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Disaster Reduction: Yokosuka City to Increase Emergency Supplies Stockpile and Prepare Distribution Bases for Three Days’ Worth of Supplies per Evacuee.

The city of Yokosuka plans to increase its stockpile of disaster relief supplies to a…

28.02.2026 2 minutes

MediFes Yokohama 2026: Returning to Roots and Looking to the Future in its 20th Year—”A Region Grows Richer as More Citizens Share Their Voices”

2026 House of Representatives Election: Centrist Yoichiro Aoyagi Concludes “Crushing Defeat” Despite Komeito Support, Loses in Kanagawa District 6

Kanagawa 6th District (Hodogaya and Asahi wards, Yokohama City) “It was due to my own…

16.02.2026 2 minutes

2026 House of Representatives Election: Kono Taro of LDP Wins 11th Consecutive Term, Vows to Meet Party Expectations in Kanagawa 15th District

Kanagawa 15th District (Hiratsuka City, Chigasaki City, Oiso Town) In the House of Representatives election…

16.02.2026 3 minutes

AESC Japan appoints Shuji Tsuruyama as new president, the first from outside Nissan Motor.

Mr. Tsuruyama, who assumed the role of AESC President It has been learned that Shuji…

03.02.2026 2 minutes

Private middle school entrance exams begin in Kanagawa; popularity of private schools continues, with a tense mood overlapping with the general election.

Private middle school entrance exams began on the 1st in Kanagawa Prefecture as well. Out…

03.02.2026 1 minute

Gathering around “cold yellowtail” to renew old friendships, Kawasaki City and its long-associated Toyama Himi City foster exchanges among related parties.

A regular networking event was held at the Kawasaki Chamber of Commerce and Industry to…

03.02.2026 2 minutes

2026 House of Representatives Election: Asked Each Party Leader – Aiming to Lead Reforms in Government, with Maintaining Seats as the Primary Goal

The House of Representatives election, considered the shortest in the post-war period from dissolution to…

03.02.2026 2 minutes

Keio University’s Tsunematsu joins the Cubs, calling it “the biggest challenge,” with roots tracing back to his time at Keio Shonan Fujisawa Junior and Senior High School.

Keio University’s Hirotomo Tsunematsu, who signed a minor league contract with the Cubs, at the…

20.01.2026 4 minutes

Let’s Go to the Classroom: Kawasaki Municipal Higashi Tachibana Junior High School (Takatsu Ward, Kawasaki City)

Students having a conversation in pairs “Let’s start English class!”. The class begins with a…

20.01.2026 3 minutes