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WAKAYAMA PREFECTURE

Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Beyond Omotenashi
Feb 14, 2018
Rowdy tourists and grumpy monks of Mount Koya could do with a dose of Kukai's wisdom
Could the lessons of the sacred founder buried on Mount Koya bring harmony between foreign visitors and their local hosts?
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel
Dec 17, 2016
Natsume Soseki and 'The Orient's No. 1 Elevator'
What is the top tourist destination in the Kansai region? Is it Kyoto's geisha district? Is it the temples and bamboo forests of Arashiyama? Is it the town of Yoshino, with Japan's most famous cherry blossoms? The majestic views from Mount Rokko in Kobe? Or Lake Biwa, the country's largest freshwater lake? The list goes on and on, but it's doubtful that Wakanoura, a small coastal town near the city of Wakayama, would come to mind.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Aug 31, 2016
Wakayama gunman ends siege with fatal self-inflicted stomach shot
A gunman holed up in an apartment block in Wakayama is captured after shooting himself in the stomach, ending a 17u00bd-hour standoff with police.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel / PHOTO ESSAY
Jul 9, 2016
Yuasa: The salty, fermented heart of Japan
Craftsmen from two regional factories — one makes miso; the other, shoyu — ponder the future of their little town and its centuries-old traditions
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 8, 2016
Wakayama youth group urges teens to 'end voting virginity'
End your virginity while you are still a teenager.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Mar 25, 2016
Taiji told to pay ¥110,000 after woman barred from whale museum
The Australian, of conservation group Australia for Dolphins (AFD), was barred from entering the museum in February 2014.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Feb 9, 2015
Bloodstains at Wakayama suspect's home are those of murdered boy, DNA test shows
Bloodstains near a shoe rack in the home of a man suspected of the frenzied stabbing of an 11-year-old boy in Kinokawa, Wakayama Prefecture, last week have been confirmed as the victim's, investigative sources said, citing DNA analysis.
'Sugar Baby Riri' gets nine-year prison term over romance scam
Mai Watanabe, who went by the moniker “Sugar Baby Riri,” dated older men and swindled them out of money by telling them fictitious heartbreaking stories about herself to gain their sympathy.
Over 40% of Japan's municipalities at risk of vanishing, study finds
Of 1,729 local municipalities nationwide, 744 have been identified as being at risk of disappearing.
Tokyo issues strong warning on yen intervention as currency dips further
Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki speaks during a meeting with U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and South Korean Finance Minister Choi Sang-mok on the sidelines of IMF and G20 meetings in Washington last week.
Princess Aiko makes debut at imperial garden party
Princess Aiko attends an imperial garden party in Tokyo on Tuesday.
Japan's former PM Aso meets Trump for talks on security and economy
Former U.S. President Donald Trump and Taro Aso, vice president of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party, in New York on Tuesday. The Japanese government’s top spokesman on Wednesday played down the meeting as one conducted "in the capacity of one lawmaker" and “without the government’s involvement.”
LDP veteran Nikai's youngest son expected to succeed him in Wakayama
Toshihiro Nikai, former secretary-general of the Liberal Democratic Party, announced in March that he would not run in the next Lower House election to take responsibility for the political funds scandal that rocked his party and his own faction.
New workers name Shohei Ohtani as 'dream boss' for two years running
Shohei Ohtani has been overwhelmingly voted as the “dream boss” for people who started working in April, according to a survey.
A craft beer crawl through Tokyo’s top bars, brewpubs and dives
If all you drink is Asahi, Sapporo and Kirin, you're depriving yourself of some of the best craft beer Tokyo has to offer — and there sure is a lot of it out there.
'Sugar Baby Riri' gets nine-year prison term over romance scam
Mai Watanabe, who went by the moniker “Sugar Baby Riri,” dated older men and swindled them out of money by telling them fictitious heartbreaking stories about herself to gain their sympathy.
Tsukiji 2030s: A stadium, culinary center and transportation hub
A computer-generated image shows redevelopment plans for the former site of the Tsukiji fish market in Tokyo.

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