Seismologist Warns of Kego Fault Risk
University of Tokyo seismologist Kenji Satake warned in Fukuoka on August 5 that residents should treat the risk from an unruptured section of the Kego Fault Zone...
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Kaohsiung, Kitakyushu Send Aid to Yatsushiro
Taiwan's Kaohsiung City and Kitakyushu City jointly sent emergency supplies to Yatsushiro, Kumamoto Prefecture, on August 3 following earthquake damage in the area...
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Fukuoka Urges Water Conservation at Hakata Station
Fukuoka officials urged residents to conserve water during a campaign outside Hakata Station on August 3, part of national Water Week activities that began August 1...
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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...
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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...
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CTBC to Launch MBA Program in Okinawa
Taiwanese financial group CTBC announced on August 3 that it will launch a two-year MBA program in Okinawa in February 2027. Operated by CTBC Business School...
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Experts Warn of Kego Fault Risk
The recent Kumamoto earthquake has renewed attention on the danger posed by unruptured fault segments, with experts warning that Fukuoka’s Kego Fault Zone faces...
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Kyushu-Okinawa Population Falls Below 14 Million as Foreign Resident Numbers Rise
The combined population of Kyushu and Okinawa fell 0.62% year on year to 13.97 million as of January 1, 2026, according to a Basic Resident Register survey released...
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Seven Arrested in Cannabis Case
Police have arrested seven people, including a 22-year-old man from Fukuoka City, on suspicion of illegally selling cannabis liquid in Kitakyushu, saying the operation...
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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...
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