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August 2026
- Tap Dance and Percussion Sunset Live on Fujisawa Meiten Building Rooftop
- Trust a 22-Year Real Estate Veteran in Yokosuka
- Koike Dental Clinic Uses Digital Technology for Dentures
- Miura Performance at Kenmin Kyosai Cinema Hall Yose on October 17
- Lunch and books spark conversation at Hisago Sushi reading group
- Chasing Sabrosuke: The Other Last Samurai (No. 58) by Hiroaki Fujino
- Photo Exhibition Celebrates Warship Mikasa, Reveals Mast Base for First Time
- How to Enjoy Learning History: Yoshimoto Comedian Gives Humorous Lecture
- City Support Yokosuka donates ¥400,000 to promote urban sports
- Local portrait artist Fukuda Kumiko spreads smiles in Yokosuka under the name 'Ekubo'
- Suwadaijin Shrine guardian dog statue shows Kanto Earthquake damage
- Yokosuka native Emi Suyama completes nationwide sweep of public contests
- Preparing for Intensifying Heavy Rainfall — Kanagawa Assemblyman Masato Nagai
- Emergency Toilet Preparedness Essential After Kumamoto Earthquake
- Yokosuka Yasuragi-kai Holds Community Medical Consultation
- Kanagawa Assemblyman Kamei Promotes Helicobacter pylori Screening to Prevent Stomach Cancer
- Organ tour in Kanagawa visits Hayama: Mouri and Ohira perform
- Are You Prepared? Emergency Toilets: One-Month Supply for Three People
- Plan Ahead to Avoid Inheritance Disputes: Making Time Your Ally — Ogawa Hidenori Tax Office, Kamakura City
- Seasonal markers: the 210th and 220th days
- How to Support People with Dementia
- Kanagawa Shinkin Bank Agrees to Provide Emergency Supplies to Zushi City
- Ryojin Kinasu Organized Hayama Sound Cultural Exchange Festival
- Zushi resident Michi Abe opens pop-up children's cafeteria at beach hut
- Niko Niko After-School Club Hosts Hands-On Hayama Sea Experience
- Zushi Kaisei Choir Riene Marks 20th Annual Concert
- Service Group Portrait: President Draws a Vision of Sustainable Harmony
- Hayama town office cafeteria reopens as Hayama FOREST Cafe
- Aqua Board Japan Champion Gives Lessons at Zushi Beach
- Wind Hiraku Co. launches free Web 'Genius' diagnosis to find strengths
- Hayama Station marks 10 years with about 6 million visitors
- Two briefings for businesses approaching fiscal year-end and newly established companies seek participants
- JTB to Hold Cruise Information Session in Tsujido on September 12
- From Fujisawa to Kanagawa No.29: Revisit Disaster Preparedness on Disaster Prevention Day — Kanagawa Assembly Member Kazuhiro Ichikawa
- Comprehensive periodontal care at Fujisawa Dental Perio & Implant Center
- Tsujidō shop 'Kaitori Tsunaguya' urges people not to discard old money, offers careful appraisal
- Shonan Kamakura General Hospital: Collaborative care for often-missed rare disease SLE enables earlier detection and treatment
- Children Light Handmade Bamboo Lanterns at Katase Nishihama and Kugenuma Beaches
- Free Public Seminar on Glaucoma and Macular Degeneration at Lumine Hatano Eye Clinic, September 8
- Shonan S.C. Sakurai father and son place nationally in sport chambara
- Sunflower Maze Opens at Shonen no Mori
- Daichi Kamiyama of Shonandai Selected for Samurai Japan U-15, Will Wear Number 51
- Cleanup at Katase-Nishihama and Kugenuma Beaches After Drone Show
- No More Stranded Evacuees: Ensuring Proper Evacuation in Fujisawa
- Public Emergency Toilets: Moves Toward Simplification and Automation
- Parents and Children Experience a Power Outage at Local Event
- Kamakura's Special Feature No. 200: The Five Nun Temples of Kamakura (Part 1)
- Cultural and Arts Information Compiled in One Booklet
- Children Try Out Jobs Around Kamakura, Learn Seniors’ Hardships
- Designer of Kamakura Ethical Train Wrapping: Toshihito Sawado, 62, Zaimokuza Resident
- Kamakura City’s Disaster Cooperation Agreements Protect Community
- Disaster Preparedness Begins with Yourself
- Kamakura's 2026 Enmusubi Card Usage Reaches 50%, Expires September 16
