| 单词 | Kyushu |
| 例句 | Kyushu would have seemed a paradise to Korean rice farmers, because it is warmer and swampier than Korea and hence a better place to grow rice. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z They not only spoke Japanese exclusively, they spoke a dialect peculiar to Kyushu, where their families had come from in Japan, a rough, fisherman’s language, full of oaths and insults. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z From the southern tip of Kyushu to the northern tip of Hokkaido, the Japanese archipelago is nearly 1,500 miles long. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z I already mentioned that the invention of pottery in Kyushu around 12,700 years ago and the resulting Jomon population explosion were the first of two decisive changes in Japanese history. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z Ancient Taiwanese were great seafarers whose descendants spread out far to the south, east, and west; some of them may also have spread north, to Kyushu. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z The new lifestyle appeared first on the north coast of Japan’s southwesternmost island of Kyushu, immediately across Tsushima Strait from South Korea. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z Inevitably, this highly productive system of intensive agriculture triggered an immediate population explosion in Kyushu, where archaeologists have identified far more Yayoi sites than Jomon sites, even though the Jomon period lasted 14 times longer. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z Those chronicles describe how the sun goddess Amaterasu, born from the left eye of the creator god Izanagi, sent her grandson Ninigi to earth on the Japanese island of Kyushu to wed an earthly deity. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z The Jomon language of Kyushu may instead have shared a common ancestor with the Austronesian language family, which includes Polynesian and Indonesian languages and the Aboriginal languages of Taiwan. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z Ninety-three of these cases were reportedly found in the Saga prefecture, an administrative jurisdiction on the island of Kyushu. Japan warns public of coronavirus risks at karaoke spots: 'People are packed in' 2021-03-16T04:00:00Z Future exhibitions will bring Japanese national treasures from the Tokyo National Museum and Kyushu National Museum, as well as the Asian Art Museum of San Francisco, she said. A Taiwan Museum Featuring All of Asia 2016-10-06T04:00:00Z The Kyushu Symphony Orchestra said it was considering a lawsuit to retrieve lost ticket sales, an extreme expression of anger in nonlitigious Japan. Renowned Japanese classical-music composer admits fraud 2014-02-07T02:56:26Z If you want to try conveyor belt sushi, Genki Sushi, with branches from Hokkaido down to Kyushu, is a great choice. Japan on a budget: readers’ travel tips 2018-09-27T04:00:00Z Here, grilled eel is seared on both sides as it is brushed with a sauce developed in Kyushu, the island in southwestern Japan where it is a specialty. Hachibei, Specializing in Eel, Opens in Midtown East 2018-10-30T04:00:00Z Only Kyushu University saw its ranking improve, moving from #79 to #68. Reuters Top 100: The World's Most Innovative Universities - 2017 2017-09-27T04:00:00Z A short stroll from there is the Kyushu National Museum, one of Japan’s four national museums, which opened in 2005. Next Stop: Uncovering the Secrets of Fukuoka 2012-08-24T18:40:22Z During his early childhood in Kyushu, Japan, his summertime memories included “climbing up trees, following the song of the cicada” to catch one, he said. The Cicadas Are Here. For the Chef Bun Lai, They’re on the Menu. 2021-05-24T04:00:00Z In the southern reaches of Japan, Kumamoto — one of three host cities on the island of Kyushu — is perhaps best known for its famous bear mascot, Kumamon. Rugby World Cup Shines Spotlight on a Less-Traveled Japan 2019-08-14T04:00:00Z A company in Kyushu takes the meat along the spines of bonito, tuna or mackerel, boils it for two hours, smokes it eight times and then ferments it. In Tokyo, Tsukiji