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Fukui Prefecture · Fukui PrefectureBrass spectacles (1850) at the Megane Museum, Sabae City in Fukui, Japan. Image courtesy of Gladys Mak, optical dispenser, currently technical officer at the University of Western Australia and advisory board member of Optical Dispensers Australia.From their emergence in a rock crystal material to the accessory worn by billions today, Danuta Sampson traverses the history of spectacle lenses and their journey to a giant global industry. Danuta Sa…See the Story
Spectacle lenses – an amazing Tour de history
Fukui · FukuiFUKUI — The Fukui prefectural government is offering online classes about the culture and dialect of its area, for people from Myanmar who will come to the prefecture as care workers.See the Story
Fukui: Myanmar Trainees Take Online Classes about Local Dialect; Also Other Details of Daily Life in Region
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Fukui Prefecture · Fukui PrefectureOn the 14th, Shuichi Tanari (53), a newcomer and former head of the town's urban development department from Takahama, announced his intention to run as an independent in the Nagasu town mayoral election, which will be announced on April 22nd due to the expiration of the current mayor's term and voting will take place on the 27th. This is his first announcement to run for mayor.
Tanari held a press conference in the town and said, "I will be run…See the Story
Nagasu Town Mayoral Election: Former Town Section Chief Tanari announces his candidacy
Fukui Prefecture · Fukui PrefectureThe move comes as Fukui Prefecture, home to several nuclear plants, urges Kansai Electric to address shrinking storage capacity for spent nuclear fuel, the sources said.See the Story
Kansai Electric to ship more spent nuclear fuel to France
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Fukui · FukuiJapan is not a country where beauty is overlooked. Many know to visit Tokyo and Osaka for high-rise city ventures. But, much like fossils and treasure, there is more beauty to be uncovered when you give into your curiosity and dig a little deeper. West of Tokyo lies Fukui, a prefecture with all its wondersSee the Story
Unearth History and Wonder in Fukui - Orange Magazine
Species · Fukui PrefectureOn the 28th, the Ministry of the Environment announced that it would designate the rare "Reihoku Nagarehotoke Loach," which lives only in the Reihoku region of Fukui Prefecture, as an emergency designated species under the Species Conservation Act. The period will be from January 30th to January 29th, 2028, and capture, collection, transfer, etc. will be prohibited.
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Fukui's loach emergency designated species: Rare new species, capture prohibited (Kyodo News)
Tsuruga · TsurugaAt around 4:45 p.m. on the 23rd, the Hokuriku Shinkansen No. 33 Tsurugi bound for Tsuruga (Fukui Prefecture) from Toyama heard an abnormal sound while traveling between Awara Onsen and Fukui, and stopped at Echizen Takefu. To check the vehicle, service was suspended between Kanazawa and Tsuruga, and resumed at around 8:20 p.m.
JR West Kanazawa BranchSee the Story