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JR Gotemba Line temporarily suspends operations between Yamakita and Gotemba due to rainfall exceeding safety limits

JR Gotemba Line Temporarily Suspends Operations Between Yamakita and Gotemba Due to Rainfall Exceeding Limits…

11.08.2025 2 minutes

Fires increase by 30% in Yokosuka and Miura, rising by 16 cases to 63 cases in first half of 2025; emergency responses also up

According to the preliminary firefighting activity report for the first half of the year (January…

11.08.2025 1 minute

“Living daily life in handmade armor… What a 38-year-old ‘Kamakura samurai’ aims for at his guesthouse”

In Kamakura City, there is a unique “Kamakura Samurai” running a guesthouse that serves as…

11.08.2025 2 minutes

Introducing the appeal of mountain climbing from an “otaku perspective” in an autobiography

Daisuke Jugon posing with his manga “Starting Mountain Climbing Today” at Kinomata Hut in the…

11.08.2025 5 minutes

To all our valued readers of “Harepo”

Thank you for always supporting us. We sincerely apologize for the lack of updates since…

11.08.2025 1 minute

“Kiyoken to Limited-Time Sale of ‘Katsura Utamaru’s Favorite Fried Rice Bento’ on Anniversary of His Passing”

Kiyoken (located at 2 Takashima, Nishi Ward, Yokohama) will release the “Katsura Utamaru’s Beloved Fried…

11.08.2025 5 minutes

“Yokohama Advances in Summer Koshien with 5-0 Win Over Tsuruga Kehi, Oda Pitches First Complete Shutout”

Bottom of the 1st inning, Yokohama with runners on first and third. Yuto Okumura hits…

09.08.2025 4 minutes

Communist Kawasaki City Assembly members receive threats again: “I’ll stab you to death,” “I’ll bomb you,” prefectural police increase security

Kanagawa Prefectural Committee of the Communist Party (file photo) The Kanagawa Prefectural Committee of the…

09.08.2025 2 minutes

Thunderstorms and strong winds possible in Kanagawa Prefecture from late morning on the 8th; expected high of 35°C in Yokohama

Yokohama Local Meteorological Observatory (file photo) The Yokohama Local Meteorological Observatory issued a weather advisory…

09.08.2025 3 minutes

“80 Years After the War: Kanagawa’s Wartime Ruins Today—Ammunition Depot Remains at Yokohama’s Children’s Land, 3,000 Students Involved”

80 years ago, the war was right at our doorstep. Visiting places that still carry…

09.08.2025 1 minute