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National Government To Support Kumamoto Clam Traceability
The national government announced support for Kumamoto prefecture and the local clam producers with traceability issues. Reflecting on the local initiative to develop reliable trac...
Kumamon Character Goods Sales Top One Trillion Yen
According to Kumamoto Prefecture, annual sales of Kumamon items have continued to grow since the survey began in 2011; only 2021 saw reduced sales (¥154.6 billion) under the impact...
Kumamoto Startup Uses AI App To Weigh Pigs
A Kumamoto-based startup company, Corntec, Inc., will soon release a free version of an AI-powered application to manage weight records of pigs on pig farms. The iPhone and iPad so...
TSMC New Kumamoto Factory To Employ 1,700
The Kumamoto-based new semiconductor factory for Sony Group and TSMC began its recruiting process. The joint company of the two international makers is currently offering job posit...
Kumamoto Pref To Open Kyushu’s Second Night-Time Junior High School
The education committee for Kumamoto Prefecture intends to open a nighttime junior high school in 2024. Influenced by the results of a November survey, in which about 80% of intern...
Kumamoto Hospital First to Issue Birth Certificate Without Mother’s Name
Jikei Hospital in Kumamoto City is preparing to offer Japan’s first confidential-birth certificate. A teen mother who faced a situation where she couldn’t talk about her pregnancy ...
Kumamon Port Receives its First Passenger Ship Call
The first cruise ship to call on Kumamon Port Yatsushiro docked recently. The port, developed by Kumamoto Prefecture and an American cruise company, Royal Caribbean Cruises, had lo...
Restrictions For Three Prefectures In Kyushu Impending
In an effort to slow down the surging spread of the Omicron variant, ‘mann-enn boushi to juten sochi’ program is expected to begin in three Kyushu prefectures. The national governm...
Container Hotel Opened in Kumamoto
A mobile container hotel, Hotel R9 The Yard, opened in Yatsushiro City of Kumamoto Prefecture. The simple and cozy accommodation facility can also be easily used as temporary disas...
COVID Vaccine Production Facility Completed in Kumamoto
Construction of KM Biologics’s new factory for COVID-19 vaccine production was completed. The facility was developed inside the pharmaceutical lab in Kikuchi City, Kumamoto Prefect...