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A television special, 'Udo Innocchi's Exploration! World Heritage', is broadcast tonight in Japan, featuring presenter Yumiko Udo and entertainer Innosuke Nagano. Messages from colleagues who have shared hardships with the pairing are featured alongside the program, drawing attention from viewers discussing the show and Udo's ongoing presence on Japanese television.
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Japan's hometown tax (furusato nōzei) system is dominating news after officials in Suzaka, Nagano Prefecture referred the head of gift company Nihon Gourmet Shijō for allegedly mislabeling about 4,000 kilograms of Shine Muscat grapes as local produce. Mayor says he is watching developments. Separately, surveys show food dominates 2025 donation choices with clear generational differences, and Amazon added a feature letting users donate via search and product pages.
- 3Comedians joke Hasumi's face now resembles Utchan●https://www. wacoca.com/videos/3423176/cele brity/ 【永野＆くるま】蓮見の顔は「元々ナンチャンで最近ウッチャン」です # Celebrities # Celebrity # Vlog # ウ
A Japanese comedy bit involving Nagano and Kuruma is circulating, in which they quip that fellow comedian Hasumi's face 'used to be Nan-chan but lately is Ut-chan' — a reference to the veteran duo Utchan Nanchan. The gag plays on Hasumi's changing look and resemblance to the famous comedians, drawing laughs among fans of Japanese owarai comedy.
- 4Nagano spots Cookie Monster as Nippon Cultural Broadcasting welcomes three guests▼https://www. wacoca.com/media/777525/ 9/29(火）長野さん、クッキーモンスターを発見！？ゲストに谷本有香さん、末續慎吾さん、柏原竜二さん | 文化放送 # television # tv # TVPr
Nippon Cultural Broadcasting aired a September 29 episode in which host Nagano jokingly reported finding Cookie Monster, with Yuka Tanimoto, sprinter Shingo Suetsugu and marathon runner Ryuji Kashiwabara appearing as guests. The episode's lighthearted moment and the lineup of well-known guests gave fans something to chat about on social media.
- 5Discovering Nagano, the land 'where gods descend'●Here’s how to visit the land “where gods descend” # travel https:// livejapan.com/en/in-tokyo/in-p ref-nagano/in-nagano-
A travel guide is drawing attention to the Nagano suburbs of Japan, an area known as the land 'where gods descend' for its wealth of sacred shrines and mountain scenery. The article lays out practical advice for travellers on how to visit the region, and it is being shared among people compiling Japan travel bucket lists.
- 6Suntory reports on Japanese winemaking in Shiojiri and Tomeyama●『塩尻の メルロや登美の 丘のプティ ヴェルドに加え ミズナラ樽で』 畑と醸造の現場をレポート サントリー信州塩尻・登美の丘、2つのワイナリーで進む日本ワイン造り https:// news.mynavi.jp/premium/articl
A new report takes readers inside Suntory's two wineries in Nagano Prefecture, Tomi no Oka and its Shiojiri site, documenting vineyard work and winemaking first-hand. It highlights Merlot grown in Shiojiri, Petit Verdot from Tomi no Oka, and the use of Japanese mizunara oak barrels, showing how the company is developing Japanese wine production.