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The Latest Breaking News from Yamanashi Prefecture

Muslim prayer spots increase around Mt. Fuji

KOFU -- Places for prayer have been set up in Fuji-Kawaguchiko, Yamanashi Prefecture, amid an increase in the number of Muslims visiting Mt. Fuji.

The Japan News/Yomiuri · Jul 17, 2023

Ukrainian officials visit Japan for landmine removal equipment demo

KOFU -- Officials from the Ukrainian state emergency service visited Yamanashi Prefecture for a demonstration of equipment for clearing landmines manufactured by Nikken Corp.

The Japan News/Yomiuri · Feb 2, 2023

Yomiuri Shimbun receives convention awards

The Yomiuri Shimbun received a Japan Newspaper Publishers and Editors Association award for its scoop on corruption allegations linked to the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games at the association's annual convention, which kicked off in Fujiyoshida, Yamanashi Prefecture, on Tuesday.

The Japan News/Yomiuri · Oct 18, 2022

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Drones ease shopping woes in rural areas

Drones are increasingly winging their way to rural households to deliver groceries and medication to elderly people.

The Japan News/Yomiuri · Jun 11, 2022

Yamanashi Pref. plans to produce hydrogen as regional specialty / Prefecture to take advantage of abundant sunshine

KOFU -- Yamanashi Prefecture, which prides itself on having some of the longest hours of sunshine of any prefecture, is pushing hard for the production of hydrogen using solar power.

The Japan News/Yomiuri · Jun 1, 2022

Missing girl regarded as dead after DNA match

The sad tale of a young girl who went missing from a campground in Yamanashi Prefecture more than two years ago appears to have come to a tragic end Saturday, when DNA analysis of a bone found in nearby mountains determined that it belonged to the girl, leading to the…

The Japan News/Yomiuri · May 15, 2022

Potential link between bone fragments, missing girl's mom

A family connection could not be ruled out between the DNA in bone fragments discovered near a camping site in Yamanashi Prefecture and the DNA of the mother of a girl who disappeared from the area in 2019, prefectural police said Thursday.

The Japan News/Yomiuri · May 12, 2022

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Map gathering gold dust from all of Japan finished

KOFU -- A museum in Minobu, Yamanashi Prefecture, gathered gold dust from all of the nation's 47 prefectures for 15 years and completed a map of Japan in March, when gold dust from Chiba Prefecture supplied the last piece.

The Japan News/Yomiuri · Apr 14, 2022

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