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  1. 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. japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/03/ #japan #society #iwate #wildfires #ofunato #311 #tohoku #tsunami #earthquakes

  2. 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

    sumikai.com/nachrichten-aus-ja

  3. 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. japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/03/ #japan #wildfire #ofunato #iwate

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

    
Listen to the full stories and more in the latest episode of the Update! Link in bio - @rorshokjapan
    #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

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

    
Listen to the full stories and more in the latest episode of the Update! Link in bio - @rorshokjapan

  6. (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

  7. (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

  8. (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

  9. (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. 


  10. 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
Listen to the full stories and more in the latest episode of the Update! Link in bio - @rorshokjapan
    #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

  11. 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
Listen to the full stories and more in the latest episode of the Update! Link in bio - @rorshokjapan
    #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

  12. 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
Listen to the full stories and more in the latest episode of the Update! Link in bio - @rorshokjapan
    #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

  13. 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
Listen to the full stories and more in the latest episode of the Update! Link in bio - @rorshokjapan

  14. 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. japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/03/ #japan #iwate #ofunato #wildfires #shigeruishiba

  15. 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. japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/03/ #japan #iwate #ofunato #wildfires

  16. 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
    lnc.nc/article/pacifique/monde

  17. 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. japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/03/ #japan #wildfires #drought #iwate #ofunato

  18. 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. japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/03/ #japan #sciencehealth #wildfires #iwate #ofunato #forests

  19. 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.

    phys.org/news/2025-03-thousand

    #Katastrophe #Evakuierung #Trockenheit

  20. 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. japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/03/ #japan #iwate #ofunato #wildfires

  21. 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. japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/02/ #japan #iwate #ofunato #wildfires

  22. At least one person has been found dead and 84 houses have been destroyed as another wildfire broke out Wednesday in Ofunato, Iwate Prefecture. japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/02/ #japan #wildfires #iwate #ofunato