- Outdoor basketball court opens at Yuigahama in Kamakura Kaigan Park, installed by Maison Cacao Foundation
- Super Tamaya urges customers to start emergency stockpiles now
- Former firefighter Yusuke Komuro runs FireOne for disaster prevention
- Prefectural Report 62: Promoting Disaster-Time Toilet Measures by Kanagawa Assemblymember Satoshi Yamamoto
- Construction Firm DAIEI Leads Community Disaster Preparedness, Supports Kumamoto
- Axis Farm Offers Insurance Proposals to Prepare for Disaster Risk
- KG High School Hiratsuka Campus Marks 15th Anniversary, Accepting New First-Year Student Consultations
- Chigasaki posts list of medical facilities that will continue care during disasters, marked by flags
- Chigasaki Construction Industry Association Deploys for Emergency Response at the Request of Local Government
- Chigasaki City Offers Furniture Anti-Tip Installation Support for Vulnerable Households
- Samukawa holds shelter experience and disaster-prevention lecture
- Protecting Lives and Reassuring Residents: Chigasaki Councilor Yukari Fujimura
- Chigasaki FM to Air Tsunami-Focused Disaster Special on August 30 with Alvac Cooperation
- Chigasaki City Holds Tsunami Evacuation Drill Targeting Areas South of JR Line
- Chigasaki holds local disaster-preparedness drills to boost community and household resilience
- Chigasaki City and Samukawa Town Offer Subsidies for Seismic Upgrades to Wooden Houses
- Learn About Japanese Gardens at Oiso Shiroyama Park
- Organ Journey Through the Prefecture: Kuribayashi and Nakata Concert in Ninomiya on December 24
- Sato Communications No. 42: Disaster Preparedness as Personal Responsibility by Kanagawa Prefectural Assembly Member Satoshi Yoshikawa
- Oiso’s Rokusho Shrine to Hold Tondo Purification on Sept. 5–6, Accepting Stuffed Toys
- Protecting Hiratsuka's Future with Kaname River Flood Control — Opinion Advertisement by City Councilor Shinya Nozaki
- Kurata Medical Foundation Donates ¥1,260,000 to Shonan Hiratsuka Fireworks on 100th Anniversary
- Oiso Town Seeks Participants for Autumn Golf Tournament
- Compressed blankets for disaster preparedness fit in emergency backpacks
- September 1 is Disaster Prevention Day: Prepare Supplies and Mental Readiness
- Youth Organization Rallies Funds for Kumamoto Quake Victims
- Town News Special: Free Real Estate Appraisals—Deadline Approaching
- “Passing on Peace” event in Hiratsuka, September 20–27
- Yuu Matsushita to Compete in Kanto Block Chambers of Commerce Youth Debate Contest
- High School Student Spots Poachers Using Drone and AI
- Yokosuka Reggae Bash Faces Sustainability Challenges Despite Community Support
- Yokosuka Marine Symposium to Discuss Research Vessel Chikyu and Japan's Marine Mineral Resources
- Introductory Disaster Volunteer Course in Hayama on September 13
- Hayama PR ambassador 'Myu-C' wins top prize for 'The Sea Has Heatstroke' at climate event
- Hayama Sound Cultural Exchange Festival: Swaying Shoulders and Lithuania Ensemble
- Youth Support Group Amayadori Brings Outreach to Schools with Kitchen Truck
- Former Members of Magnolia Group Publish Life Essays
- Zushi Chamber Seeks Exhibitors for Children’s Activities Fair
- Samukawa Town Encourages Smartphone-Based Disaster Drills
- Local Roof-and-Exterior Paint Specialist Monma Painting Advises Pre-Typhoon Home Inspection
- Opinion ad: Now is the time to prepare for disasters — Kanagawa assembly member Masu Shintaro (36)
- Why Does Liquefaction Occur? Demonstration Held at Chigasaki City Museum
- Local governments warn residents about liquefaction risk and preparedness
- Prefectural Report: Preventing Disaster-Related Deaths and Leaving No One Behind — Kanagawa Assembly Member Migiwa Hirano
- Chigasaki and Samukawa Special Disaster Preparedness Edition
- Chigasaki Central Clinic Offers Evening Dialysis Near Station
- Koshimizu Shokai Offers Flower-Filled Funerals Starting at ¥330,000
- Fukai donates leaflet urging attention to children's poor condition
