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KINUGAWA

Tobu Railway started testing biofuel for its coal-fired and diesel-powered locomotives in the tourist area of Nikko in Tochigi Prefecture, with the aim of cutting carbon dioxide emissions.
JAPAN
Feb 11, 2024
Biofuel tested for coal-fired steam locomotives in eastern Japan
The company said it expects to reduce about 150 tons of emissions per year, the same amount emitted by around 50 households.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jul 23, 2022
Court holds Japanese government responsible for 2015 Kinugawa river flood
The presiding judge ordered the government to pay a total of u00a539 million to nine plaintiffs.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Regional Voices: Hokkaido
May 1, 2020
Hokkaido coal mine steam train to be reborn as Tochigi tourist attraction
The refreshed locomotive will run on the Tobu Kinugawa Line that connects Tokyo and the hot spring resort of Kinugawa.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel
Jul 26, 2019
Kinugawa Onsen: A dilapidated hot spring town in Tokyo's backyard
Kinugawa Onsen may have had its heyday in the 1980s, but this retro hot spring town still has plenty to offer Tokyoites looking for a weekend getaway close to home.
Japan Times
JAPAN / EXPLAINER
Dec 21, 2015
Joso disaster prompts ministry rethink of flood control, prediction policies
On Dec. 11, the land ministry released a new policy vision for dealing with floods in response to September's typhoon-triggered breach of the Kinugawa River, which inundated residential areas of Joso, Ibaraki Prefecture, stranding thousands for hours, and some for days.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 16, 2015
Flood-hit sake brewer recovers, revives mainstay line with label thanking volunteers who helped
Nomura Jozo, a sake brewery in disaster-hit Joso, Ibaraki Prefecture, has produced its mainstay product Tsumugibijin for the first time since it was flooded in September.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Dec 12, 2015
Why infrastructure repairs are being ignored
Several days after a storm caused the Kinugawa River to overflow its banks and destroy communities in Ibaraki Prefecture in September, the infrastructure ministry held on-site meetings to look into what went wrong.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 18, 2015
Fresh rain brings more misery to flood-hit Joso
As more rain fell Thursday on flood-stricken Joso, Ibaraki Prefecture, residents who had been scraping mud away from their homes and businesses had to abandon the effort.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 14, 2015
Search continues for missing after massive flooding
The death toll in eastern and northeastern Japan has risen to seven while 15 people remain missing.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 14, 2015
Floodwaters send branches, garbage downstream, wreaking havoc with Choshi port
Torrential rain that forced the Kinugawa River to overflow its banks in Ibaraki Prefecture also pushed a massive amount of dead branches and garbage to the mouth of the Tonegawa River in Chiba Prefecture, wreaking havoc on one of the nation's top fishing ports.
JAPAN
Sep 12, 2015
Order to evacuate floods came too late for some in Joso city
The flood-ravaged city of Joso, Ibaraki Prefecture, failed to issue evacuation orders to about 350 households, which may have delayed some from trying to reach safety.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 11, 2015
Authorities knew of flood risk; detailed simulation done 10 years ago
The land ministry knew the Kinugawa River was prone to flooding and created a detailed simulation of watershed damage 10 years ago, it emerged Friday.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Nov 19, 2014
Tochigi man arrested for dumping 72 dead dogs and eight living ones
A 39-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly dumping 80 dogs near a river and on a mountain in Tochigi Prefecture.

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