The World’s First Pokémon Airport Aims to Boost Japan’s Noto Region Post-Quake

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The World's First Pokémon Airport Aims to Boost Japan's Noto Region Post-Quake - Unseen Japan

The partnership with the Pokémon With You Foundation will rebrand NTQ, making it the world's first airport to bear the Pokémon name.

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Nursing care needs surge in Noto quake-hit areas

The increase is believed to be due to a drop in daily exercise amid prolonged living in temporary housing because of disaster-related evacuations.

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