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TOTTORI

Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 26, 2017
Tottori locals skeptical of ¥300 million sand hourglass plans
A project to construct a huge sand hourglass in front of JR Tottori Station as a major tourist perk is drawing mixed reactions from locals, with some calling it extravagant and in bad taste.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 24, 2017
Heavy snow traps over 300 vehicles in western Japan
More than 300 vehicles were stranded in the snow early Tuesday on highways and major roads along the Sea of Japan coast, prompting a request for troops to help with rescue efforts.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Dec 19, 2016
Tottori moves to ban cultivation of all cannabis, including hemp
The Tottori Prefectural Assembly approved a revision Monday to a drug control ordinance to place a complete ban on growing cannabis, including hemp for industrial use.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 19, 2016
'GeGeGe no Kitaro' tourist spot to upgrade night-time illumination of 'yokai'
A popular tourist spot in western Japan based on spirits and monster characters created by the late cartoonist Shigeru Mizuki will undergo its first major renovation to become a nighttime attraction.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 14, 2016
Tottori museum's rescued green turtle draws fans
A green turtle that was saved after being trapped in a fishing net earlier this month has been a popular draw at a museum in Tottori Prefecture.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 25, 2016
Household debris in wake of Tottori quake posing municipal headaches
Broken furniture and other household debris are piling up in the wake of Friday's magnitude-6.6 earthquake in Tottori Prefecture, and municipal governments are struggling to deal with the mess.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 24, 2016
Younger students attend school in quake-hit Tottori Prefecture
Elementary and junior high schools in Tottori Prefecture opened as normal Monday following Friday's magnitude-6.6 earthquake, but some prefecture-run high schools were closed.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 28, 2016
Tottori focuses on bright side with pink-themed photo contest
Two years after giving its airport the nickname Tottori Sand Dunes Airport, named after the popular manga series "Detective Conan," Tottori Prefecture on Thursday launched a photo contest in a bid to revitalize the region.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 15, 2016
Okayama girl, 5, honored for knowledge of 'yokai' monsters
Five-year-old Mana Umemoto has become the youngest person ever to receive the title Doctor of Yokai Monsters.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 26, 2015
Okayama girl, 5, youngest to be deemed 'yokai' ghost world expert
A 5-year-old girl has become the youngest expert on Japan's yokai, a world of ghosts and other supernatural beings, according to the test organizers in the city of Sakaiminato, Tottori Prefecture, where famous yokai manga artist Shigeru Mizuki comes from.
JAPAN
Oct 19, 2015
Tottori rocked by spate of quakes
A series of earthquakes registering 4 on the Japanese seismic intensity scale of 7 shook Tottori Prefecture on Sunday, raising fears among local residents.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books
Jul 11, 2015
Modernity and magical realism in rural Japan
Tokyo may still be thriving, but in Japan's rural hinterlands, the country has already plunged into a state of advanced senescence. At the start of Kazuki Sakuraba's "Red Girls: The Legend of the Akakuchibas," the book's narrator surveys her hometown and struggles to reconcile the stories of its prosperous past with its humdrum modern reality: "a black, dried husk of a city, where the fires stopped as the times changed, a dead place covered in red rust, transformed into an enormous ruin."
Japan Times
JAPAN / History
Jun 30, 2015
Japanese woman recalls how weak were mistreated during WWII
World War II was a painful experience all around, but it was especially cruel for the weak and physically impaired who were treated with contempt by the Japanese soldiers wielding power, according to one 87-year-old female survivor.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
May 23, 2015
Tottori Starbucks opening draws 1,000 people
About 1,000 people lined up Saturday for the opening of the first Starbucks outlet in Tottori Prefecture.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 16, 2015
Tottori Airport bets on Conan to reel in tourists
Can a boy detective succeed in luring more foreign tourists to a small western prefecture?
JAPAN
Feb 13, 2015
Tottori boasts low cost of living, other merits to persuade young ranks to stay
Tottori, the nation's least-populated prefecture, is trying to stop young people from leaving by visiting local high schools and showing data that boast the region's low cost of living and other merits.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel
Jan 17, 2015
Tottori's golden sandbox and fog-shrouded mountains
The region north of the Chugoku mountains in western Honshu is known as San'in — "the shadow of the mountain." In Tottori Prefecture, these craggy mountains give way to stretches of fertile farmland that butt up against the icy Sea of Japan. The erratic weather and severe terrain here conspire to create a landscape in constant flux, but the tangle of shadows reward patient eyes with radiant glimmers of what they hide.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 11, 2014
Canceled Tottori mascot makes controversial comeback in manga
A Tottori mascot that was ditched by the city three days after its July debut due to its depressing appearance has made a surprising — if somewhat controversial — comeback.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 12, 2014
Tottori Prefecture urges Korean tourists to submit climb plans
Tottori Prefecture says it is increasing its efforts to urge the growing number of South Korean tourists to submit mountain-climbing plans to better deal with accident risks.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 11, 2014
Tottori cancels history-based character over depressing appearance
The board of education in Tottori ditched a character meant to promote the city's historical background just three days after it was unveiled, bowing to protests that it has an "eerie" appearance and makes people think of hunger.
Japan says Biden's description of nation as xenophobic is 'unfortunate'
The National Diet building in Tokyo
G7 eyes plan on U.S.-led $50 billion aid package for Ukraine
A local resident visits the Lychakiv cemetery in Lviv, Ukraine, on Thursday. The U.S. is in talks with close partners to lead a group of allies that would give as much as $50 billion in aid to Ukraine.
Japan drops to 70th in press freedom rankings
A businessman reads a newspaper outside a train station in Tokyo.
Japan’s record-low children population weighs on growth
The number of children 14 years old or younger fell for the 43rd straight year to around 14.01 million as of April 1.
Biden calls ally Japan ‘xenophobic’ along with rivals China and Russia
U.S. President Joe Biden speaks in Syracuse, New York, on April 25.
'Monster' Inoue ready to tear down Luis Nery in title defense at Tokyo Dome
Naoya Inoue (left) and Luis Nery following a pre-fight news conference in Yokohama on Saturday, two days ahead of their super bantamweight title fight.
Debate on constitutional revision at a standstill despite Kishida's pledges
With less than two months left before the conclusion of the current session of parliament, any possibility that Prime Minister Fumio Kishida can deliver constitutional reform before the end of his term as Liberal Democratic Party president in late September, as he has promised, appears remote.
Sapporo court ruling on Ainu fishing rights presents tough questions
A traditional Ainu preserved food called <i>satchep</i> (dried fish) being made at the government-run National Ainu Museum and Park, nicknamed Upopoy, in the town of Shiraoi, Hokkaido, on Dec. 25. The Sapporo District Court ruled last month that the Raporo Ainu Nation's rights as an Indigenous people did not extend to having an inherent right to fish for commercial reasons.
With eye on China, defense chiefs agree to bolster interoperability
From left: U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, Australian defense chief Richard Marles, Japanese Defense Minister Minoru Kihara and Philippine Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro hold a joint news conference in Honolulu on Thursday.
Yellow sand allergy: A health issue made worse by climate change
A screenshot of the Meteorological Agency's satellite image of clouds and yellow sand (in pink) on Sunday.

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