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Ransomware attack forced Tokushima hospital to halt operations for two months

National Jan 24, 2022

Ransomware attack forced Tokushima hospital to halt operations for two months

Electronic medical records of around 85,000 patients became inaccessible at Handa Hospital, forcing them to stop admitting new patients until Jan. 4, when it resumed operations.

Damage to fisheries reported across Japan after Tonga eruption

National Jan 21, 2022

Damage to fisheries reported across Japan after Tonga eruption

The Fisheries Agency is examining the extent of the damage, which includes the capsizing of fishing boats and mass deaths of horse mackerel.

Bus or train? World's first dual-mode vehicle begins operating in Japan.

Business Dec 25, 2021

Bus or train? World's first dual-mode vehicle begins operating in Japan.

The DMV looks like a minibus and runs on normal rubber tires on the road. But when it arrives at an interchange, steel wheels descend from the vehicle's underbelly onto the rail track.

Japan to get world's first operational dual-mode bus and rail vehicle

Business Nov 28, 2021

Japan to get world's first operational dual-mode bus and rail vehicle

The vehicles will run on a 50-kilometer course connecting the town of Kaiyo in Tokushima Prefecture and the city of Muroto in Kochi Prefecture, of which 10 km will be on a railway track.

Mudslide warnings issues with heavy rain set to continue across Japan

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.

A childhood tradition makes a comeback with <em>yusanbako</em>

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.

Travel to Kamikatsu for a green epiphany: ‘Zero waste is about knowing yourself’

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.

Bird flu confirmed in Tokushima and Miyazaki as outbreak spreads in Japan

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.

Japan's Consumer Affairs Agency cancels plan to fully relocate to Tokushima

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 ...

World's masterpieces cast in Shigaraki ceramic at museum in Shikoku

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 ...

Tokushima woman on zero-waste quest gets an audience with Davos

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 ...

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