- Symposium to Imagine the 'Coast of the Future' in Chigasaki
- Composer Akira Matsumoto, 40, Living in Chigasaki, Writes for Many Famous Artists as 'RUSH EYE'
- Muscle Beach Event at Chigasaki Beach
- Surge in Special Fraud Cases in Chigasaki Police District
- Join a Nature Walk in the Oiso Hills: Volunteer Guides Recruiting Participants
- ‘Strength in Connections’: Oiso RC President Miyuki Oka
- Oiso love expressed through service, says Oiso LC President Shigezo Kojima
- Action Is the True Way: Ninomiya LC President Masahiro Kosaka
- Wanting to Expand Community Ties: Nakai LC President Makoto Itō
- Hiratsuka High School Students Devise Eco-Friendly Fishing Port Tour
- Obituary: Toshiko Takagi, Author of 'Glass Rabbit', Dies
- Hiratsuka City to End Starlight Cashless Payment Service
- Hiratsuka Ayabe Stomach and Colon Endoscopy Clinic Opens September 1
- Ogosumi Sports Ground in Hiratsuka Being Renovated with Help from SHONAN03 Senior Team
- Shonan Blanketed in Goalie Show as Miyazaki Draw Lifts Them to Second
- Why 'No Swimming' Zones? How to Stay Safe at the Beach
- Rescue dog team deployed to Kumamoto earthquake site by RDTA
- Atsushi Ishii Becomes Chair of Fujisawa City Neighborhood Association Council
- Fujisawa Lions Club donates 35 books to 'Ringo no Tana' reading support for children with disabilities
- Abe and Others Launch ‘Gorilla’ Group to Defend Article 9
- Wolga Shonan Reveals New Structure Aiming for B.League Heights
- Fujisawa City Pauses 11 Large Public Projects Including Civic Hall Rebuild and Full Middle School Lunch Program
- Kamakura Ethical Train begins operation on Enoden
- Kamakura City Assembly Elects Shingo Hinata as New Chairman
- Third-grader Nanoharu Fujita takes national karate runner-up in kumite
- “Gurun-to-Bee Kamakura Tebiro” care facility to open this autumn and is now accepting residents
- Kamakura 33 Kannon Pilgrimage Map Displayed Together at Hase-dera’s Kannon Museum
- Kanagawa Housing Supply Corporation Hosts Free Senior Life Seminar on Long-term Care and Elder Housing
- Protecting Two Kinds of Peace: Ai Gobongi of sukasuka-ippo
- Part-Time Workers Wanted to Maintain Kannonzaki Park; Plant Enthusiasts Welcome
- Following Sabrosuke: The Other Last Samurai — Chapter 57
- Call for Innovative Welfare-Aid Ideas: Welfare Equipment Idea Contest
- Exterior Painting Company Urges Getting at Least Three Quotes to Avoid Fraud
- Yoneda Aiming for Junior Olympics Summit
- Kamakura UNESCO Association Collects Miswritten Postcards for Aid
- Refugee Film Screening "Nammin Cinema 2026" at Kirara Kamakura on September 4
- U.S. Navy 7th Fleet Band to Perform in Yokosuka Concert
- Miura Coast Art Festival Creates Submerged Six-Tatami Room Installation
- 19-year-old Sasane from Yokosuka Surpasses 10 Million Views with Local-Set Debut MV
- Zoo Lost to the Ravages of War: an Unrecorded Tragedy
- Mitsui Mieko, 55, Creates Art from Drift and Waste with Miura Drifting Museum aSOUBOU
- Public-sector experience brings homeowners confidence in exterior painting
- Yokosuka City Council Agrees to Reduce Councilors by Two
- Yokosuka reopens two major arts venues after large-scale renovations
- Taura Junior High 3rd-Year Mana Sakakibara Fulfills Three-Year Dream to Study in the U.S., Hopes to Be a Bridge Between Yokosuka and the World
- Yokosuka Photo Contest 2026 Seeks Instagram-Worthy Shots
- Miura Gakuen Rubber-Ball Baseball Team Heads to Nationals After South Kanto Comeback Wins
- Curator's Top Pick: Fusuma Paintings at the Former Wada Family House (Vol.45)
- Chigasaki Chamber of Commerce Youth Division Donates Medals to Baseball Boys
- Summer Evening Festival at Yanagishima Sports Park
- Second Chigasaki Bondance to Be Held at Chigasaki Elementary School
- Local Sixth-Grader Ota Honami Selected for Kanagawa Girls' Baseball All-Star Team
- Samukawa Lions Club: 'Let's Serve for Tomorrow' Slogan
- Tetsu Yamamoto to Hold Prefectural Government Report Meeting
