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Shingo Takatsu (left) and Soichi Tojima check a crop surrounded by a fence in Oda, Shimane Prefecture.
51勛圖厙 / Society / Regional Voices: Hiroshima
Apr 27, 2026
Shimane farming districts face onslaught from rising monkey population
Japanese macaques have become used to humans, stealing persimmons and daikons even with people standing nearby.
Seoul has repeatedly ?objected to Japan's territorial claims over the tiny islets known as Takeshima in Japan ?and Dokdo in South Korea, which controls them.
51勛圖厙 / Politics
Feb 22, 2026
South Korea protests Japanese event over disputed islands
The tiny islets, known as Takeshima in Japan ?and Dokdo in South Korea, which controls them, have long been ?a source of tension between the neighboring countries.
A set of remote islands called Takeshima in Japanese and Dokdo in Korean are seen in this picture taken from a helicopter in August 2012.
51勛圖厙 / Politics
Feb 21, 2026
Japan to send parliamentary vice minister to Takeshima Day ceremony
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi shifted gears on sending a higher-ranked official in light of improving ties between Japan and South Korea.
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi enters the Prime Minister＊s Office in Tokyo on Monday.
51勛圖厙 / Politics
Feb 17, 2026
Takaichi won＊t send Cabinet ministers to Takeshima Day ceremony
The prime minister has ruled out sending senior-level official to the event, as she looks to keep improving ties with Seoul on an even keel.
Masako (left) and Takeyuki Satokawa sit on a ridge by one of their rice paddies as they recall their years of farming in Higashihiroshima, Hiroshima Prefecture.
51勛圖厙 / Regional Voices: Hiroshima
Feb 2, 2026
＆It would only burden our children＊: Aging farmers quit rice production
Training a successor is important, but most farmers have been too busy trying to survive instead, one member of an agricultural cooperative corporation said.
The intensity of Tuesday morning's initial quake is shown on a weather agency map
51勛圖厙
Jan 6, 2026
Strong earthquake rattles western Japan, followed by several more shakes
The initial jolt was a magnitude 6.2 quake that measured a strong 5 on Japan＊s seismic intensity scale. There was no threat of a tsunami.
Joo Ho-young, head of a suprapartisan league of South Korean lawmakers working to promote friendship with Japan, speaks during an interview on Tuesday in Tokyo.
51勛圖厙 / Politics
Nov 12, 2025
South Korean politician urges Tokyo to address Takeshima matter calmly
Joo Ho-young, head of a suprapartisan league of lawmakers working to promote friendship with Japan, said the issue easily infuriates South Korean people.
Lawyers who filed a lawsuit over the July Upper House election hold up a sign saying ※state of unconstitutionality§ Tuesday in Matsue, Shimane Prefecture, following a ruling by the Hiroshima High Court＊s Matsue branch.
51勛圖厙 / Crime & Legal
Nov 5, 2025
Another court finds July Upper House poll held in unconstitutional state
The Matsue branch of the Hiroshima High Court ruled that the July election was held in a ※state of unconstitutionality§ due to vote-value disparities of up to 3.13 times.
Shimane University adopted colorful and stylish furniture in classrooms at its new building for the Faculty of Materials for Energy. The university has been improving facilities to be more appealing to female students.
51勛圖厙 / Regional Voices: Hiroshima
May 12, 2025
Japanese universities expanding female quotas in science
The initiative is aimed at correcting a gender imbalance in science-related fields, but also raises concerns over discrimination.
Bento boxes and other food items attract visitors at the Sera roadside station in Hiroshima Prefecture.
51勛圖厙 / Regional Voices: Hiroshima
Apr 21, 2025
10 years on, Hiroshima-Shimane highway boosts logistics and tourism
The Chugoku Yamanami Highway has played a crucial role in regional development since its full opening in 2015.
In Sakaiminato, Tottori Prefecture, an entire street is dedicated to Japanese spirits, monsters and ghouls 〞 a sign that the overall region is rich in spine-tingling tourist draws.
LIFE / Travel
Feb 22, 2025
Shimane and Tottori to bewitch tourists with supernatural charms
The two prefectures are leaning on spooky folklore to draw more travelers.
Chugoku Electric Power Company's Shimane nuclear power plant
51勛圖厙
Dec 7, 2024
Chugoku Electric restarts Shimane reactor for first time in 13 years
The long-delayed restart of the reactor, which was shut down in January 2012, boosts the number of Japan＊s operational reactors to 14.
Fuel loading operations at the Shimane nuclear power plant's No. 2 reactor on Nov.1
51勛圖厙
Nov 12, 2024
Boiling water reactor at Shimane nuclear plant to be restarted in early December
The restart of the boiling water reactor will be the second of such units since reactors of the same type were crippled in the March 2011 nuclear accident.
