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The Japan Times<p>Three workers died Friday morning after collapsing inside a manhole at a sewer construction site in the city of Oga, Akita Prefecture. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/03/07/japan/akita-sewage-deaths/?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/03/</span><span class="invisible">07/japan/akita-sewage-deaths/?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=mastodon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>japan</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/sewage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sewage</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/akita" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>akita</span></a></p>
Alo Japan<p><a href="https://www.alojapan.com/1198842/any-book-lover-here-library-akita-japan-booktube-books-travel-traveldestinations-explore/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">alojapan.com/1198842/any-book-</span><span class="invisible">lover-here-library-akita-japan-booktube-books-travel-traveldestinations-explore/</span></a> Any book lover here? <a href="https://channels.im/tags/library" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>library</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/akita" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>akita</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>japan</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/booktube" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>booktube</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/books" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>books</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/travel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>travel</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/traveldestinations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>traveldestinations</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/explore" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>explore</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/Akita" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Akita</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/AkitaDestinations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AkitaDestinations</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/AkitaTour" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AkitaTour</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/AkitaTravel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AkitaTravel</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/AkitaTrip" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AkitaTrip</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/AkitaVacation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AkitaVacation</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/%E7%A7%8B%E7%94%B0" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>秋田</span></a> Any book lover here? <a href="https://channels.im/tags/library" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>library</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/akita" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>akita</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>japan</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/booktube" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>booktube</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/books" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>books</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/travel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>travel</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/traveldestinations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>traveldestinations</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/explore" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>explore</span></a> …</p>
alexeeKaipaan Japaniin. Asuin siellä 6 kuukautta elämästäni, ja siellä myös aloitin valokuvausharrastuksen tositarkoituksella. Ehkä vielä jonain päivänä pääsen sinnekin matkalle/töihin/asumaan väliaikaisesti. <br> <br> <a href="https://pixl.fi/discover/tags/valokuvaus?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#valokuvaus</a> <a href="https://pixl.fi/discover/tags/valokuvaaja?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#valokuvaaja</a> <a href="https://pixl.fi/discover/tags/photographer?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#photographer</a> <a href="https://pixl.fi/discover/tags/photography?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#photography</a> <a href="https://pixl.fi/discover/tags/japan?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#japan</a> <a href="https://pixl.fi/discover/tags/akita?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#akita</a> <a href="https://pixl.fi/discover/tags/city?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#city</a> <a href="https://pixl.fi/discover/tags/people?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#people</a> <a href="https://pixl.fi/discover/tags/nikon?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#nikon</a> <a href="https://pixl.fi/discover/tags/nikonphotography?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#nikonphotography</a>
atomicker<p>Title: Akita Namahage Festival (1973)</p><p>Artist: Tokuriki Tomikichiro</p><p><a href="https://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/15111543" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">asahi.com/ajw/articles/1511154</span><span class="invisible">3</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/ShinHanga" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ShinHanga</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Art" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Art</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Showa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Showa</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/TokurikiTomikichiro" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TokurikiTomikichiro</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Winter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Winter</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Namahage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Namahage</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Akita" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Akita</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Japan</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/NewYearsEve" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NewYearsEve</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/HappyNewYear" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HappyNewYear</span></a></p>
The Japan Times<p>Japan is seeing more cases of bears making their way into homes and shops as the animal's natural food sources become scarce. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/12/27/japan/society/bear-at-home/?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/12/</span><span class="invisible">27/japan/society/bear-at-home/?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=mastodon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>japan</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/society" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>society</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/bears" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bears</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/animals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>animals</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/akita" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>akita</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/fukushima" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fukushima</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/supermarkets" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>supermarkets</span></a></p>
The Japan Times<p>A bear that attacked a supermarket employee in the city of Akita on Saturday and remained inside the store over the weekend was captured in a box trap on Monday. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/12/02/japan/society/japan-bear-supermarket-attack-captured/?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/12/</span><span class="invisible">02/japan/society/japan-bear-supermarket-attack-captured/?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=mastodon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>japan</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/society" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>society</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/bears" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bears</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/animals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>animals</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/akita" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>akita</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/supermarkets" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>supermarkets</span></a></p>
The Japan Times<p>A surge in bear attacks last year has led local governments in Japan to ramp up efforts to prevent encounters with the animal, employing measures such as digitally mapping out locations of sightings and using artificial intelligence-based monitoring systems. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/11/13/japan/society/bear-ai-prevention/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/11/</span><span class="invisible">13/japan/society/bear-ai-prevention/</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>japan</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/society" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>society</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ai" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ai</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/animals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>animals</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/akita" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>akita</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/iwate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>iwate</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/hanamaki" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>hanamaki</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/bears" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bears</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/localgovernment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>localgovernment</span></a></p>
The Japan Times<p>A male police officer has been confirmed dead and a woman was newly found to have gone missing in heavy rain that is pounding the neighboring northeastern Japan prefectures of Yamagata and Akita. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/07/28/japan/tohoku-rain-deaths/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/07/</span><span class="invisible">28/japan/tohoku-rain-deaths/</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>japan</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/yamagata" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>yamagata</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/akita" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>akita</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/rainyseason" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>rainyseason</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/floods" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>floods</span></a></p>
The Japan Times<p>Record-breaking rainfall in the northern Tohoku region has led to floods, landslides and power disruptions, leaving one dead, three missing and displacing thousands. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/07/26/japan/society/yamagata-akita-rain-floods/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/07/</span><span class="invisible">26/japan/society/yamagata-akita-rain-floods/</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>japan</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/society" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>society</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/yamagata" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>yamagata</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/akita" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>akita</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/floods" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>floods</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/rivers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>rivers</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/rainyseason" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>rainyseason</span></a></p>
The Japan Times<p>Lodging services using a retired sleeper train in a northeastern Japan town are set to restart Saturday after five years of suspension due to the COVID-19 pandemic. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/03/japan/society/retired-trains-lodging-services/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/</span><span class="invisible">03/japan/society/retired-trains-lodging-services/</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>japan</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/society" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>society</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/rail" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>rail</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/jreast" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>jreast</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/akita" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>akita</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/akebono" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>akebono</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/hotels" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>hotels</span></a></p>
Content Catnip<p>Born in 1923, the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Akita" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Akita</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/dog" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>dog</span></a> named Hachiko became a living symbol of unwavering <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/love" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>love</span></a> and devotion. His story began as a tiny pup in a town in <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Japan</span></a>, quickly evolving into a life intertwined with his owner, Prof. Hidesaburo Ueno. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/history" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>history</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/dogs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>dogs</span></a></p><p><a href="http://contentcatnip.com/2023/11/17/the-heartwarming-story-of-hachiko-japans-most-loved-dog/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">http://</span><span class="ellipsis">contentcatnip.com/2023/11/17/t</span><span class="invisible">he-heartwarming-story-of-hachiko-japans-most-loved-dog/</span></a></p>