National Aug 19, 2021
Mudslide warnings issues with heavy rain set to continue across Japan
The Meteorological Agency has asked people to remain vigilant as the ground in many areas has become saturated due to ongoing downpours since last week.
Lifestyle Feb 27, 2021
A childhood tradition makes a comeback with yusanbako
by Louise George Kittaka
Three-tiered lacquered wooden lunch boxes, which originated in Tokushima Prefecture during the late Edo Period (1603-1868), are having a revival thanks to a trio of collaborators.
Lifestyle Jan 10, 2021
Travel to Kamikatsu for a green epiphany: ‘Zero waste is about knowing yourself’
by Florentyna Leow
The INOW program allows visitors to fully immerse themselves in Kamikatsu’s renowned zero-waste lifestyle.
National Dec 20, 2020
Bird flu confirmed in Tokushima and Miyazaki as outbreak spreads in Japan
The H5 strain was detected for the first time at a farm in Tokushima, making it the 12th prefecture to report a bird flu outbreak case this year.
National Dec 17, 2020
A strategic office that Japan's Consumer Affairs Agency set up in Tokushima Prefecture is expected to receive ¥470 million in budget allocation for fiscal 2021, which starts next April, according to sources. The Strategic Headquarters for Frontiers of Consumer Policy was set up in July ...
National Nov 22, 2020
Tokushima holds event to check coronavirus measures for Awa Odori festival
Tokushima's festival was canceled this year for the first time since the end of World War II due to the novel coronavirus epidemic.
National Jul 9, 2019
Japan's Consumer Affairs Agency cancels plan to fully relocate to Tokushima
The government will shelve a plan to relocate all of the functions of the Consumer Affairs Agency to Tokushima Prefecture, according to sources. After accepting a proposal from the Tokushima Prefectural Government, the agency opened a pilot office in the city of Tokushima in 2017 ...
National / Crime & Legal Mar 3, 2019
Tokushima farmer probed by police for selling wagyu cattle sperm and eggs to smuggler
The Osaka Prefectural Police have been investigating a farmer in Tokushima Prefecture for selling the sperm and fertilized eggs of wagyu beef cattle to a Japanese man who attempted to smuggle them to China, sources have said. The livestock farmer told police in February he ...
National | Regional voices: Chubu Feb 18, 2019
World's masterpieces cast in Shigaraki ceramic at museum in Shikoku
The Otsuka Museum of Art in Naruto, Tokushima Prefecture, drew a lot of attention last year when popular singer-songwriter Kenshi Yonezu held his first live TV performance there on Dec. 31 for NHK's year-end "Kohaku Uta Gassen" ("Red and White Song Battle") music contest. Many ...
National Feb 14, 2019
Tokushima woman on zero-waste quest gets an audience with Davos
by Sayuri Daimon
With leaders from around the world as her audience, a young Japanese woman from Kamikatsu, Tokushima Prefecture, spoke about her small town's "zero waste" initiatives, urging the globally influential audience to act to change society. "Our population is only 1,500, and more than half is ...
National / History Sep 23, 2018
Monument to chief of WWI POW camp, known for humanitarian treatment of POWs, unveiled in Fukushima
A monument commemorating the Japanese head of a World War I camp who was known for his humanitarian treatment of German prisoners of war was unveiled in his hometown of Aizuwakamatsu, Fukushima Prefecture, on Saturday. During his tenure as head of the Bando Furyo Shuyojo ...
National | KANSAI PERSPECTIVE Jul 22, 2018
Rampant bribery in Tokushima sheds light on rise on Japan's uncontested elections
by Eric Johnston
Common sense might tell you that, as small towns and villages in Japan face aging and declining populations, they would do whatever they could to encourage their remaining residents to run for a seat on the council when election time comes. But in the town ...