Fish Market Braces for an Uncertain Future 2015-11-13T05:00:00Z Other selections include ‘Kyushu’, with white blooms, and ‘Limelight’, bearing bright lime green flowers. Hydrangea Planting Guide 2011-03-14T17:50:04.633Z I only started eating green things after I married my wife, Yuko, who is from Kyushu. Space traveller: dancer Akram Khan’s final meal | My last supper 2016-05-06T04:00:00Z Ninomiya grew up on Kyushu, the southernmost of Japan’s main islands, and later studied fashion at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Antwerp, Belgium. How a Rei Kawakubo Disciple Is Using All-Black Clothing to Make Something New 2018-07-23T04:00:00Z For nearly two decades, Mr. Isozaki built only in Japan, and primarily on the southern island of Kyushu, where he was born. Arata Isozaki, Prolific Japanese Architect, Dies at 91 2022-12-29T05:00:00Z If this puts you in the mood for souvenir shopping, Supermama next door has porcelain sets featuring the city’s unmistakable skyline, designed in Singapore and made in Kyushu, Japan. 36 Hours in Singapore 2018-10-25T04:00:00Z His parents were immigrants from the island of Kyushu in Japan. Bruce Kaji dies at 91; Japanese American National Museum founder and Little Tokyo pioneer 2017-11-09T05:00:00Z Kyushu Railway Co launched its Seven Star luxury coach four years ago, and JR West is set to launch its Twilight Express Mizukaze in June. Ticket to ride Japanese luxury sleeper train a mere $10,000 one way 2017-05-02T04:00:00Z There are, however, less punishing ways to explore this awe-inspiring and undervisited area of northern Kyushu, one of Japan’s four main islands. Kyushu island, Japan: shrines and shugendo on the Kunisaki peninsula 2017-03-19T04:00:00Z Nearly equidistant to Tokyo, Shanghai and Seoul, it sits on the northern tip of Kyushu, the southernmost of Japan’s four main islands. Next Stop: Uncovering the Secrets of Fukuoka 2012-08-24T18:40:22Z Only Kyushu University saw its ranking improve, moving from #79 to #68. Reuters Top 100: The World's Most Innovative Universities - 2017 2017-09-27T04:00:00Z He lives with his mom and grandparents on the southern tip of the island of Kyushu, in the shadow of the ash-spewing volcano Sakurajima. Pick of the week: A class-war thriller from Putin?s Russia 2012-05-18T00:00:00Z There will also be special events on Japan's southern island of Kyushu, where Adams lived. England’s samurai takes the stage 2013-01-31T15:34:21Z "We have been working on developing new materials that can store and transport hydrogen energy," explains Professor Seiji Ogo of Kyushu University's International Institute for Carbon-Neutral Energy Research who led the research team. A potentially cheaper and 'cooler' way for hydrogen transport 2023-10-26T04:00:00Z Researchers at Kyushu University have discovered that turning brain immune cells into neurons successfully restores brain function after stroke-like injury in mice. Converting brain immune cells into neurons helps mice recover after stroke 2023-10-18T04:00:00Z Minamata disease, first diagnosed in 1956, was later linked to the consumption of seafood from the Minamata Bay on Japan’s southern main island of Kyushu, where Chisso dumped mercury compounds. Japan’s court recognizes more victims of Minamata mercury poisoning and awards them compensation 2023-09-27T04:00:00Z The storm hammered the western island of Kyushu. Intense Storms Pound Puerto Rico, Japan, and Alaska 2022-09-20T04:00:00Z They were built by scientists from Uganda and Zimbabwe, working together with scientists at the Kyushu Institute of Technology. Space News From Around the World 2022-11-24T05:00:00Z For several decades now Kyushu University has been investigating ways to more efficiently use and store hydrogen energy in the effort to realize a carbon neutral society. A potentially cheaper and 'cooler' way for hydrogen transport 2023-10-26T04:00:00Z "Microglia are abundant and exactly in the place we need them, so they are an ideal target for conversion," says first author, Dr. Takashi Irie from Kyushu University Hospital. Converting brain immune cells into neurons helps mice recover after stroke 2023-10-18T04:00:00Z In