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Water Outages Hamper Kumamoto Quake Recovery
Water outages remained an obstacle six days after the Kumamoto earthquake, with about 46,700 households still without water as of 2 p.m. on August 2. In Uki, evacuees had to...
Heat Risks Complicate Kumamoto Quake Recovery
One week after the Kumamoto earthquake, authorities intensified efforts to prevent heatstroke and disaster-related deaths as temperatures exceeded 40 C. Kumamoto...
Quake Damages 200 Shinkansen Sites
JR Kyushu said the July 28 earthquake that struck Kumamoto Prefecture damaged more than 200 locations on the Kyushu Shinkansen, primarily in Kumamoto Prefecture...
Quake Disrupts Kyushu Transport
Transportation disruptions continued across Kyushu on July 30 following the powerful earthquake in Kumamoto Prefecture. JR Kyushu said Kyushu Shinkansen services...
Kyushu Tourism Partners Launch Joint Global Campaign
Japan Airlines (JAL), JR Kyushu, Kumamoto International Airport Co. (KKIAC), and the Kyushu Tourism Organization have launched their first joint initiative to attract more visitors...
Greenland Unveils New Coaster Plans
Greenland Resort has announced plans to open a new roller coaster called “Wadatsumi” at its Greenland amusement park in Arao, Kumamoto Prefecture, by March 2028...
TSMC Backs Kumamoto Students
Kumamoto University announced on June 10 that it will partner with Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC) to support graduate students attending...
Baby Hatch Total Reaches 200
Kumamoto City announced on May 25 that seven children were placed in Jikei Hospital’s anonymous baby hatch, known as “Kounotori no Yurikago,” during...
FFG Backs Taiwan Expansion
Fukuoka Financial Group (FFG) announced on May 7 that it had opened new consultation desks at the Bank of Fukuoka’s Taipei representative office...
Kumamoto To Cut Water Fees
Kumamoto City announced plans to reduce water charges for approximately 340,000 households for three months to ease the impact of rising...