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Jan 15, 2021 Local News
Kumamoto Soy-based Meat Product Enters US Market
Daiz, a Kumamoto-based startup, prepares to enter the U.S. market by establishing a partnership with a major trade company, Marubeni Corporation. Aiming to provide Daiz’s soy-based...
Jan 15, 2021 Local News
Kumamoto Prefecture Declares Its Own State of Emergency
As of Jan. 14, Kumamoto Prefecture declared its own state of emergency to prevent the new coronavirus’s further spread. With a weekly count of 557 new infections between Jan. 6 ~ 1...
Dec 21, 2020 Local News
Kumamoto Requests Self Refrain From Homecoming Residents
Kumamoto Prefecture announced requests for self-restraints on homecoming from outer regions. The prefectural governor, Ikuo Kabashima, explained in a press conference that such a r...
Sep 10, 2020 Local News
Minami-aso Opens College to Educate International IT Specialist for Tourism
A college specialized in IT and tourism education will be established in Minami-aso Village, Kumamoto Prefecture. The Idea, IT College Aso, will provide a two-year curriculum to ed...
Sep 8, 2020 Local News
Kumamoto City Zoo Launches Online VR Zoo
Kumamoto City Zoological and Botanical Gardens opened a “VR Zoo,” using a Youtube-based application. The free content introduces 360-degree views of zoo animals at sixteen location...
Jul 20, 2020 Local News
Kumamoto Amusement Park Introduces Screaming Face Masks
No scream, no fun! The Kumamoto-located amusement park, Greenland Resort, welcomes guests to “scream” in a unique way. While no-screaming policies are becoming a new normal for rol...
Jul 15, 2020 Local News
Volunteer Tests Positive for COVID19 After Contacting 400 Evacuees
Kumamoto Prefecture announced on July 13 that a civil servant from Takamatsu City, Kagawa Prefecture, tested positive to the novel coronavirus as he returned from his disaster-reli...
Jul 6, 2020 Local News
Heavy Rains in Kyushu Leave 20 Dead and Many Missing
Record heavy rains hit some regions of Kyushu in the early morning of July 4. Kumamoto Prefecture recorded 110~120 mm/hr rainfall in Ashikita Town and Yatsushiro City, causing conf...
Jun 9, 2020 Local News
Online Promotion for Travel to Kumamoto Prefecture
A web page featuring hotels and ryokan in Kumamoto Prefecture launched ‘Hitotoki Pass,’ a website selling hotel vouchers for post-corona trips. Hitotoki Pass allows customers to pu...
Apr 3, 2020 Local News
Mayor of Kumamoto City Teleworks From Home
The mayor of Kumamoto City, Kazufumi Onishi, began teleworking from his home on April 3 to lessen the risk of new coronavirus infection. The mayor, who is known as "twitter mayor" ...