Kagoshima prefecture of Kyushu island, 12,000 homes were out of power on Wednesday while more than 1,800 people have taken shelters at nearby community centers, hotels, and other facilities. Khanun blows strong winds and heavy rains into South Korea, where thousands evacuated the coast 2023-08-09T04:00:00Z Warnings for stormy conditions, potential flooding and other risks were issued for the southwestern part of Japan’s southern island of Kyushu and nearby areas. Flights and ferries halted in South Korea ahead of storm that’s dumped rain on Japan for a week 2023-08-08T04:00:00Z The storm is currently in the sea south of Kyushu after wreaking havoc in the southwestern Okinawa region. Typhoon Khanun lashes southern Japan, north braces for another storm 2023-08-09T04:00:00Z On Tuesday, the storm was about 120 miles south of Kyushu, the southernmost of Japan’s main islands, hovering over the smaller islands of Kikai, Amami and Yakushima, Japan’s meteorological agency said. Typhoon Khanun Heads Back Toward Japan, With South Korea in Its Path 2023-08-08T04:00:00Z The storm was expected to continue moving northward, possibly making landfall on Japan’s southern major island of Kyushu by Wednesday or Thursday, the Japan Meteorological Agency said. Tropical storm hits Japan’s Okinawa islands again, unleashing torrential rain 2023-08-06T04:00:00Z The storm is expected to veer westwards in the East China Sea, but then turn northeast, potentially towards Japan's third largest island Kyushu. China intensifies flood rescue efforts south of Beijing after historic rains 2023-08-02T04:00:00Z To allay concerns of his restaurant clients, he said he would boost efforts to get seafood from unaffected regions, such as the Japanese islands of Kyushu and Hokkaido. Hong Kong’s seafood businesses brace for a sales slump as Japan plans to discharge radioactive water 2023-07-16T04:00:00Z Earlier this week, Japan also reported record-breaking floods on the island of Kyushu in which at least eight people, including a local politician, died. Asia floods: Death toll climbs in severe monsoon season 2023-07-14T04:00:00Z The typhoon’s eye was expected to brush past Kyushu before hitting South Korea’s southern coast on Thursday morning, according to Korean forecasters. Typhoon Khanun Heads Back Toward Japan, With South Korea in Its Path 2023-08-08T04:00:00Z The unusually high level of rainfall in Kyushu, Japan’s southernmost main island, on Monday has left at least six people dead and three missing, Japan’s top government spokesman, Hirokazu Matsuno, said at a news conference. ‘Heaviest Rain Ever’ in Japan’s South Sets Off Floods and Landslides 2023-07-11T04:00:00Z Rivers overflowed and hillsides collapsed as record amounts of rain were dumped on parts of Kyushu island. Japan floods: three die as island hit by 'heaviest' rainfall 2023-07-11T04:00:00Z Rain falling in the regions of Kyushu and Chugoku since the weekend caused flooding along many rivers, triggered mudslides, closed roads, disrupted trains and cut the water supply in some areas. Heavy rains cause flooding and mudslides in southwest Japan, leaving 2 dead and at least 6 missing 2023-07-10T04:00:00Z Rains falling on the regions of Kyushu and Chugoku since the weekend caused flooding along a number of rivers as well as mudslides, closing roads, disrupting trains and cutting the water supply in some areas. Heavy rains cause flooding and mudslides in southwest Japan, where at least 6 people are missing 2023-07-09T04:00:00Z Up to an additional 200 mm of rain is expected to fall in northern Kyushu up to early morning on Tuesday, said Satoshi Sugimoto, director of forecast division at the Japan Meteorological Agency. One killed as heavy rain triggers landslides in Japan 2023-07-09T04:00:00Z Another official, Satoshi Sugimoto, the top forecaster at the Japan Meteorological Agency, on Monday called it “the heaviest rain ever experienced” in northern Kyushu. ‘Heaviest Rain Ever’ in Japan’s South Sets Off Floods and Landslides 2023-07-11T04:00:00Z “The nervous system may not be necessary to exhibit sleep; nobody knows,” says Taichi Itoh, chronobiology researcher at Kyushu University in