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October 2026
- Historical musical about shogunate retainer Oguri Tadamasa to be staged at Yokosuka Arts Theatre
- Following Saburōsuke: The Other Last Samurai, Episode 63. Text and photos by Hiroaki Fujino
- 'Machi-Emi Pro Wrestling' Brings Dreams to Yokosuka Children; Run by Jin Ejima, 58, of Kamoi
- Participatory project to create a map of Taura memories at former Taura Elementary School
- Machi-Emi Pro Wrestling brings fierce action, smiles and courage; children invited to Yokosuka Arena
- Eat, Sing and Enjoy Hemi: 'Anjin Festa 2026'
- Shonan Hospital: Don’t Ignore Numbness in Your Hands, Free Public Medical Lecture
- Medical-care lecture: Buddhist priest speaks about views on life and death
- Yokosuka and Miura Open Disaster Volunteer Centers to Support Victims
- Practitioners driving local change: Forum in Miura offers proposals for the future
- Free to attend: Usui Home to hold beach soccer class in Chigasaki, led by Japan national team player Tanaka Hayate
- Fujikyun♡ shines with dazzling light at Muraoka Civic Center
- Experiencing a spectacular haka: Fujimine Fujisawa High School meets with local students
- Children take to the stage at Music Outreach
- Shonan Ladybird Finishes Runner-Up in Kanto Tournament, Reports Achievement to Mayor
- ‘For Someone’ for Three Years: Elementary School Student Donates His Hair
- Thirty years of achievement: Fujisawa Citizens' Musical draws strong attendance
- Naoya Ikeda, 60-year-old Tsujidomotomachi resident: ‘Break through limits and the guard; in the ring, the goal is always victory’
- Fujisawa Higashi Rotary Club and others donate 1 million yen to Yatsushiro City for Kumamoto earthquake recovery
- A concert devoted to traditional Japanese music will be held at Honshin-ji on the 12th
- Ink Art Exhibition Goes Beyond Calligraphy, Opening October 3 at Shonan Nishiwaki Gallery
- Masahiro Suzuki, 46, becomes ninth chairman of the Fujisawa City Ethics Corporation Association
- Zengyo Junior High School Third-Year Students Make Steady Preparations for Disaster Prevention Fair
- 'Wajima Is Doing Well' Brought to Shonan as Traveling Morning Market Opens Special Stall
- Medicine and Health Week event: Start self-care today, with disaster pharmacy coordinator Inagaki
- Building the Future Through Succession and Policy Proposals: An Interview with Shonan Branch Chief Hideyuki Nagamatsu
- Kan Michiaki, 41, of Kamakura, Chairs the ‘Kamakura Karate Day: Okinawa × Kamakura Exchange Festival’ Project
- Experience and Exchange Across Sporting Boundaries: 'All-Sports' at Cresta on 12 October
- Disaster Preparedness Festival at Kamakura Budokan Offers Hands-On Experiences
- 'Kamakura Karate Day' Launches with Festival at Kamakura Seaside Park
- Whistling fills Kamakura Ai no Sato ahead of Respect for the Aged Day
- Typhoon No. 25 causes repeated damage; Onari Tunnel reduced to one-way traffic by fallen tree
- Brothers Shuta and Rikito Okazawa Win Taekwondo World Titles, Earning Their First Crown Together
- Local performing arts gather at Chigasaki Civic Cultural Hall on 4 October
- Chigasaki Chamber of Commerce and Industry Holds Press Conference on Nakakaigan B District, Seeks City Response
- Endangered Inu-hagi Flowers at Their Peak at Chigasaki Park
- Chigasaki Junior Chamber works to create a symbol as event for local elementary school students draws strong turnout
- Typhoon No. 25 floods roads but causes no damage; about 20 people evacuate in Chigasaki
- Halloween Stamp Rally at YU-ZU Room
- A range of sports activities in Samukawa on the 12th, with food trucks too
- A Detailed Survey of Evening Chimes Across Town News Areas Finds Many Local Distinctions
- Ito Ryoji, 45, of Higashikaigankita, Chigasaki, holds surf schools twice a year with NPO Ocean's Love
- Chigasaki Taekwondo Dojo Athletes Report on National Competition Performances
- Koide Community Center Festival
- Shakuhachi performer Yoshida Nagao to take the name ‘Second-generation Seifu’; commemorative concert in Kumamoto
- Fureai Welfare Festival on the 10th at Shinko Sports Samukawa Arena
- Chigasaki Resident Risa Suzuki Selected for Japan’s Sixes Lacrosse Team
- Telling 'Night on the Galactic Railroad' Through Dance: 13 Women from Ninomiya and Oiso Perform
- Hiratsuka City Central Community Center Closes After 44 Years
- Sekiya Subaru organizes 'Hiraku Gakusha' to turn residents’ ideas into projects
- Nakai Beauty and Green Festival 2026
- Building a town everyone can shape: the six-part 'Hiraku Gakusha' course
- Rotary International District 2780 Yoneyama Alumni Association holds beach cleanup for international exchange, with 100 participants
- A new place for information exchange as 'Oiso Hub' begins operation
- Nadeshiko Elementary's Hana Sugiyama wins first gold medal at prefectural junior gymnastics competition
- Businesses Meet at City Hall to Promote Regional Revitalization Through Agriculture-Welfare Collaboration
- 'Sign Language Is a Language': Deaf Athletes Raise Awareness at Bustling Event
- Limited to the first six people: Free self-publishing consultation with experienced staff
- Works by Kunisada, Kuniyoshi and Hiroshige featured together at ukiyo-e museum exhibition through 3 November
- Passing traditional skills on to the future: 'Fujisawa Koshiki Shobo Kinenkai' launched
- Fujisawa City Board of Education to Review School Districts for the First Time
- Ishikawa's Suda Farm wins the prefecture's first raw milk quality title, milking Kanto's best 'affection'
- Experience Bali on Enoshima
- Fujisawa Ginza Doyokai sees long lines for vouchers; sales also on 2 and 3 October
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