• Wildfires break out in western Japan, no injuries reported - Kyodo News Plus

• Okayama, Japan - UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning

• Typhoon Shanshan Churns Over Japan, Dumping Heavy Rain - Mint

• Manga-loving German goalkeeper finds peace, and himself, in Japan - The Japan Times

• Japan's Okayama Air Service sanctioned over safety issues - ch-aviation

• AutoFlight completes historic eVTOL flight in Japan - AviTrader

• Maezawa Racing Returns For Okayama Japan Cup Finale - Dailysportscar

• YASUO KUNIYOSHI’S LIFE AND WORK IN NEW YORK special presentation at the Nippon Club - okayama-u.ac.jp

• AutoFlight Demonstrates Prosperity eVTOL Prototype in Japan - Aviation International News

• Japanese Superbike: Yuki Okamoto Earns Fourth Win Of 2024 At Okayama. - RoadracingWorld.com

• Starbucks teams up with the oldest of Japan’s Six Ancient Kilns to create a Bizen ware coffee mug - SoraNews24

• Tropical Storm Shanshan Drenches Southern Japan, Disrupting Train and Air Travel - The New York Times

• Wildfires erupt in western Japan, no injuries reported VIDEO - News.Az

• Mitsubishi Debuts Final Japanese Navy Hibiki Survey Ship - The Defense Post

• Japan’s Kojima, with its proud Jeans Street, draws fans of vintage, deep-blue denim - The Associated Press

• Japan transport hubs overflow as 9-day New Year break begins - Kyodo News Plus

• Impact of high blood pressure on the risk of mortality among Japanese people aged 65 years and older - Wiley Online Library

• Concerns over PFAS chemicals in water voiced in Okayama - 朝日新聞

• Hawkish BOJ policymaker calls for rates to rise to at least 1% - Reuters.com

• New Rice May Help Farmers in Japan Face Climate Change - VOA Learning English

• PFAS blood test results in Okayama Prefecture town exceed U.S. standards - The Japan Times

• Japan univ. to set up new "dinosaur department" as popularity grows - Kyodo News Plus

• Art in the Rice Paddies: Festivals Bring Energy and Investment to Japan’s Countryside - Nippon.com

• ‘Demon Slayer’ in Japan: 3 real-life places that inspired the anime - Japan Today

• Exploring the Role of Ccn3 in Type III Cell of Mice Taste Buds - Wang - 2025 - Journal of Neurochemistry - Wiley Online Library

• Discover Japan Beyond Expo 2025: Kansai, Osaka, Tottori, Mie, and Okayama Offer Unique Travel Experiences - Travel And Tour World

• 2025 Okayama Art Summit - AMA

• 48 Cars For Okayama GT Power Tour - Dailysportscar

• Forest Festival of the Arts Okayama: Clear-skies Country - E-Flux

• Comments from the Race 2 podium at Okayama - Ferrari

• Aging farmers face extreme temperatures as they struggle to maintain Japan's rice crop - Voice of America

• Okayama vs. Kawasaki (16 Mar, 2025) Live Score - ESPN India

• co-own preserved century-old architectural gem in japan with kessaku yakage - Designboom

• Underutilized Hiroshima-Okayama rail route struggles to survive - The Japan Times

• How to Be an American Carpenter in Japan? Don’t Take ‘No’ for an Answer - Hawaii Tribune-Herald

• Football: Okayama beat Sendai to reach J1 for 1st time - Kyodo News Plus

• ‘Miracle town’ in Okayama with a spin on how English is taught - 朝日新聞

• Discover the Hidden Gems of Setouchi, Japan in Okayama, Hiroshima & Kagawa - Drift Travel Magazine

• Okayama Added to Updated 2025 Calendar - Sportscar365

• Japan eyes new PFAS regulations for drinking water by spring - The Japan Times

• PFAS blood tests start in Okayama Prefecture town - The Japan Times

• PFAS levels in 80% of Okayama townsfolk exceed U.S. guidelines - 朝日新聞

• Non-invasive method to predict survival in patients with liver cancer - EurekAlert

• Japan’s Kojima Has History of Making Blue Jeans - VOA Learning English

• Jeans Street: Japan’s denim Mecca is drawing in cowboys and hipsters alike - The Independent

• Yoruya, Okayama, Japan, hotel review - Condé Nast Traveller

• The Forest Festival of the Arts in Okayama, a must-see open-air art festival in West Japan! - Japan Experience

• Japan to conduct 1st thorough survey of PFAS chemicals in tap water - Kyodo News Plus

• Okayama Art Summit 2025: The Parks of Aomame - Metropolis Japan

• In Japan’s flyover country, 72 hours of hidden gems - The Japan Times

• A tale of two “niches”: The microbial connection between urinary bladder and vagina - EurekAlert