Japan. Which Creature Was the First to Take a Nap? 2023-06-16T04:00:00Z Nagasaki, on the southern island of Kyushu, was the most Christianized community in Japan and had ten churches. World History: from 1400 2022-12-14T00:00:00Z The Japan Meteorological Agency issued an emergency heavy rain warning for Fukuoka and Oita prefectures on the southern main island of Kyushu, urging residents in riverside and hillside areas to take maximum caution. Heavy rains cause flooding and mudslides in southwest Japan, where at least 6 people are missing 2023-07-09T04:00:00Z Continuing south, the next island is Shikoku, and finally Kyushu, which is closest to the Asian mainland. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z In recent years, rains have taken hundreds of lives in Kyushu in part because its mountainous terrain is prone to landslides. ‘Heaviest Rain Ever’ in Japan’s South Sets Off Floods and Landslides 2023-07-11T04:00:00Z The helicopter was stationed at a key army base in Kumamoto prefecture on Japan’s southern main island of Kyushu, according to the Defense Ministry. 2 bodies lifted from sea after Japan army UH-60JA Black Hawk helicopter crash 2023-04-17T04:00:00Z Raised by her aunt, Suzume now lives in Kyushu, the most southwesterly of Japan’s main islands. An earthquake made Makoto Shinkai a disaster artist. Now he's confronting it head-on 2023-04-14T04:00:00Z Together they set out to seal these deadly doors all across Japan, from Suzume’s home island of Kyushu to the sprawling metropolis of Tokyo. Review: ‘Suzume,’ about a girl who falls for a chair, is worth the price of a seat 2023-04-13T04:00:00Z In the caves of Kyushu, archaeologists have found evidence of one of the world’s earliest technological breakthroughs, the development of pottery. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z Floods in Japan in July three years ago killed at least 86 people, mostly in Kyushu, and prompted the authorities to issue evacuation orders for millions of residents. ‘Heaviest Rain Ever’ in Japan’s South Sets Off Floods and Landslides 2023-07-11T04:00:00Z The helicopter was stationed at a key army base in Kumamoto prefecture on Japan’s southern main island of Kyushu, Morishita said Thursday night. Debris found in search for Japanse army copter with 10 crew 2023-04-06T04:00:00Z Farmers and fish wholesalers from Kyushu to the northernmost island of Hokkaido fear for their livelihood and local economies if there aren't enough drivers. Japan's crackdown on truck driver overtime raises fears of economic breakdown 2023-04-06T04:00:00Z The Ground Self-Defense Force, or Japanese army, said the helicopter belongs to a base in Kumamoto prefecture on Japan’s southern main island of Kyushu and was visiting Miyako island on a surveillance mission. Japanese army helicopter carrying 10 crew members missing 2023-04-06T04:00:00Z Beginning in 300 BCE, a new wave of migrants descended from groups in northern Asia began arriving on the southern island of Kyushu. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z On Monday morning, the meteorological agency issued “special heavy rain” emergency warnings in parts of Kyushu. ‘Heaviest Rain Ever’ in Japan’s South Sets Off Floods and Landslides 2023-07-11T04:00:00Z But it’s also four decades old, and Kyushu Electric, the regional utility, hasn’t been able to build plants of a similar scale since. Geothermal Power, Cheap and Clean, Could Help Run Japan. So Why Doesn’t It? 2023-03-22T04:00:00Z Katsuhiko Hayashi, a stem cell biologist at Kyushu University in Japan, presented the new research on March 8 at the Third International Summit on Human Genome Editing at the Francis Crick Institute in London. Mice with Two Fathers? Researchers Develop Egg Cells from Male Mice 2023-03-15T04:00:00Z The H3 rocket launched from the Tanegashima Space Center at the southern tip of the Japanese island of Kyushu at 10:37 a.m. local time. Japanese space agency destroys H3 rocket minutes after launch when 2nd stage doesn’t ignite 2023-03-07T05:00:00Z Regardless, it was the construction of large keyhole-style tombs and control over the burial rituals that brought the Yamato rulers power over the area stretching from western Honshu to northern Kyushu. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z The world's leading maker of advanced logic chips is constructing its first foundry in Japan on Kyushu island, with production of 12 and 16 nanometre semiconductors slated to begin next year. TSMC plans second Japan factory to make higher-end chips - media 2023-02-24T05:00:00Z Though the location is undecided, the Sankei said Japan was considering the southern island of Kyushu as a possibility. Washington weighing deploying medium-range missiles to U.S. forces in Japan, Sankei reports 2023-02-05T05:00:00Z The island, off the southwestern coast of Kagoshima on the southernmost main island of Kyushu, will be a hub for troop deployment and munition supply in case of a conflict like a Taiwan emergency. US, Japan to boost security, military cooperation 2023-01-11T05:00:00Z After a government-run matching program failed to find someone to take over for Mr. Yokoyama, a bank suggested that he turn to Relay, a company based in Kyushu, Japan’s southernmost main island. Japan’s Business Owners Can’t Find Successors. This Man Is Giving His Away. 2023-01-03T05:00:00Z For a time, his unit was stationed on the Japanese island of Kyushu, where his father had grown up. Hiroshi Miyamura, Medal of Honor recipient from Korean War, dies at 97 2022-11-30T05:00:00Z Kouhei Mizuno wasn’t looking for more examples of such microbial complexity when he collected a bacterium denoted “HS-3” from a cave on Kyushu, an island off southern Japan 17 years ago. Odd cave bacterium forms a multicellular ‘body,’ like plants and animals 2022-10-18T04:00:00Z More than 130,000 homes, most of them in the Kyushu region, were still without power Tuesday morning, according to the Economy and Industry Ministry. Storm damages space center in Japan, 130K still lack power 2022-09-19T04:00:00Z Typhoon Nanmadol has killed at least two people and injured 90 others since it made landfall on the southernmost island of Kyushu on Sunday morning. Nanmadol: Mudslides and flooding as typhoon batters Japan 2022-09-19T04:00:00Z The typhoon made landfall near the city of Kagoshima, on the southern tip of Japan's most southerly island, Kyushu, on Sunday morning. Japan storm: Nine million people told to evacuate as super typhoon Nanmadol hits 2022-09-19T04:00:00Z The storm weakened some as it drew north but winds gusted as high as 97 mph at Kagoshima in southern Kyushu. Typhoon Nanmadol strikes Japan as millions told to evacuate 2022-09-17T04:00:00Z Residential streets were flooded with muddy water from rivers, and swathes of homes lost power after Typhoon Nanmadol made landfall in the Kyushu region Sunday then weakened to a tropical storm. Storm floods parts of Japan, wipes out power, some 60 hurt 2022-09-18T04:00:00Z On Tanegashima island, south of Kyushu island, a wall was damaged at a Japan Aerospace and Exploration Agency’s space center, the Economy and Industry Ministry said. Storm damages space center in Japan, 130K still lack power 2022-09-19T04:00:00Z About 340,000 households, most of them in Kyushu, were without electricity as of early Monday morning, the trade ministry said. Typhoon Nanmadol snarls air, land traffic in Japan, more rain expected 2022-09-19T04:00:00Z A river in Kyushu has burst its banks. Japan storm: Nine million people told to evacuate as super typhoon Nanmadol hits 2022-09-19T04:00:00Z Bullet train services to Kyushu were also suspended, local media reported. Typhoon Nanmadol strikes Japan as millions told to evacuate 2022-09-17T04:00:00Z Typhoon Nanmadol brought torrential rain and the risk of destructive landslides to Kyushu, Japan’s southernmost main island. Your Monday Briefing: Queen Elizabeth II’s Funeral 2022-09-18T04:00:00Z Two deaths were reported in Miyazaki prefecture on Japan’s southern main island of Kyushu on Monday, when the storm was more powerful, the Fire and Disaster Management Agency said. Storm damages space center in Japan, 130K still lack power 2022-09-19T04:00:00Z Some areas of the southern island, Kyushu, were expected to receive 20 inches of rain or more, an amount not seen in the area in decades, officials