HOKKAIDO, OKAYAMA & HIROSHIMA TO COME UNDER COVID-19 STATE OF EMERGENCY

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• Hokkaido, Okayama & Hiroshima to come under COVID-19 state of emergency.
• Infections continue to surge ahead of this summer's Tokyo Olympics.
• Okayama and Hiroshima were planned to be put under a quasi-emergency ear...

OIL LEAKED BY JAPANESE FREIGHTER IN MAURITIUS COASTLINE REMOVAL ALMOST COMPLETE

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• Oil leaked by Japanese freighter in Mauritius coastline removal almost complete.
• The bulk carrier Wakashio is owned by Nagashiki Shipping Co. in Okayama Prefecture.
• Nagasiki Shipping official mentioned the visible oil has...

WESTERN JAPAN MAN ARRESTED OVER POSSESION OF 1,500 ‘NEZUKO’ FIGURINES

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• Western Japan man arrested over possession of 1,500 ‘Nezuko’ figurines.
• The suspect stands accused of violating the Trademark Act and the Copyright Act.
• The suspect admitted to the allegations and mentioned th...

NURSING HOME STAFF IN OKAYAMA PREFECTURE ROUTINELY TIED UP ITS RESIDENTS

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• Nursing home staff in Okayama prefecture routinely tied up its residents.
• The nursing home is run by a social welfare corporation Shomei Fukushikai.
• The prefectural govt. has banned the corporation from accepting new resi...

MAN ARRSTED IN OKAYAMA PREFECTURE IN ATTEMPT TO KILL HIS NEIGHBOR

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• Man arrested in Okayama prefecture in attempt to kill his neighbor.
• The victim was confirmed to dead by the hospital.
• The suspect named Kikikawa hails from Okayama’s Kita Ward.
• The suspect had stabb...

A SURGEON AT OKAYAMA SAISEIKAI GENERAL HOSPITAL ARRESTED FOR ABORTING A FOETUS

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• A surgeon at Okayama Saiseikai General Hospital arrested for aborting a foetus.
• It has been suspected that the abortion of the foetus was done without the consent of the patient.
• The name of the suspect has been revealed ...

Hadaka Matsuri [Naked Festival] Celebrated by Revelers in Japan.

On Saturday the 15th, around 10,000 people gathered at the Saidai-ji Temple in Okayama, where a priest stands a few feet above the rest of the crowd and throws a pair of, what are considered lucky, shingi sticks from the window. Not covered in more than a loin cloth and a pair of white socks...