- ‘Create Value Through Innovation,’ says Kōbe Yukio of Chigasaki Ocean Lions Club Asset Consultation Center
- Community Revitalized Through Care at Chigasaki Shopping Center
- Shonan Labor Welfare Council Donates 450 Towels to Welfare Facilities in Two Cities and One Town
- Kazuhiko Ikeda, 49, Initiator and Executive Committee Member of the "Chigasaki Children’s Election"
- Three real-estate firms and Town News offer free property appraisal; deadline Sept. 11
- Rakugo Performer Katsurakadanji to Give Solo Show in Chigasaki on September 19
- Autumn Festival at Takehiko Shrine on August 29
- Tsukushi Kindergarten Brings Smiles Through Food Education
- Odawara Bowling Association Begins Sign-ups for Six-Session Health Bowling Course
- Nadeshiko Kindergarten Reopens as Certified Early Childhood Center for Working Parents
- Using Seasonal Bounty as Teaching Materials at Higashi Nakahara Kindergarten
- Growing Together at a Day Camp — Shiratori Kindergarten
- Nature experiences help children open their hearts at Misato childcare centers
- High-quality formal wear for autumn celebrations at Haregi no Marusho Hiratsuka
- Hiratsuka City Seeks Entries for Municipal Culture Festival Exhibition
- “Strong Hearts” and “Kind Feelings” at Hiratsuka Futaba Kindergarten
- Oiso High School Alumni Reunion to Be Held September 19
- Hearing Store Odakyu Fujisawa: 'Invisible' Hearing Aids Prove Popular; Free Trial with 'Saw Town News' Mention
- Shonandai 'Shonan Cultiva' Debut Concert to Be Held at Art Square
- Fujisawa JC to Share Childcare Information with 'Let's Make a Childcare Map' Event
- Drones Light Up Night Sky to Support Kumamoto
- Shonandai Junior High's Yuzuki Nomaguchi Selected for National Girls' Baseball Tournament
- Chiba brothers, Japan's top Tsugaru shamisen players, ignite Fujisawa with thunderous rhythm
- Fujisawa Technical High School 3rd-year Murayama earns advertising art finishing certification, first high school student in prefecture
- Five Lions Clubs in Fujisawa Raise 460,000 Yen for Kumamoto Relief
- NSK Labor Union Fujisawa and Kirihara Branches Donate 100 Crossing Flags to City
- First nighttime dare game held at Koitodai Park in Oba district
- Children's Job Experience Challenge at Kugenuma Kaigan Shopping Street Runs Through End of August
- Takeshi Namikawa Elected Chair of Fujisawa YEG as Group Marks 40th Anniversary
- Chigasaki Green Lions Club Promotes Service Under Theme 'Gratitude and Repayment'
- Shonan Early Childhood School Holds Summer Evening Festival
- Finished books go to shared shelf at Umikaze Kurukuru Library
- Maki Ohguro to Perform in Chigasaki on August 28
- Chigasaki Seeks Designs for Eboshi Community Bus to Mark 80th Anniversary
- Unlock Your Potential: Feldenkrais Trial Session
- Asahigaoka Junior High Table Tennis Team Qualifies for National Tournament
- Samukawa opens new South Branch Office and Health Center in September
- Festival at Kawamawari Shrine on August 23
- Nakainai Town Inokuchi Community Center to Hold Cheer Dance Trial Class
- Local specialties sold at Hiratsuka City Hall
- Ryoshin Reform President Ushida's Helpful Advice: Water-Related Renovations That Delight Grandchildren and Improve Comfort
- Ōiso introduces postpaid furusato nozei 'AtoFuru'
- Hiratsuka to Launch 3,000 Fireworks at 74th Shonan Hiratsuka Fireworks Festival
- Children Grow Vividly at Ono Kindergarten
- New Craft Brewery Marks One Year in Fujisawa, Drawing Local Interest
- Shrine’s Beloved Cat Kouta Digitized in 3D
- Hayama Kagu Shonan T-SITE Store Holds Summer Clearance Sale with Up to 20% Off for Multiple Purchases
- Nine 8-meter Doll Floats Parade at Kōtai Jingū Grand Festival
- Sake Made with Indigo Grown in Fujisawa to Be Marketed This Year
- Fujisawa launches crowdfunding for Akibadai Park turf renovation
- Kamakura Inter hosts 'Cresta Summer Festival' with 1,600 attendees
- Sea Lovers Gather: “Shio no Wa” Second Night on 27th
- Firefighter Takegawa wins prefectural rope-bridge event, heads to national competition
