See the Story

JFE Steel temporarily suspends operation of one blast furnace in Okayama Prefecture (Kyodo News)

JFE Steel announced on the 2nd that it will temporarily suspend operations of one blast furnace at its West Japan Steel Works Kurashiki District (Kurashiki City, Okayama Prefecture) by mid-May. The company cited the continued harsh business environment due to a decline in domestic demand and the tariff policies of the Trump administration as the reason.Okayama Prefecture · Okayama Prefecture Read Article

Prime Minister apologizes for reopening dinner and refrains due to gift certificate distribution issues (Kyodo News)

On the night of the 24th, Prime Minister Ishiwari Shigeru had dinner with more than a dozen regional chiefs, including Mayor Yoshimura Takeshi of Bizen City, Okayama Prefecture, at a hotel in Tokyo. After the 13th when the issue of distributing gift certificates to first-year Liberal Democratic Party members of the House of Representatives was reported, they refrained from having dinner at night except for the diplomatic schedule. At the reopene…Okayama Prefecture · Okayama Prefecture Read Article

Man arrested for punching police officer at traffic accident scene

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Police in Kurashiki City, Okayama Prefecture, have arrested a 26-year-old man on suspicion of assaulting and obstructing a police officer in the performance of his duties. The incident occurred at around 12:35 a.m. on Sunday. TBS reported that the police officer was responding to a report about a traffic accident.…Okayama Prefecture · Okayama Prefecture Read Article

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