Fukushima

Fukushima Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan located in the Tōhoku region of Honshu. Fukushima Prefecture has a population of 1,771,100 (as of 1 July 2023) and has a geographic area of 13,783.90 square kilometres (5,321.99 sq mi). Fukushima Prefecture borders Miyagi Prefecture and Yamagata Prefecture to the north, Niigata Prefecture to the west, Gunma Prefecture to the southwest, and Tochigi Prefecture and Ibaraki Prefecture to the south. [w]

Symposium on Two Leaders in the Creation of the Japanese Constitution Held Today in Fukushima

Kenji Kimura from The Mainichi:

On July 13, a symposium titled "The Two Suzukis Who Gave Birth to the Constitution -- Postwar History Beginning in Fukushima" organized to shed light on a fragment of Japan's postwar history and explore the future of the Constitution will be held in Minamisoma, Fukushima Prefecture. One of those two is Yasuzo Suzuki (1904-1983) from Minamisoma, and the other is Yoshio Suzuki (1894-1963) from Shirakawa.

The symposium will be held at Ukifune Bunka Kaikan hall from 2 p.m. on July 13. Admission is free, up to a maximum capacity of 300 people. Applications can be made through a dedicated form accessed by QR code, or by emailing the event secretariat at info@kenriken.jp.net.