- Kamakura firefighter Yasutaka Takekawa chosen as Kanagawa representative for national rope-rescue competition
- Deepening Understanding of Drug Dependence
- Kamakura residents Hashimoto and Kogi achieve first-ever three-peat at unicycle world championships
- Shichi-Go-San at Hayama's Morito Daimyojin Shrine; reservation events at shrine and marina
- Tax Konan: Sell Your Car Locally — One Call for Free Home Appraisal
- Neighborhood Associations Order Water Bags After July 28 Kumamoto Quake
- Documentary Screening "Yokosuka 1953": GI Baby Searches for Her Roots
- Never Forget the Value of Peace: Peace Talks and Art Exhibit on the 28th
- Keeping a Body on Hold, vol.48: Preparing for End-of-Life in a 100-Year Life Era
- City holds public briefings on food-waste collection ahead of Hayama transfers
- Lithuanian Wind Ensemble to Perform in Hayama at First Music Exchange Festival
- Constellations and Constellation Lines
- Hayama Resident Mako Irie Tops Japan Women’s Beach Tennis Rankings
- Skyrunner Taishi Yamagishi Challenges Mountains Worldwide from Zushi
- Beach tennis player Mako Irie rises to No. 1 in Japan
- Chasing Saburōsuke: The Other Last Samurai — Episode 56
- Soccer Player Tetsuya Okubo Gives Talk in Hinode Town
- Yokosuka High School Mita-kai Holds Annual Meeting with Lecture by Former CJMS
- Learning session on the Three Non-Nuclear Principles with Takahashi of 'Katawara'
- Pet Heatstroke Risks: Officials Urge Vigilance on Temperature and Humidity
- Photo Exhibition Examines the Colors of Oppama
- Sunagawa Judicial Scrivener Office: Unlimited Free Consultations on Inheritance, Wills, and Debt Problems
- Neighborhood Shopping Street Vol.13: Enhancing the Association's Appeal Through Connections — Hiroshi Tokumasu of Tokiwa Kyōeikai
- Maison Star buys gold and jewelry near Fujisawa Station with August appraisal campaign
- Evening Chimes Vary Widely Across Towns, Investigation Finds
- Using Time to Protect Your Estate: Pre-Death Planning by Tax Accountant Eiji Ogawa in Kamakura
- Many Bargains Expected at Tsurugaoka Hachimangu "Antiques Market" on August 29
- Kamakura's Treasures No. 199: The Tokugawa Shogunate in Kamakura (Part 3)
- Rihito Masuyama publishes first picture book "Bebetan and Peyotan: Where Stars Are Born"
- Young Baseball Players Pledge Fierce Competition as 48th Kamakura Lions Club Youth Baseball League Begins
- Kamakura Artist Rihito Masuyama Publishes First Picture Book
- Senior Energy on Display: August 28 Karaoke and Performing Arts Contest
- Kamakura spiny lobster season opens after closed period
- Yanagiya Karoku Solo Rakugo Performance in Gotemba on August 23
- Hiratsuka temple offers individual, donation-free ossuary to ease future worries
- Seismic retrofit work on wooden houses using subsidies handled by Katakura Komuten; start with seismic diagnosis
- Elementary School Manzai Duo "Curtains" Win Laughter with Fast-Paced Banter
- Wakana Fukushima of Ikeda Town Competes in National Table Tennis Tournament
- Hiroaki Shinjo to Serve as Executive Chair of Miura Beach Art Festival
- Seven-room members-only hotel planned for former Kannonzaki Rest House site
- Yokosuka City seminar on gender equality and diverse sexuality for children and parents
- Miura Beach Debuts Vacant House Gallery “Fuyo-so”
- Yokosuka City Wins 2026 Japan DX Grand Prize for AI-Based Preventive Health Support
- Yokosuka Community Musical Revives the 'EM Club Era' with Song and Dance
- Free Legal Consultations on Inheritance, Claims for Violation of Reserved Portion
- Generative AI Use Seminar: Basics and Risk Management
- Free Inheritance and Real Estate Consultation on August 22 in Fujisawa
- Prefectural Report: 81 Years Since the End of the War — Wishing for Peace from Hiroshima by Kanagawa Assembly Member Reiko Waki
- Tsujido Buy-and-Sell Shop Runs High-Value Stamp Purchase Campaign
- Fujisawa municipal land sale opens for residents only in Shonandai
