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IZUMO

Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Nov 27, 2018
Japan eyes introduction of multipurpose aircraft ‘mother ship’ and purchase of extra 100 F-35 jets
The government is considering transforming a helicopter destroyer into an aircraft carrier, a source said, in what could be seen as a departure from the country's pacifist Constitution.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 6, 2018
Japan's Maritime Self-Defense Force appoints first woman to command warship squadron
The Maritime Self-Defense Force on Tuesday appointed the first woman to command a warship squadron, including the flagship Izumo helicopter carrier, as it tries to lure more women to make up for a dearth of male recruits in graying Japan.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 20, 2017
Trump may inspect MSDF helicopter carrier Izumo on Japan trip: sources
U.S. President Donald Trump has been invited to inspect the Maritime Self-Defense Force's largest vessel during his visit to Japan early next month, Japanese government sources said Thursday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Aug 31, 2017
Theresa May inspects MSDF helicopter carrier at Yokosuka base
British Prime Minister Theresa May on Thursday visited a key Maritime Self-Defense Force base southwest of Tokyo to inspect a helicopter carrier.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 20, 2017
ASEAN officers take South China Sea tour aboard MSDF's Izumo helicopter carrier
Southeast Asian military officers have embarked on a four-day tour of the South China Sea on the Maritime Self-Defense Force's Izumo helicopter carrier in the latest sign Japan is stepping up efforts to counter growing Chinese influence.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 13, 2017
In show of naval force, Japan to send its largest warship to South China Sea
Japan plans to dispatch its largest warship on a three-month tour through the South China Sea beginning in May, three sources said, in its biggest show of naval force in the region since World War II.
Japan Times
JAPAN / GENERATIONAL CHANGE
Nov 6, 2016
Malnutrition battle triggers Euglena's eureka moment
Before venturing to Bangladesh at the age of 18, Mitsuru Izumo had believed that many people in the impoverished country were dying of starvation.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 18, 2015
Abe becomes first sitting Japanese leader to board U.S. aircraft carrier
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Sunday became the first sitting Japanese leader to set foot on a U.S. aircraft carrier when he boarded the USS Ronald Reagan, which arrived at its new home port at Yokosuka Naval Base in Kanagawa Prefecture earlier this month.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Jul 8, 2015
The pond scum that may one day fuel planes
The future of Japan's biofuel industry may be pond scum. Or more specifically, green algae that's swirling around in tanks on a tropical Okinawan island.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 25, 2015
MSDF commissions its biggest helicopter carrier yet
The Maritime Self-Defense Force commissions its largest-ever helicopter carrier as officials deny that the massive vessel could be used as a conventional aircraft carrier or represents a prototype for one in the future.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jan 19, 2015
Fuji Dream Airlines announces Nagoya-Izumo route
Fuji Dream Airlines Co. is set to launch a route from Nagoya to Izumo, Shimane Prefecture, to meet an expected increase in the number of tourists to Izumo Taisha, one of the nation's oldest and most revered Shinto shrines.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel
Dec 13, 2014
Night train to Shimane's land of the gods
The 10th month of the lunar calendar is known throughout most of Japan as Kannazuki, or the "month of no gods." During this time, Okuninushi, the kami (Shinto god) enshrined at the renowned Izumo Taisha shrine, summons myriad deities to decide the fate of all people for the year ahead. For this reason, the 10th lunar month in Shimane Prefecture alone is known as Kamiarizuki — the "month of the gods."
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 5, 2014
Princess Noriko marries son of Izumo Taisha priest, relinquishes royal status
Princess Noriko becomes the latest woman to leave the Imperial family after marrying the eldest son of the head priest of Izumo Taisha shrine.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 20, 2014
Shimane mascot boasts rice paddy art
While there are many "yuru-kyara" mascots created to promote prefectures and municipalities nationwide, the one for Shimane Prefecture has grabbed public attention as rice-paddy art.