• Comic-loving German goalkeeper finds peace, and himself, in Japan - The Peninsula

• Japan close to securing loan of '26 Martyrs' art from Vatican - 朝日新聞

• Japan’s Kojima, with its proud Jeans Street, draws fans of vintage, deep-blue denim - Hartford Courant

• The World’s First Initiative! Cluster, Inc. Collaborates with Okayama University Hospital, Utilizing the Metaverse to Alleviate Loneliness for Rare Cancer Patients - Business Wire

• this japanese co-working space by kengo kuma combines protruding layers of CLT panels - Designboom

• Tragic Car Accident In Okayama Claims One Life, Two Children Injured - Evrim Ağacı

• Crafting tradition: Japanese jeans made with indigo, vintage looms | Daily Sabah - Daily Sabah

• Sauter takes two more wins at Okayama to grow FRegional Japan lead - formulascout.com

• Kariya, Okayama, Kurobe and Toray produce Sunday upsets in Japan - Volleyball World

• Motorhead Hillclimb: Maniwa Speed Festival - RACER

• New Kaohsiung-Okayama Route by Tigerair Taiwan to Boost Regional Connectivity - Travel And Tour World

• The ultimate guide to Setouchi: Okayama - Time Out

• Japanese Artist’s Highly Realistic Photo-Like Pencil Drawings on Display at Okayama Art Museum - The Japan News

• Inmate hints at involvement in murder of another girl in western Japan - The Japan Times

• 6 remote places you can (surprisingly) get to by train in Japan - Japan

• Customize Your Own Pair of Japanese Denim Jeans at Betty Smith Ebisu - Tokyo Weekender

• Japan eyes boosting rice exports eightfold by 2030 - Voice of America

• Flies fed excessive caffeine die within week: Japan study - The Mainichi

• MOMOTARO JEANS Launches Rebrand to Become a Global Denim Brand from Japan to Carry Forward to the Next Generation - Business Wire

• The 6 greatest cherry blossom trees of Japan and where to see them - Time Out

• Kengo Kuma Presents a Creative Co-Working and Cafe Facility in the Heart of Okayama - HYPEBEAST

• An Alternative Guide to Aoshima: Discover Japan’s Other Cat Islands - Tokyo Weekender

• Government instigates nationwide survey on PFAS in Japan's tap water - The Japan Times

• Government touts exchanges with nations participating in Osaka Expo - The Japan Times

• Murder inmate arrested for stabbing of another girl in Japan - The Japan Times

• undulating wooden ceiling spreads over KDH2 residence's fluid interior spaces in japan - Designboom

• Leprosy sanatorium suspects forged autopsy consent - 朝日新聞

• Join the action!『NEW JAPAN CUP 2025』at ZIP ARENA Okayama on 11th March!! - NEW JAPAN PRO-WRESTLING

• Okayama PTA Association to disband, a 1st at prefectural level - 朝日新聞

• Japan’s searing summer heat is warping railway tracks more often - The Japan Times

• Mitsubishi Motors to join Honda-Nissan alliance, Nikkei reports - The Japan Times

• Contemporary Art Festival Aims to Promote Tourism in Northern Okayama Prefecture - The Japan News

• Okayama: World’s Only Horseshoe Crab Museum Displays Live Specimens of the Endangered Species - The Japan News

• Respirology Case Reports | APSR Respiratory Medicine Journal - Wiley Online Library

• Okayama vs. Gamba Osaka (26 Feb, 2025) Live Score - ESPN India

• San Jose's beloved Japanese Garden has empty Koi ponds - ABC7 Bay Area

• One of the largest cancer academic conferences in Japan, - congre.com

• Japan ready to team up with Trump over North Korea abduction issue - The Japan Times

• Okayama Art Summit 2025: The Parks of Aomame - E-Flux

• Attache Cases Infused with Kumiko Traditional Woodworking Technique - The Japan News

• Long‐term survival of an infant with complete tetraploidy: A case report - Wiley Online Library

• Seto Ohashi Bridge: Spectacular View from Service Corridor; Views of Sea, Islands, Trains Stun - The Japan News

• One Japanese Word Changed the Course of Her Career - The New York Times

• Easy Japanese news in translation: Crane game catching grapes popular in Okayama Prefecture - The Mainichi

• Bus group Ryobi sets up forex fund to survive population fall - The Japan Times

• Rapid train carrying 150 passengers stranded on west Japan bridge for 6 hours - The Mainichi

• Okayama: White Snakes on Display to Mark Year of the Snake - The Japan News

• Japan Oct. lower house vote weight disparity ruled constitutional - The Mainichi

• Roland Dane: The changing scene in Japan - Torquecafe.com