said. Powerful Typhoon Thrashes Japan, With Millions Told to Evacuate 2022-09-18T04:00:00Z A total of around nine million people have been ordered to evacuate parts of the Kyushu, Shikoku and Chugoku regions after a level four alert. Japan storm: Nine million people told to evacuate as super typhoon Nanmadol hits 2022-09-19T04:00:00Z Violent winds are predicted to continue into Monday in western Japan and “may collapse some houses” on Kyushu, the agency warned. Typhoon Nanmadol strikes Japan as millions told to evacuate 2022-09-17T04:00:00Z Kyushu’s entire bullet train service was suspended, and hundreds of domestic flights were canceled. Your Monday Briefing: Queen Elizabeth II’s Funeral 2022-09-18T04:00:00Z Railway operators said bullet trains on the Kyushu island have been suspended. Powerful typhoon pounds southern Japan; thousands evacuated 2022-09-17T04:00:00Z Kyushu’s entire bullet-train service was suspended, and hundreds of domestic flights were canceled. Powerful Typhoon Thrashes Japan, With Millions Told to Evacuate 2022-09-18T04:00:00Z It hit Japan's most southerly island, Kyushu, on Sunday morning, and is forecast to pass over the main island of Honshu in the next few days. Japan storm: Nine million people told to evacuate as super typhoon Nanmadol hits 2022-09-19T04:00:00Z Typhoon Nanmadol is expected to make landfall on Kyushu island on Sunday. Japan storm: Thousands evacuated as Typhoon Nanmadol approaches 2022-09-17T04:00:00Z As well as the weather advisories across Japan, parts of Kyushu, the southernmost of the country’s four main islands, were under evacuation orders, the meteorological agency said. Japan Warns ‘Violent Typhoon’ Could Hit on Sunday 2022-09-17T04:00:00Z Kyushu Electric Power Co. said more than 93,000 homes across the Kyushu island were without electricity Sunday because of damage to power lines and facilities. Powerful typhoon pounds southern Japan; thousands evacuated 2022-09-17T04:00:00Z The agency said it may issue a "special warning" for Kagoshima prefecture and the northern part of Kyushu, Japan's southernmost main island, with the possibility of high waves and heavy rains in the regions. Japan warns powerful typhoon to hit southern region on Sunday 2022-09-17T04:00:00Z The typhoon was expected to bring powerful winds and rain to the western Japanese island of Kyushu as soon as Monday night. South Korea Braces for Typhoon Hinnamnor 2022-09-05T04:00:00Z A "special alert" is in force for Kyushu, with warnings of landslides and flooding. Japan storm: Thousands evacuated as Typhoon Nanmadol approaches 2022-09-17T04:00:00Z In Japan, the typhoon lashed Okinawa and nearby islands with heavy rain and fierce winds, threatening flooding and grounding more than 100 flights connecting the islands and parts of the main southern island of Kyushu. China, Japan ground ferries, flights as typhoon approaches 2022-09-04T04:00:00Z The missiles would be deployed on southern islands from Kyushu to the Nansei island chain. Air Force sees ‘incredibly’ large missile buildup by China 2022-08-24T04:00:00Z Railway operator Kyushu Railway Co suspended 120 train services in southern Japan last week when 53 crew members tested positive or where close contacts of cases. Work stoppages and no chatting at lunch: Japan Inc grapples with COVID 2022-08-05T04:00:00Z On Kyushu island in Japan, the authorities in Nagasaki prefecture recommended that 57,000 households evacuate. South Korea Braces for Typhoon Hinnamnor 2022-09-05T04:00:00Z Kyushu is the southernmost of the four islands that make up the main body of Japan and has a population of over 13 million people. Japan storm: Thousands evacuated as Typhoon Nanmadol approaches 2022-09-17T04:00:00Z The first steps are already taking place in Kyushu, in southern Japan, which is known as Silicon Island because of its position as the hub of the country’s once-thriving semiconductor industry. Japan Once Led the World in Microchips. Now, It’s Racing to Catch Up. 2022-08-04T04:00:00Z Sakurajima on the main southern island of Kyushu is one of Japan’s most active volcanos and has erupted repeatedly. Volcanic eruption in Japan forces evacuations in 2 towns 