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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" ...
Mar 27, 2020 Local News
LGBT Couple Sues Kumamoto City Government
An LGBT couple in Kumamoto City is suing the city for violation of the constitution. The men, who have been recognized by the city's partnership system, submitted an official marri...
Feb 26, 2020 Local News
City in Kumamoto to Install Manga Manholes
Maintenance hole lids with manga art will soon be installed on the streets of Minamata City, Kumamoto. To mark the 70th anniversary of the local government...
Jan 14, 2020 Local News
Kyuden to Launch Online Tourism Platform
Kyushu Electricity Power Co., Inc. has announced the launch of a new online platform for tourism. Using its extensive network across Kyushu, the company aims to collectively introd...