- Yu-chan’s Municipal Report: Now Is Not the Time for Price Hikes
- 26 Elementary Students Visit Oiles Corporation for Summer School Manufacturing Program
- Community Center Turns into Live House for Chogo Summer Festival
- Police Work on Display at Open Company Event at Fujisawa North Police Station
- Traffic Safety Appreciation Presented to Wolga Shonan
- Fujisawa City’s Evening Chime Is “Yuuyake Koyake”; Town News Surveys Evening Melodies
- Two Teenagers Win Medals at World Youth Climbing Championships
- Shonan Workers’ Welfare Council Donates 150 Towels to Elderly Care Facilities
- Dai-Nippon Kyūbakaï Introduces Kamakura Yabusame to International Group
- Teachers Encouraged to Be Like Charcoal Fires, Deepening Inquiry Beyond School Walls
- Cinematographer Who Supported Shochiku Ofuna’s Golden Era: Yuharu Atsuta’s Aesthetic Continued by His Family
- Golf Course to Host Theme Park-Style Event
- Reitaisai festival at Kamakura-gu on August 19 and 20
- Nighttime Opening at Prefectural Ofuna Flower Center in Mid to Late August
- Postal worker prevents fraud, receives commendation from Ofuna Police
- Kiddy Koshigoe Nursery to Begin Accepting Children Requiring Medical Care with Nurse Support
- Samukawa Shrine, Sagami Province’s Ichinomiya: History, Culture, and Its Lush Grounds
- Furisode exhibition opens August 28 at SOGA costume room
- Prefectural Assembly Member Hirano Holds Report Meeting
- Chigasaki Resident Proposes Sign Language Expression for Yokohama Green Expo Mascot 'TunkTunk'
- Free Piano Playing Event "Comi Piano" at Koide Community Center
- Samukawa Shrine 'Ley Line' Experience Tour Seeks Participants
- Isamu Nishimoto, 74, moved from Hiroshima to Chigasaki five years ago to pursue art
- Seminar to Support Aspiring Entrepreneurs in Chigasaki
- “Peace Art Exhibition” Brightens Venue Again with 95 Works
- Public Viewing and Sales at 'Shonan Pear' Competition
- Shonan Bellmare: "ALL IN" for Promotion, Home Opener on August 15
- Investor and First-time Candidate Kobayashi Announces Run in Chigasaki Mayoral Race
- Local Chimes and Melodies Tell Stories of Towns
- Hiratsuka Chamber of Commerce 80th Anniversary: Emi Kaneko to Give Lecture
- TOTO Showroom to Hold Major Home Renovation Consultation in Atsugi
- Special Opening Issue for Shonan Bellmare Published
- Hiratsuka City’s Role as a 'Nuclear Weapons Abolition Peace City' by Councilor Yumiko Sato
- Wartime Life Experience Event at Edo Folk-Tools Museum
- Citizens' Evening for Peace in Hiratsuka
- Gakudai Bajō Leads 'Puchi Hiratsuka' Career Experience Event
- Hiratsuka police honor resident for finding and protecting missing person
- Learn About Local Jobs at 'Puchi Hiratsuka' Job-Experience Event
- West Coast Shopping Street Association to Hold Children's Night Market on August 22
- Two Fujita Kindergarten Teachers Join Training at South Korean Kindergarten
- Ninomiya councilor Hane declares run in town mayoral race; Nakai mayoral contest may be rematch
- Yahho nonprofit starts food assistance in Oiso with Food Bank Shonan
- Takasago Stable Summer Training Camp in Hiratsuka Begins August 21
- Suzumushi (bell crickets) bring cool sounds to Tsujido Station south exit
- New Enoshima Aquarium Donates 55 Marine Encyclopedias to Local Schools
- Kiyoshi Mach Appointed New Chair of NPO SailAbility Enoshima
- Nine doll floats gather at Kōdaijingu for annual festival
- High School Students Organize Exchange Event to Connect with the World at Beach House
- ‘Education Changes People’: 92-Year-Old Fusae Kaneda of Katase Reflects on Wartime Schooling
- At 85, Masuo Kobayashi Recalls the Massacre He Saw in Manchuria
- At 96, Toshiwo Aihara Reflects on Postwar Freedom and Summer Skies
- Reiko Iida, 93, Recalls Classroom Questioning Japan’s Future After 1945
- Fujisawa Food Sanitation Association Urges Food Poisoning Prevention
- Hibakusha Asks 'What Is Peace?': Yoshiko Shirakawa of Nishimatanō Reflects After 81 Years
