Tag: "Iwate"
Bird flu outbreak confirmed in Japan’s Iwate Prefecture
World 16:33 21/02/2026MORIOKA, IWATE PREF., -- The prefectural government of Iwate, northeastern Japan, said Saturday that it has confirmed an outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza at a poultry farm in the town of Kanegasaki.
1.3-meter-high tsunami observed in Japan's Iwate
World 16:48 30/07/2025TOKYO -- A 1.3-meter-high tsunami was observed Wednesday at a port in Kuji, Iwate Prefecture, northeastern Japan, after a massive earthquake occurred near Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula the same day, the Japan Meteorological Agency said.
