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[What day is it today? | Tohoku Edition] What day is June 8th?
Yamagata Airport (Yamagata Prefecture) opened on June 8, 1964 (Showa 39) as Jinmachi Airport, with a 1,200m runway.

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Yamagata Airport (Yamagata Prefecture) opened on June 8, 1964 (Showa 39) as Jinmachi Airport, with a 1,200m runway.

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Manga artist Hirohiko Araki's birthday (Miyagi Prefecture) Today (June 7th) is Araki's birthday! Congratulations! It's the double anniversary of his 30th year writing JoJo and his 25th anniversary...

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Yamagata Cherry Day (Yamagata Prefecture) June 6th of each year is Yamagata Cherry Day, established by the JA Zennoh Yamagata. The number "6" resembles the silhouette of a cherry, and cherry trees are shipped in June...

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The Battle of Suriagehara (Fukushima Prefecture) On June 5, 1589 (July 17, 1589 in the Gregorian calendar), a major battle between the Date clan (Date Masamune) and the Ashina clan (Ashina Yoshihiro) took place at Suriagehara (present-day Bandai and Inawashiro towns, Fukushima Prefecture).

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Kamikita Agricultural Processing Co., Ltd.'s Founding Anniversary (Aomori Prefecture) Every year on June 2nd, Kamikita Agricultural Processing Co., Ltd., the manufacturer and seller of "Stamina Gen Tare," a sauce originating in Aomori Prefecture with a strong following both within and outside the prefecture, celebrates its founding anniversary...

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Opening Day of the Senseki Tohoku Line (Miyagi Prefecture) May 30, 2015, is the day the Senseki Tohoku Line began operation. It was established with the aim of supporting the reconstruction of the cities and towns along the Senseki Line that were affected by the Great East Japan Earthquake.

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Golden Wind Day (Iwate Prefecture) May 29th is the day to celebrate Iwate's rice branding production, named after the Iwate Prefecture original rice variety "Golden Wind"...

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Prefectural Disaster Prevention Day (Akita Prefecture) May 26th is celebrated in commemoration of the 1983 Central Japan Sea Earthquake, which occurred off the west coast of Noshiro City, Akita Prefecture, and the resulting tsunami and other disasters that claimed 104 lives.

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The day the boundaries of Iwate Prefecture were established Iwate Prefecture was renamed from its predecessor, Morioka Prefecture, on February 16, 1872 (January 8, 1872). In 1876 (Meiji 9), during the second prefectural merger, Isawa County and Esashi District were merged from Iwai Prefecture...

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Date Masamune, the first lord of the Sendai domain (Miyagi Prefecture) Date Masamune, the 17th head of the Date clan and the first lord of the Sendai domain, died on May 24, 1636 (June 2, 1636 in the Gregorian calendar).

