WAKU Co., Ltd., headquartered in Minamisoma City, Fukushima Prefecture, announced on October 27, 2026, that it will be developing a glutathione product using fission yeast (scientific name: Schizosaccharomyces pombe)...
A dinosaur footprint fossil, approximately 70 cm long, has been discovered in a geological layer dating back about 160 million years in Minamisoma City, Fukushima Prefecture. According to an announcement by Minamisoma City, this is the first Jurassic-era dinosaur footprint confirmed in Japan...
More than 800 years have passed since the Sengoku period feudal lord Soma clan was granted Namekata County, Mutsu Province (Minamisoma City and Iitate Village) in northern Fukushima Prefecture by Minamoto no Yoritomo. Now, in the Reiwa era...
The Soma region of Fukushima Prefecture is home to a brave festival called "Soma Nomaoi," in which mounted warriors clad in armor compete against each other. It is said to have a history of over 1,000 years...
