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Search and rescue operations continue at the site of a massive rain-triggered landslide in the Izusan district of Atami, Shizuoka Prefecture, on the morning of July 6. (The Asahi Shimbun)
ATAMI, Shizuoka Prefecture Twenty-nine people remain missing after a massive landslide gushed through this seaside resort town three days ago, according to Shizuoka Prefecture.
The prefecture s disaster response task force announced on the afternoon of July 6 the names and genders of five additional people reported to Shizuoka prefectural police and local fire departments as missing.
They have been missing since a landslide triggered by heavy rains engulfed Atami city’s Izusan district on the morning of July 3.
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Chefs Kei Kobayashi, left, and Mitsuyoshi Sato (Provided by Toraya Confectionery Co.)
GOTEMBA, Shizuoka Prefecture The owner of a three-star Michelin restaurant in Paris has opened a sister establishment here, promising French cuisine made with local ingredients served up with a breathtaking view of Mount Fuji.
Kei Kobayashi is the first Japanese to earn three Michelin stars in Paris, thanks to his upscale Restaurant Kei in the French capital.
His new establishment, Maison Kei, opened in Gotemba, Shizuoka Prefecture, on Jan. 30 in collaboration with Toraya Confectionery Co., a long-established Japanese confectionery maker based in Tokyo s Minato Ward. The new restaurant offers French dishes prepared by a first-rate chef at lower prices than its counterpart in France.