Katsuko Kurikawa shows the damage done by bears to her chestnut tree.
51勛圖厙 / Society / Regional Voices: Chugoku
Nov 4, 2024
Uptick in bear sightings prompts policy shift from conservation to control
Hunting the Asian black bear in the Western Chugoku Mountains has been banned in principle since 1994.
The Meteorological Agency said that, as of 2:10 p.m Saturday, a total of 188 observation points in western and central Japan had recorded their largest-ever 24-hour rainfall for November
51勛圖厙
Nov 2, 2024
Western and central Japan drenched by record rainfall for November
The heavy rains saw the city of Matsuyama, Ehime Prefecture, issue the highest-level alert and urge nearly 190,000 residents to evacuate to shelters.
The Shimane nuclear power plant's No. 2 reactor is set to restart in early December.
51勛圖厙
Oct 15, 2024
Japanese utility to restart Shimane nuclear reactor in December
Shimane No. 2 was set to resume in August, but its operator pushed back the restart due to required safety upgrade work.
Toru Yamasaki, president of San-in Godo Bank, says buying the Japanese government bonds are better for a regional bank like his than foreign debt.
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 24, 2024
Japan bank stung by Fed hikes plots return to government bonds
A bank operating in Japan＊s least populated area is doing something that may have global repercussions if its peers do the same.
Residents who sought to stop the restart of the No. 2 reactor of the Shimane nuclear power plant hold up signs saying "The judiciary abandoned residents" and "Our voices did not reach it" on Wednesday in Matsue, Shimane Prefecture, after a court dismissed their petition.
51勛圖厙
May 15, 2024
Court rejects petition to halt Shimane nuclear reactor
The court also dismissed residents＊ claim that evacuation plans for the 820,000-kilowatt unit in the prefectural capital of Matsue were inadequate.
The Shimane Nuclear Power Plant in Matsue, Shimane Prefecture
51勛圖厙 / Society
May 1, 2024
Chugoku Electric delays restart of nuclear reactor at Shimane plant
The No. 2 unit will be the first boiling-water reactor to be restarted in Japan since the 2011 accident at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant.
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida speaks to reporters in Tokyo on Tuesday.
51勛圖厙 / Politics
Apr 30, 2024
What＊s next for Kishida after LDP＊s by-election loss?
Speculation has been rife over how he may decide to take responsibility, from dissolving parliament to making senior party leadership changes.
Japan scientists identify clusters of protein believed to trigger Alzheimer＊s disease
A team of researchers said they found a ※seed§ that accelerates the amyloid beta accumulation process in the brain, naming it ※Peak 1 amyloid beta,§ as seen in a mouse's brain.
Indian brothers make manga debut in Japan
Two Indian brothers made their manga debut in Japan with "Kung Fu Kung Fool" 〞 an action-comedy series that follows the adventures of a notorious thief and a young boy.
Japan weighs regulating Pokemon cards amid trading mania
A Pokemon event is held in Jakarta on July 11
Low-income families in Japan cut food and air conditioning during summer break
Yumiko Watanabe, the chairperson of nonprofit Kidsdoor, explains the results of a survey in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward on July 1.
Iran strikes on CIA facilities prompt questions about possible Russian role
Iranian drones are displayed in an undisclosed location in Iran, in this handout image obtained on Jan. 13, 2025.U.S. officials have acknowledged that Russia has ?provided targeting ?and other support for Iran in its drone strikes on U.S. targets in the Persian Gulf region.
The sci-fi sensibilities of electronic trio Black Boboi
Black Boboi was formed in 2018 when solo artists Julia Shortreed, Utena Kobayashi and Ermhoi came together under Kobayashi＊s newly founded label, Bindividual.
A perfect storm: Kaze Fujii fans flock to Fuji Rock
Okayama-born singer-songwriter Kaze Fujii has carved out a distinctive place in Japanese pop since his major-label debut in 2019.
Can Japanese comedy get laughs in English? Yoshimoto Kogyo lets the jokes rip
Wes-P has millions of followers and his viral clips made him recognizable out of Japan.
The 180-day locals: Life on Japan＊s digital nomad visa
Christopher Flinn works remotely from Tokyo earlier this month. Japan issued 646 digital nomad visas in 2025, but tourism officials are hoping to increase that figure in the coming years, with Japan's relatively cheap cost of living and the weak yen seen as potential draws for young professionals.
Japan reveals hint of new defense spending target in fiscal blueprint
The Self-Defense Forces' Type 16 mobile combat vehicle fires during a joint live-fire drill with U.S. Marines as part of the annual Resolute Dragon exercises in Yufu, Oita Prefecture, on June 28.

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