2022-07-24T04:00:00Z Two Chinese guided-missile destroyers also were spotted in the Sea of Japan after passing the Tsushima Strait off Kyushu. Congress to restore nuclear cruise missile funds 2022-06-22T04:00:00Z They’re flying, starting Thursday, across the tiny Goto Islands, off the western coast of Kyushu, in southwestern Japan, delivering to pharmacies and hospitals. US drone company Zipline starts delivering medicine in Japan 2022-04-21T04:00:00Z The agency also warned that some homes, particularly in southern Kyushu, would be at risk of collapse, and urged residents to seek refuge in sturdy buildings. Japan storm: Thousands evacuated as Typhoon Nanmadol approaches 2022-09-17T04:00:00Z Ski resorts in the Japanese Alps, spa towns in Kyushu and tropical islands far-off the beaten path have all found themselves in dire financial straits. Asia Welcomes Travelers, but Japan Says, Not Yet 2022-04-02T04:00:00Z On the security front, Kishida said he planned to strengthen Japan's island defence capabilities to better protect the Nansei island chain, which stretches to Taiwan from Kyushu, the southernmost of Japan's four main islands. Japan to expedite booster shots, bolster island defence -PM Kishida 2022-01-17T05:00:00Z Last month, another man was arrested and charged with arson after a fire was set on a bullet train in Kyushu, in southern Japan. Police Identify Suspect in Arson Fire That Killed 24 in Japan 2021-12-18T05:00:00Z Early last month, another man was arrested on arson charges after he set a fire on a bullet train in Kyushu in southern Japan. 24 Dead in Suspected Arson at Office Building in Japan 2021-12-16T05:00:00Z Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihiko Isozaki told reporters Friday that the pumice pebble damages have so far affected 11 ports on Okinawa and 19 others in the Kagoshima prefecture on Japan’s southernmost island of Kyushu. Pumice pileup from undersea volcano causing damage in Japan 2021-10-29T04:00:00Z They passed through the Osumi Strait off the southern island of Kyushu on Thursday, completing a near circle around Japan’s main island before heading back toward China. Tokyo concerned over China-Russia naval drills near Japan 2021-10-25T04:00:00Z Authorities warned people in nearby towns to stay away from Mount Aso, a tourist destination on the southern island of Kyushu. Volcano on Japan island erupts, sending smoke and ash miles high into the sky 2021-10-20T04:00:00Z The warning was issued for the city of Aso and two nearby towns in Kumamoto prefecture, which is in the north-central region of the southern island of Kyushu. Volcano in southern Japan erupts with massive smoke column 2021-10-19T04:00:00Z In that case, as well as the incidents on the Tokyo train line and the bullet train in Kyushu, the suspects told the police that they wanted to kill as many people as possible. 24 Dead in Suspected Arson at Office Building in Japan 2021-12-16T05:00:00Z Kyoto University also has a Wildlife Research Center housing chimps and bonobos rescued from biomedical research in a sanctuary in Kumamoto, on the southern island of Kyushu. Kyoto University to close leading primate center over misuse of construction funds 2021-10-14T04:00:00Z By Sunday, dozens of people in flooded areas in the southern Kyushu region as well as Hiroshima were rescued, the disaster management agency said. Torrential rain in Japan causes more floods, mudslides 2021-08-14T04:00:00Z In Takeo, a city in Saga prefecture in Kyushu, entire roads were submerged as rescue workers in wetsuits dragged inflatable boats and surveyed the damage. Torrential rains lash Japan, three feared dead after landslide 2021-08-15T04:00:00Z Kanakuri grew up in a rural town called Nagomi, located on western island of Kyushu, in a family of modest means that made and sold sake. Lost and found: How Japan’s ‘father of the marathon’ vanished midrace 2021-08-06T04:00:00Z The Japan Meteorological Agency issued its highest rain alerts in three prefectures on Kyushu island, prompting some local governments to order residents to evacuate. Heavy rain hits southern Japan, over 120,000 ordered to evacuate - NHK 2021-07-10T04:00:00Z A year