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4-foot-tall intruder disrupts airport, prompting low-speed chase on runway

Yamagata · Yamagata

4-foot-tall intruder disrupts airport, prompting low-speed chase on runway

100% Left coverage: 1 sources

An employee at Yamagata Airport in Higashine, Yamagata prefecture, spotted the bear near the runway early Thursday morning.Read Article

New Member of Ishimaru Shinto Promotes Party at High School During Visit; Video Deleted After School Protests

Yamagata · Yamagata

New Member of Ishimaru Shinto Promotes Party at High School During Visit; Video Deleted After School Protests

100% Left coverage: 1 sources

It has come to light that Jin Urano (30), a newcomer from the local political party "Reborn Road," who plans to run in the national proportional representation race in the House of Councillors election (announced on July 3), posted a video online in which he visited a private high school in Yamagata Prefecture and spoke to students about political parties. The school said it was unaware of the video's release, and experts criticized the video, s…Read Article

Easy Japanese news in translation: People pick water shield plants in Yamagata Prefecture

Yamagata · Yamagata

Easy Japanese news in translation: People pick water shield plants in Yamagata Prefecture

100% Left coverage: 1 sources

Oyachi marsh in the city of Murayama, Yamagata Prefecture, is bustling with people trying water shield harvesting. The water shield is an aquatic plan Read Article

Low Libido in Men Over 40 Linked to Higher Mortality—But Not in Women: Insights from the Yamagata Study - Gilmore Health News

Key Takeaways: Men over 40 with low libido may face a higher risk of early death, even after adjusting for other health risks. Libido loss in women wasn’t linked to mortality in the study, but it still signals possible hormonal or emotional health issues. Low libido and erectile dysfunction aren’t the same—each can point to different underlying conditions. A lasting drop in sexual interest should prompt a medical check, not just be blamed on agi…Yamagata · Yamagata Read Article

Voith Launches Hydro Pocket Cloud Monitoring at Ohsawagawa Hydropower Station in Japan

Voith Launches Hydro Pocket Cloud Monitoring at Ohsawagawa Hydropower Station in Japan (IN BRIEF) Voith, together with Fuji Electric, has deployed the first Hydro Pocket digital-monitoring system at Ohsawagawa hydropower station in Yamagata, Japan, replacing closed-circuit access with a cloud-based, Internet-accessible dashboard. Launched in March 2025, the localized Japanese interface provides real-time metrics on energy output, plant operation…Yamagata · Yamagata See the Story

Yamagata Beniou cherry harvest doubles in 2025

Yamagata Beniou cherry harvest doubles in 2025Yamagata · Yamagata Read Article

200 kg of cherries worth 1 mil. yen stolen in northeastern Japan

Coverage: 2 sources

Around 200 kilograms of premium cherries worth around 1 million yen ($7,000) have been stolen from an orchard in northeastern Japan, police said Monday. Of the 67 cherry trees at the orchard in Kaminoyama, Yamagata Prefecture, only the popular Sato Nishiki variety trees, which number around 50, had been stripped of their fruit, according to prefectural police. Read full story hereYamagata · Yamagata See the Story

Nishikawa Town: Third-Party Committee Passes Supplementary Budget Proposal Following Human Rights Relief Petition From Former Employee

100% Right coverage: 1 sources

[NHK] In a case where a former employee of Nishikawa Town filed a human rights complaint with the Yamagata Regional Legal Affairs Bureau for allegedly being grabbed by the mayor, the third-party committee investigating the facts, including legal fees, will be charged...Yamagata · Yamagata Read Article

Family of Police Officer Killed in Heavy Rain Sues Yamagata Prefecture (Kyodo News)

It was learned on the 5th that the family of a Yamagata Prefectural Police officer (29 at the time) who was killed in the line of duty while on a rescue mission during record-breaking heavy rains in July last year has filed a lawsuit in the Yamagata District Court, seeking approximately 31 million yen in damages from the prefecture. They claim that the prefectural police neglected their duty to take safety precautions.Yamagata · Yamagata Read Article

No more using real katana for tourism activities, Japan’s National Police Agency says

100% Left coverage: 1 sources

The town of Maruyama, in Yamagata Prefecture, bills itself as the birthplace of iaido. A martial art that focuses on drawing a sword from its scabbard and striking in one smooth, swift motion, iaido is said to have been developed by the 16th century swordsman Hayashizaki Jinsuke Shigenobu, who hailed from the area…Yamagata · Yamagata See the Story

Yamagata Prefecture's Estimated Population Falls Below 1 Million (Kyodo News)

On the 30th, Yamagata Prefecture announced that its estimated population as of the 1st of this month was 999,378. This is the first time in 105 years, since the first census was conducted in 1920, that the population has fallen below one million.Yamagata · Yamagata Read Article