#ofunato — Public Fediverse posts

About a decade and a half after the Great East Japan Earthquake, the city of Ofunato had its resilience tested once again by the nation’s worst wildfire in 60 years. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/03/11/japan/society/311-anniversary-ofunato/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #society #iwate #wildfires #ofunato #311 #tohoku #tsunami #earthquakes

Above blue jade waves
Crash of thunder in sea caves
Kaminari sound

#haiku #NaturePhotography #Japan #JapanTravel #travel #poetry #poem #Ofunato #Iwate #cliff #coast #cove #sea #nature #cloudy #hiking #spring #photography #SanrikuCoast

Tranquil morning sun
Bay calmed in a golden glow
Fishing boat at work

#haiku #NaturePhotography #Japan #JapanTravel #travel #poetry #poem #Ofunato #photography #coast #morning #mountains #sea #SanrikuCoast #calm #sunrise

The city of Ofunato in Iwate Prefecture has declared that a massive forest fire that had ravaged the city since Feb. 26 has been extinguished. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/04/08/japan/wildfire-extinguishment-ofunato/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #ofunato #iwate #wildfires

In der Präfektur Iwate hat sich Ende Februar der schlimmste Waldbrand seit Jahrzehnten ereignet. Eine Einschulungszeremonie in der Stadt Ōfunato in farbenfrohen Kimono konnte dennoch stattfinden. #japan #iwate #ofunato

https://sumikai.com/nachrichten-aus-japan/tradition-der-einschulungszeremonie-in-japanischer-stadt-ofunato-wird-auch-nach-waldbraenden-fortgefuehrt-353970/

Evacuation orders issued in response to a massive wildfire in the city of Ofunato, Iwate Prefecture, have been fully lifted as its mayor declares there is no danger of the fire spreading further. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/03/10/japan/wildfire-evacuation-order-lifted/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #wildfire #ofunato #iwate

The massive wildfire that broke out in Ofunato, Iwate Prefecture, on Feb. 26 has been contained, the city declared Sunday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/03/09/japan/iwate-wildfire-contained/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #wildfires #ofunato #iwate

Japan has partially lifted wildfire evacuation orders after rain helped stop the country's worst blaze in more than half a century from spreading. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/03/07/japan/wildfire-evacuation-orders-partially-lifted/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #wildfires #ofunato #iwate

(4) Toyota created a 10-billion-dollar hub for robotics, AI, and self-driving, hydrogen-powered transportation, near Mount Fuji.


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(2) Forest fires broke out in Ofunato City and firefighters still haven’t been able to put them out.

(3) Viral Twitter posts have stirred up anti-Kurd sentiment when a Turkish IT worker tweeted that Japan is actually the Kurds’ homeland. 

#japannews #japanexpats #japanpolitics #explorejapan #日本好きな人と繋がりたい #フォロバ #おしえてさかまた #expatinjapan #americaninjapan #shinjiishimaru #gubernatorial #forestfires #ofunato #antikurd #kurd #toyota #ai

Last week in Japan , February 27th , rundown:
(1) A professor filed a criminal complaint against Shinji Ishimaru, the runner-up in Tokyo’s 2024 gubernatorial race, for allegedly violating election laws
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The wildfire in Iwate Prefecture has slowed down after two days of rain through Thursday, with the government announcing plans to offer financial support for disaster victims whose houses have been damaged. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/03/06/japan/rain-slow-down-wildfire/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #iwate #ofunato #wildfires #shigeruishiba

Firefighters on Wednesday were still trying to put out the wildfire in Ofunato, Iwate Prefecture, now in its second week, as snow and rain offered hope of some relief. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/03/05/japan/ofunato-wildfire-one-week/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #iwate #ofunato #wildfires

Les #pompiers continuent de lutter contre les flammes du pire incendie de #forêt que le #Japon ait connu depuis un demi-siècle, qui a causé la mort d’une personne, l’évacuation de près de 4 000 habitants et qui n’était toujours pas maîtrisé mardi soir.
C’est un des pires #feuxdeforêt de l’histoire du Japon 5 jours après le début de l’incendie, qui a fait un mort & 4000 déplacés, les pompiers japonais continuent de lutter contre le sinistre #incendie #Ofunato
https://www.lnc.nc/article/pacifique/monde/environnement/le-japon-confronte-a-son-pire-incendie-de-foret-en-50-ans-toujours-pas-maitrise

Firefighters on Tuesday were battling Japan's worst wildfire in half a century, which has left one dead and forced the evacuation of nearly 4,000 local residents. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/03/04/japan/japan-wildfire-continues/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #wildfires #drought #iwate #ofunato

The unusually dry weather, strong winds and Iwate Prefecture's mountainous terrain have made a wildfire in the region one of the hardest to extinguish. A fire cycle is also being cited as a factor. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/03/03/japan/science-health/japan-wildfire-explainer/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #sciencehealth #wildfires #iwate #ofunato #forests

In #Japan wütet der größte #Waldbrand seit drei Jahrzehnten. Tausende Menschen mussten ihre Häuser verlassen, während #Feuerwehr und #Militär gegen die Flammen kämpfen.

Das Feuer hat bereits über 1.800 Hektar erfasst, mehr als 80 Gebäude beschädigt und ein Todesopfer gefordert. Besonders betroffen ist die Region um #Ofunato. Starke Winde und trockene Luft erschweren die #Löscharbeiten.

https://phys.org/news/2025-03-thousands-japan-biggest-wildfire-decades.html

#Katastrophe #Evakuierung #Trockenheit

https://www.google.com/maps/place/Ofunato,+Iwate,+Japan/@39.1224192,141.6132643,10.49z/data=!4m6!3m5!1s0x5f861e1e75f9d44b:0x565b95253fc9e902!8m2!3d39.0832516!4d141.708378!16zL20vMDF3ZnBx?entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI1MDIyNi4xIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D

#Ofunato #fire #wildfire

Japan was battling its largest wildfire in more than three decades on Saturday, one of several blazes that have killed one person and forced the evacuation of more than a thousand. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/03/01/japan/iwate-wildfire-battle/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #iwate #ofunato #wildfires

Firefighters struggled to bring a wildfire in Iwate Prefecture under control on Friday as it continued to rage through the area, burning 1,200 hectares of land, with no prospect of the fire being extinguished soon. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/02/28/japan/iwate-wildfire/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #iwate #ofunato #wildfires

At least one person has been found dead and 84 houses have been destroyed as another wildfire broke out Wednesday in Ofunato, Iwate Prefecture. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/02/27/japan/japan-iwate-wildfire/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #wildfires #iwate #ofunato

A wildfire continued to burn through the forested areas of Ofunato, Iwate Prefecture, on Friday, forcing city officials to issue evacuation orders. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/02/21/japan/iwate-wildfire/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #iwate #ofunato #wildfires #helicopters #sdf