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Professor teaches others in the joys of Hiroshima’s ‘okonomiyaki’

Asahi News 30 Mar 2022

HIROSHIMA--For those who want to eat their favorite food every day and know they'll never tire of it, Kenichi Hosoi is living the dream ... But he doesn’t feel that he is eating the same dish over and over again ... ‘FLUFFYISTS’ ... Hosoi hails from Sanjo, Niigata Prefecture, a city renowned for its ironware, and was born into a family of ironware wholesalers.

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Residents turn to balconies for recreation amid long pandemic

Asahi News 03 Oct 2021

When a man in Konosu, Saitama Prefecture, had his 30-year-old home remodeled this past summer, he replaced a room on his second floor with a 33-square-meter balcony ... “We will further step up efforts to propose that type of residence from now on.” ... in Sanjo, Niigata Prefecture, said the growing fad is providing momentum for its business ... .

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FEATURE: Local gov'ts striving to minimize waste of COVID-19 vaccines

Kyodo 05 Jun 2021

(Kyodo) ... (Kyodo) ... The Sanjo municipal government in Niigata Prefecture also decided to use extra doses after group vaccinations to inoculate elementary and junior high school teachers and staff members. The city office will administer vaccines "irrespective of age to avoid discarding vaccines as a top priority," tweeted Sanjo Mayor Ryo Takizawa ... ....

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Temperature tops 40 C in central Japan city, record high for Sept.

Kyodo 03 Sep 2020

The central Japan city of Sanjo registered 40.2 C on Thursday, a national record high for September, as a wide area along its coastline witnessed extraordinary heat ... People walk in the sun in the central Japan city of Sanjo, Niigata Prefecture, as temperatures hit 40.2 C on Sept.

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City in Niigata first in Japan to hit 40 degrees in September

Asahi News 03 Sep 2020

The city of Sanjo, Niigata Prefecture, broke national temperature records when the mercury hit 40 degrees at 12.58 p.m. on Sept ... .

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Typhoon injures 18 in Japan before moving to Korean Peninsula

Kyodo 03 Sep 2020

(Kyodo). As Typhoon Maysak moved north over the Sea of Japan, sucking warm air from the East China Sea and likely causing warm dry winds to blow down mountains, the mercury soared to 40.2 C in Sanjo, Niigata Prefecture, with temperatures topping 40 C for the first time in September in Japan, according to the agency ... said ... Related coverage. ... ....

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Virus-hit Japan inns helped by advanced payments for future stays

Kyodo 09 May 2020

(Photo taken on April 28, 2020, shows traditional Japanese-style hotel Rankeiso, and its manager Keigo Otake, in a hot spring resort in Sanjo, Niigata Prefecture .) ... Otake, 48, who manages Rankeiso in Sanjo, Niigata Prefecture, adding it had made him think twice about giving up.

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A chopstick store in central Paris: How one man's dream came true

Asahi News 23 Jan 2020

SANJO, Niigata Prefecture--A small woodwork company here managed what many enterprises can only dream of. to open an outlet in the swank 7th arrondissement of Paris ... The company's precarious financial situation was further exacerbated when flooding that left 15 people dead in Sanjo and surrounding areas struck its plant on July 13, 2004 ... .

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Glamping sites offer closeness to nature without the nuisance

Asahi News 25 Sep 2019

Snow Peak Inc., the leading maker of outdoor equipment, located in Sanjo, Niigata Prefecture, manages "Snow Peak Field Suite Hakuba Kitaone Kogen" in Hakuba, Nagano Prefecture ... It takes about two hours to travel from Niigata Station to Nagano Station by making connections with Shinkansens.

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Does rice go with milk? Some Japanese say no

The Japan News 20 Aug 2019

The Yomiuri ShimbunSchool lunches in Japan usually include milk, but that is not the case in Sanjo, Niigata Prefecture. During a visit in mid-June, students at the city’s Morimachi Elementary School were served rice, wakame soup, twice-cooked pork and cucumber pickled with kombu ... “Milk tastes more delicious after exercising,” a boy said ... Speech ... + - ... .

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Japan heat leaves 23 dead, over 12,500 people hospitalized

Suryaa 14 Aug 2019

According to Japan's Meteorological Agency (JMA) on Wednesday, the highest recorded temperature anywhere in Japan this year was logged in Joetsu City, Niigata Prefecture on the western coast, where the mercury soared to 40.3 degrees Celsius. Also in Niigata, Sanjo City saw temperatures hit 39.5 degrees Celsius ... .

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23 dead, 13,000 people hospitalized as heatwave continues to scorch Japan

Xinhua 14 Aug 2019

TOKYO, Aug ... 5 ... According to Japan's Meteorological Agency (JMA) Wednesday, the highest recorded temperature anywhere in Japan this year was logged in Joetsu City, Niigata Prefecture on the western coast, where the mercury soared to 40.3 degrees Celsius. Also in Niigata, Sanjo City saw temperatures hit 39.5 degrees Celsius ... .

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Emperor, Japanese nation ring in new era

The Japan News 01 May 2019

The Yomiuri ShimbunCeremonies related to the Emperor’s enthronement were held in a celebratory mood on Wednesday after the Heisei era ended with the previous Emperor’s abdication ... for a glimpse of him ... Slide 1 of 3 ... After the ceremony, the 34-year-olds from Sanjo, Niigata Prefecture, gazed into each other’s eyes, smiling and overwhelmed with emotion ... .

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Skating star Zagitova helps Japan showcase specialties in Moscow

Kyodo 04 Mar 2019

"Japan is almost like a country in a dream," she said at the two-day festival organized by Japan's Foreign Ministry and which involved five prefectures, including Niigata and Okinawa ... The central Japan prefecture of Niigata drew interest with its famous cutlery, such as saws from Sanjo, a city known for blacksmithing since the 17th century ... .

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Japan in Focus / Hakuba village is putting on the ritz

The Japan News 22 Jan 2019

The Yomiuri ShimbunHAKUBA, Nagano — Luxury accommodations are being developed in Hakuba, Nagano Prefecture, which has gained popularity domestically and internationally as a ski resort ... The hotel has 72 rooms ... in the area will operate the facility, and Snow Peak Inc., an outdoor gear manufacturer in Sanjo, Niigata Prefecture, will supervise it ... + - ... .