- MrMax and Terrace Mall Mark Milestones in Tsujido, Strengthening Shonan’s Top Economic Zone
- Nighttime Toro Nagashi on Hikichigawa River in Shonandai
- Robotic-assisted surgeries at Hiratsuka City Hospital range from cancer to pelvic organ prolapse
- Hiratsuka City Designates 45 Pharmacies as Cooling Shelters
- Surf therapist Yasuhiro Shibata wins Aloha Award, first Japanese recipient
- Zushi City Self-Help Liaison Council Begins Activities to Build Visible Relationships
- Himitsukichi Mori Gakuen Holds Exhibit at Town Library to Introduce Alternative Schooling
- Support from Zushi and Hayama Communities After July 28 Kumamoto Earthquake
- Zushi Children's Rakugo Presentation Features 10 Young Performers
- Kishima Hana of Isshiki Elementary Selected for Kanagawa Girls' Baseball Squad YAMAYURI
- 3x3.EXE PREMIER Round.7 to Hold Home Match in Hiratsuka
- City council group “Ichishimin” seeks residents’ input for Yokosuka policies
- Step Toward Opening Your Own Business: Mini Startup School in Yokosuka
- At-Home Desk
- Chasing Saburōsuke: The Other Last Samurai — Episode 55
- Yokosuka launches 24/7 AI listening service "AI-chan"
- Masked Pro Wrestler Visits Children's Home with Championship Belt
- Kenichi Ikuta appointed superintendent of Yokosuka City Board of Education
- Gospel voices fill Miura Beach
- Soleil Hill Fireworks Festival Lights Up Summer Nights with 500 Shells
- Free money seminar: asset management for people in their 50s to move beyond just saving
- Over 500 Purchases: "Leave Selling Your Car to Us" — On-site Appraisals Free, Minimum ¥20,000
- Koyama Orchard
- Sato Orchard
- Fruits Park Chogo
- Tsujidō Suwa Shrine Annual Festival Debuts Grand Doll Float
- Kugenuma Fushimi Inari Summer Festival to Run August 8, 9, 11
- Niwashi Co., Ltd. Brings Indoor Greenery to International Horticultural Exposition
- Fujisawa Service Group: President Shoutarou Sasaoka of Innovation Gateway Shonan Rotary Club
- Rotating Rings and Dancing Ribbons at Gymnastics Tournament
- Sunny Stage Kita-Kamakura: Assisted Living Near Ofuna Station Fulfills Residents' Wishes
- Kiyoshi Suzuki Named Chairperson of JA Sagami
- Summer Splendor: Luxury Hotel Lunches at Kamakura Park Hotel
- Notice from the Editorial Office
- Kamakura Nishi Lions Club President Kiyokazu Kato: Serving with Gratitude
- Kamakura International FC Players Join "Cresta Summer Festival" at Gold Crest Stadium
- Elementary Students Experience Traditional Games from Around the World
- Kamakura to Reexamine Method for New City Hall; Expert Panel Meets August 17
- Kamakura Kuzuharaoka Lions Club: President Teru Miyazawa
- Kamakura Lions Club: Chairman Watanabe Gunji
- Bonbori Festival at Tsurugaoka Hachimangu Features Work by Yuusei Matsui
- Parents' Choir from Seisen Girls' Academy to Perform on National Stage
- Summer concerts in Kamakura on August 11 and 22
- Hadano High School Seeks Sponsors for 100th Anniversary Special Issue
- Sing-Along of Nostalgic Showa-Era Folk Songs at Umikaze Terrace
- Screening of film 'Kurokawa no Onnatachi' with director Fumie Matsubara's greeting
- Storage Shortage Solved with Sunny BOX
- Summer Special: Three Real-Estate Firms and Town News Offer Free Property Valuations
- 3x3 Basketball: First 'Stars Cup' for Elementary Students on September 20
- Samukawa holds lecture on passing down atomic-bomb experiences
- Chigasaki Fire Department's 20th Division Wins Excellence Prize at Prefectural Firefighting Competition
- Rival Schools Shine in Chigasaki Middle School Softball
- Despite Heat Wave, Collection Workers Keep Recycling and Garbage Pickup on Schedule
- Samukawa Town Honors Six Companies for Excellent Construction Work
- Matsubayashi Junior High girls win Shonan block, reach prefectural best eight
- Yayoi Fukuda Seeks Peace Through Film
- Luxury Watches and Designer Bags: 'When Did You Last Use Them?' Treasures Left Dormant Can Go to Daikokuya
- Council report: safety of Hiratsuka Sea Terrace at night questioned by councilor and YouTuber Shin
