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10 November 2022
Iwaki FC win J3 title, become 1st Fukushima club to earn J2 promotion
Iwaki FC beat Kagoshima United FC 3-0 at home in the J-League third division on Nov. 6 in a game played at J-Village Stadium in the Fukushima Prefecture town of Hirono. Iwaki extended their lead to an insurmountable 72 points …
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4 November 2022
Uchibori wins 3rd term as Fukushima governor, turnout at 42.58%
Incumbent Masao Uchibori garnered an overwhelming majority, or 576,221 ballots, in the 22nd Fukushima gubernatorial election held on Oct. 30 ahead of the completion of his tenure in office, winning a third term as governor of the prefecture. Uchibori, 58, …
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4 November 2022
Uchibori wins 3rd term as Fukushima governor, turnout at 42.58%
Incumbent Masao Uchibori garnered an overwhelming majority, or 576,221 ballots, in the 22nd Fukushima gubernatorial election held on Oct. 30 ahead of the completion of his tenure in office, winning a third term as governor of the prefecture. Uchibori, 58, an independent supported by the prefectural organizations of four political parties -- the ruling Liberal Democratic Party and its coalition partner Komeito, and the opposition Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan and the Democratic Party for the People -- beat his sole opponent Yoshiaki Kusano, 66, a senior official of local labor and civic groups who was backed by the Japanese …
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4 November 2022
Uchibori wins 3rd term as Fukushima governor, turnout at 42.58%
Incumbent Masao Uchibori garnered an overwhelming majority, or 576,221 ballots, in the 22nd Fukushima gubernatorial election held on Oct. 30 ahead of the completion of his tenure in office, winning a third term as governor of the prefecture. Uchibori, 58, an independent supported by the prefectural organizations of four political parties -- the ruling Liberal Democratic Party and its coalition partner Komeito, and the opposition Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan and the Democratic Party for the People -- beat his sole opponent Yoshiaki Kusano, 66, a senior official of local labor and civic groups who was backed by the Japanese …
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4 November 2022
Uchibori wins 3rd term as Fukushima governor, turnout at 42.58%
Incumbent Masao Uchibori garnered an overwhelming majority, or 576,221 ballots, in the 22nd Fukushima gubernatorial election held on Oct. 30 ahead of the completion of his tenure in office, winning a third term as governor of the prefecture. Uchibori, 58, an independent supported by the prefectural organizations of four political parties -- the ruling Liberal Democratic Party and its coalition partner Komeito, and the opposition Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan and the Democratic Party for the People -- beat his sole opponent Yoshiaki Kusano, 66, a senior official of local labor and civic groups who was backed by the Japanese …
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4 November 2022
Uchibori wins 3rd term as Fukushima governor, turnout at 42.58%
Incumbent Masao Uchibori garnered an overwhelming majority, or 576,221 ballots, in the 22nd Fukushima gubernatorial election held on Oct. 30 ahead of the completion of his tenure in office, winning a third term as governor of the prefecture. Uchibori, 58, an independent supported by the prefectural organizations of four political parties -- the ruling Liberal Democratic Party and its coalition partner Komeito, and the opposition Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan and the Democratic Party for the People -- beat his sole opponent Yoshiaki Kusano, 66, a senior official of local labor and civic groups who was backed by the Japanese …
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27 October 2022
Memorial hall honoring ex-House Vice Speaker Kozo Watanabe to open in Aizuwakamatsu
A memorial hall is set to open in honor of Kozo Watanabe, former vice speaker of the House of Representatives, at his home in the Jotomachi district of Aizuwakamatsu city, possibly in early November. Watanabe died at the age of …
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20 October 2022
Fukushima gubernatorial race kicks off, voting set for Oct. 30
Campaigning for the 22nd gubernatorial election in Fukushima Prefecture officially got under way on Oct. 13 with Gov. Masao Uchibori's current four-year term nearing its end. The incumbent and a newcomer candidate are set to compete in the race. Uchibori, …
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14 October 2022
Shigihara, Madarame chosen for Fukushima cultural merit awards
The Fukushima prefectural government announced on Oct. 5 that senior officials at photography and cycling organizations have been chosen for the Fukushima awards for cultural merit, which honor those who have greatly contributed to developing and improving local culture, academics …
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6 October 2022
Train runs on entire Tadami Line resume after 11-year hiatus
East Japan Railway Co. (JR East) resumed train runs on the entire stretch of the Tadami Line on Oct. 1 after restoring a section destroyed by heavy downpours that hit Fukushima and Niigata prefectures in July 2011. The railway operator …
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30 September 2022
New strawberry variety "Yuyake Berry" to hit market in late December
The Fukushima prefectural government has named a new locally developed strawberry variety "Yuyake Berry" (evening glow berry), Fukushima Gov. Masao Uchibori announced at a regular press conference on Sept. 20. Code-named "Fukushima ST No. 14," it is the first new …
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22 September 2022
Writer Yu Miri named Berkeley Japan Prize winner
Japanese-born Korean writer Yu Miri, who lives in the Odaka district of Minamisoma city, Fukushima Prefecture, has been chosen to receive the "Berkeley Japan Prize" for contributing to globally propagating Japanese culture. The prize was inaugurated in 2008 by the …