Nissan to continue 2024 Z development on Yokohama tyres All three GT500 manufacturers are set to be in action at the Miyagi Prefecture track on Tuesday and Wednesday with a single test car each. Motorsport · Nov 6, 2023
Drivers unhappy Miyata escaped yellow flag penalty at Sugo TOM’S driver Miyata scored his second victory of the season at the Miyagi Prefecture track last month in a major boost to his title aspirations, moving 12 points of Team Mugen’s Liam Lawson in the standings with four races remaining this season. Motorsport · Jul 5, 2023
Hanyu show shines light on Tohoku rebuild An ice show by two-time Olympic figure skating gold medalist Yuzuru Hanyu opened on Friday in Rifu, Miyagi Prefecture, aimed at raising the spirits of his native Tohoku region. The Japan News/Yomiuri · Mar 11, 2023
Hanging out A worker hangs sauries out to dry in the town of Onagawa in Miyagi Prefecture, which is known for landing large volumes of the fish. About 12,000 of the fish have been hung on wooden racks at Yamahon Bayfoods, a seafood processing company. Exposing the fish to the cold air… The Japan News/Yomiuri · Mar 2, 2023
Seawall art gives Tohoku residents an ocean view, hope for the future ISHINOMAKI, Miyagi -- The walls are there to protect them from the sea that a decade ago rose up in a tsunami and caused such destruction. With their view now obscured, residents of the Tohoku region have opted to turn the drab concrete barriers into works of art. The Japan News/Yomiuri · Dec 31, 2022
Autumn stopover White-fronted geese take off from the Miyajimanuma wetland in Bibai, Hokkaido, on Wednesday. Surrounded by rice paddies that provide a rich source of food, Miyajimanuma is a stopover point on the birds' migration route from Russia's Far East. According to the Miyajimanuma Waterbird and Wetlands Center, the number of migratory… The Japan News/Yomiuri · Oct 5, 2022
Disaster-hit school building reopens as memorial site ISHINOMAKI, Miyagi -- A disaster memorial opened Sunday on the grounds of an elementary school in Miyagi Prefecture that was badly damaged in the Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami on March 11, 2011. The Japan News/Yomiuri · Apr 3, 2022
Tsunami-ravaged school to be opened to public Kadonowaki Elementary School in Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture, which was damaged in a fire sparked by the 2011 tsunami, is to be opened to the public in April as a remnant of the damage caused by the Great East Japan Earthquake. The Japan News/Yomiuri · Feb 20, 2022
Best of luck Dolls depicting Sugawara no Michizane, a Heian period (794-late 12th century) scholar who is deified as the god of learning, are displayed at a private museum in Shiroishi, Miyagi Prefecture. The exhibition is being held in tandem with the ongoing entrance exam season, and runs through Jan. 31. It features… The Japan News/Yomiuri · Jan 22, 2022
Local governments need to streamline administrative structure The year 2022 is expected to continue to pose challenges for Japan regarding the pandemic, foreign affairs, the economy and other issues. This is the eighth installment in a series of articles on how authoritative figures in various fields view such topics. The below is excerpted from remarks by Miyagi… The Japan News/Yomiuri · Jan 21, 2022