- Nakanoi Town Social Welfare Council to Hold 'Welfare Summer Festival' on August 23
- Tokai University Matsumae Memorial Hall offers sculpture maintenance workshop
- Rescue drills held at Ōiso Port to prepare for water accidents
- Summer blooms at Kanagawa's Hana-na Garden including Titan Hibiscus
- Gelato-making event in Yoshizawa draws 12 elementary-school family pairs
- Taichi Ashikawa Wins First Asian Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Title
- Prayers for a Bountiful Harvest and Thanks to Farm Tools at Rokusho Shrine
- Yukako Kobayashi to Host Film Screening at Hiratsuka City Minami Library
- Otsuka to Represent Nationwide in Korean Speech Contest
- Peace Film Screening at Minami Library: 'The Hiratsuka Air Raids' on August 23
- Screening of 'Hanarokusho ga Akeru Hi' and director talk in Miura
- Habitas Karma residential care home offers comfortable living and short-stay care during holidays
- Yokosuka Holds Send-Off for Middle School Athletes Heading to National and Kanto Tournaments
- Miura City launches 'Misaki no Negitoro' brand to boost hometown tax donations
- 20th ‘Terakoya’ at Jissoji Temple Focuses on Life Lessons
- Yokosuka Animal Welfare Center: Elementary Students Learn Value of Life and Responsibility
- Festival Float Restored in Tori Town Ahead of Reitaisai
- Shōichi Kuroda Becomes Chair of Fujisawa Minami Discover Rotary Satellite Club
- Fujisawa Minami RC Holds Children’s Event at Tsujido Beach Hut
- Nostalgic yet New: First Shonan Kamishibai Festival
- 10 companies honored for blood-donation campaign held with sumo event
- Suzuki Yoshiaki, 79, Heads Fujisawa Ukiyo-e Museum on Its 10th Anniversary
- Making Kugenuma’s Nature Measurable: SET x SFC Project
- Fujisawa Construction Industry Association Submits Request to City on Workstyle Reform and Bidding
- A-Club Fujisawa juniors advance toward national JOC finals in artistic swimming
- Iseyama Residents' Association Turns Vacant Home into Community Hub
- Surf therapy leader Yasuhiro Shibata wins Aloha Award, supports children with disabilities from Yuigahama
- Support Spreads in Kamakura for Kumamoto Earthquake Relief
- Three Muramatsu Brothers Qualify for National Karate Tournament
- First English Camp for Junior High Students Held in Samukawa
- Chigasaki Shonan RC Unites Members Ahead of 50th Anniversary, President Nobu Sudo Says
- 2,000 Fireworks Light Up Night Sky as Southern Beach Chigasaki Festival Returns
- Holiday and Nighttime Emergency Clinic in Chigasaki: Call Ahead (Dental Excepted)
- Pride in being a 'Future Evolution' member, Chigasaki RC Chair Keiji Tomita
- Becoming a Needed Club: Samukawa RC President Masayuki Nakano
- Southern Beach Festa 2026 Draws Thousands Despite Midway Cancellation
- Tsutsumi Summer Bon Dance Festival
- Undaunted by Rain, Guides Enthuse About Samukawa on Mini Walking Tour
- Three Tsurumine Junior High Students Win Prefectural Awards in National Water Essay Contest
- Plenties Ice Cream Eating Contest Draws Big Crowd
- Chigasaki City, Japan Surfing Association sign comprehensive cooperation pact to boost local activity
- Paralympic Swimmer Eigo Tanaka Gets 'Secret Weapon' Training Device
- Notice of Temporary Closure
- Reitaisai Festival at Hiratsuka Hachimangu Shrine
- Recognizing Diverse Views: Philosophical Dialogue at Ninomiya High School
- Real Estate Company and Town News Offer Free Property Appraisals; Applications Due September 4
- Yoshizawa Post Office and Japan Post Bank Give Financial Lesson at Tsuchiya Elementary School
- Shonan Bellmare: 'ALL IN' as Promotion Bid Begins
- SatomachI 'Night Out' Bon Odori Festival on August 15
- Third-Grader Yuki Shigeta Places Third at National Table Tennis Championships
- Hiratsuka Yokouchi Junior High Band Wins First-Ever Gold at Nishi-Shō Wind Music Contest
- Shonan Yosakoi Festival Photo Contest: Kazuo Suzuki’s “Summer Burst” Wins Top Prize
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