JAPAN
Jul 4, 2014
Traditional ceremony held for Princess Noriko's engagement
Princess Noriko, a daughter of Emperor Akihito's late cousin Prince Takamado, became engaged Friday at a traditional ceremony to a senior priest of Izumo-taisha, one of Japan's most important shrines.
JAPAN
Jun 6, 2014
Princess Noriko sets wedding date
Princess Noriko, second daughter of the late Prince Takamado and Princess Hisako, will be married in a Shinto wedding ceremony on Oct. 5 with Kunimaro Senge, eldest son of the chief priest of the Izumo Taisha Shrine in Shimane Prefecture, sources said Thursday.
JAPAN
May 28, 2014
Wedding to commoner highlights royal dilemma
The announcement Tuesday that Princess Noriko is engaged to marry a commoner was greeted warmly around the nation, but it has also fueled concern that the Imperial family is losing another member and will have fewer royals to carry out public duties.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 27, 2014
Princess Noriko to wed son of Izumo-Taisha chief priest
Princess Noriko, second daughter of Princess Hisako and the late Prince Takamado, has become engaged to the eldest son of the chief priest of Izumo-Taisha, the grand shrine in Izumo, Shimane Prefecture, the Imperial Household Agency said on Tuesday.
JAPAN / Science & Health
Apr 17, 2014
Scientists solve mystery of how egg and sperm connect
Forget about the birds and the bees. If you really want to learn how babies are made, you need to know about Juno, Izumo and their proteins.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 19, 2014
Kagoshima and Hokkaido cities marry their foods
No shotgun necessary. In a friendly "arranged marriage," two cities — Makurazaki in Kagoshima Prefecture and Wakkanai in Hokkaido — united their local delicacies in a Shinto-style wedding ceremony at Izumo Shrine in Shimane Prefecture Wednesday.
Number of homeless in Japan hits record low
Homeless people sleep on the street in Tokyo's Shinjuku Ward in August 2021.
Raising kids in Japan as a single parent? It takes a village.
Making things work as a foreign, single mother in Japan isn't easy, but these tips and tricks can help you through the hardest parts.
JAL cancels international flight after captain gets drunk at Dallas hotel
A Japan Airlines' flight from Dallas to Tokyo was canceled last week after its captain got drunk at a local hotel.
In Japan, regional revitalization fails to halt population decline
Sakiyama elementary school in Tamba, Hyogo Prefecture, in March .Over the past decade, the government has directed efforts toward policies designed to give young people incentives to base themselves in rural areas.
Putin’s war will soon reach Russians’ tax bills
Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks during a meeting in St. Petersburg on Friday.
Climate change, chalky grains and the risks for Japan’s rice farmers
A farmer plants seedlings in Satsumasendai, Kagoshima Prefecture. Japan’s self sufficiency rate for rice is nearly 100%, compared with 38% for food overall, on a calorie basis.
Japan wants you to spend more with ‘luxury tourism’
Performers play a traditional drum unique to Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, in the prefectural capital of Kanazawa on March 16 to mark the extension of the Hokuriku Shinkansen line to Tsuruga Station in Fukui Prefecture.
Theaster Gates’ ambitious ‘Afro-Mingei’ brings Black Chicago to Tokyo
Theaster Gates' “A Heavenly Chord” lines up church pews before seven speakers and a Hammond B3 organ, a type of electric organ prevalent in Black American churches.
Casa del Cibo: A thriving jewel born from Tohoku’s harsh past
When chef Ryohei Ikemi moved to Hachinohe, Aomori Prefecture, and opened Casa del Cibo in 2011, it was the first proper Italian restaurant in the city.
Town to block view of Mount Fuji in response to overtourism
The town government of Fujikawaguchiko, Yamanashi Prefecture, decided to set up a 2.5-meter-high screen to prevent tourists from taking pictures of Mount Fuji looming behind a convenience store.

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