ago, flooding and mudslides triggered by heavy rain in Kumamoto and four other prefectures in the Kyushu region in southern Japan killed nearly 80 people. Rescuers search for missing in Japan amid fresh slide risks 2021-07-06T04:00:00Z A year ago, flooding and mudslides triggered by heavy rain in Kumamoto and four other prefectures in the Kyushu region in southern Japan left nearly 80 people dead. Japan searches for dozens missing in mudslide; 4 dead 2021-07-04T04:00:00Z It will idle its plant in Kyushu, southern Japan for two days next month, they said, adding that the factory will cancel the night shift as well. Nissan adjusts production in July due to chip shortage - sources 2021-06-22T04:00:00Z Another theory holds that early Indo-Pacific mariners followed sea routes north, island hopping over Taiwan and Okinawa to reach Kyushu in southern Japan. Okinawans seek return of forebears’ remains, collected decades ago for research 2021-06-14T04:00:00Z It says the lantern is a gift from Matsura Shigenobu, a daimyo, or feudal lord, in what is now western Kyushu, Japan. Japan’s other gift at the Tidal Basin She had been collecting insects from the woods as a hobby since becoming a biology student at Kyushu University in Japan the previous year. Cannibalism May Be Key for These Cockroach Couples 2021-02-12T05:00:00Z In 2017, mudslides and flooding in the Kyushu region killed 40. Japan searches for dozens missing in mudslide; 4 dead 2021-07-04T04:00:00Z Another Kyushu plant will also only operate on daytime shift work for a certain period next month, the people said. Nissan adjusts production in July due to chip shortage - sources 2021-06-22T04:00:00Z In 2016, more than 40 people died after two earthquakes rocked the southern island of Kyushu. Powerful Quake Hits Japan, Evoking a Worrisome Memory 2021-02-13T05:00:00Z Typhoon Maysak grazed Kyushu this past week before heading to the Korean Peninsula. Japan Orders Millions to Evacuate as Typhoon Lashes Region 2020-09-06T04:00:00Z News footage showed people in Kyushu starting to gather at gymnasiums, before winds gather momentum in the evening. Typhoon unleashes rain, strong winds in southern Japan 2020-09-05T04:00:00Z Four people were missing in Miyazaki prefecture on the island of Kyushu after a landslide swept several buildings into a river, public broadcaster NHK reported, citing officials. Typhoon Haishen hits South Korea after lashing Japan, leaving four missing 2020-09-07T04:00:00Z Several rivers on the main southwestern island of Kyushu were at risk of overflowing, officials said. Typhoon Haishen unleashes rain, strong winds in south Japan 2020-09-05T04:00:00Z To prevent damage from the typhoon, Kyushu Railway Co said it will suspend some of its train operations on Sunday and all operations on Monday. Japan braces for powerful Typhoon Haishen, possible record rainfall 2020-09-05T04:00:00Z Shelters in Kyushu’s Miyazaki city were accepting less than half of their normal capacity in order to allow for social distancing, according to NHK. Japan Orders Millions to Evacuate as Typhoon Lashes Region 2020-09-06T04:00:00Z The typhoon is likely to hit a large area spanning from Amami-Oshima island to the main island of Kyushu in western Japan from Sunday through Monday, the agency said. Japan coastguard says second person found from capsized cattle ship has died 2020-09-04T04:00:00Z Instead, an area of high pressure to the northeast of Japan will block that route and push the storm across southern Japan, with landfall expected in southeastern Kyushu, and then into South Korea by Monday. Typhoon Maysak strikes South Korea as 2nd storm gains strength just behind it 2020-09-02T04:00:00Z Japan’s main southern island of Kyushu was warned of heavy rainfall, fierce winds and possible mudslides. Rains hit southern Japan island as Koreas ready for typhoon 2020-09-01T04:00:00Z The Japan Meteorological Agency has urged residents of Okinawa and Kyushu to exercise maximum caution as Typhoon Haishen was on course to approach Okinawa by Sunday and the main southern island of Kyushu afterwards. Japan braces for powerful Typhoon Haishen, possible record rainfall 2020-09-05T04:00:00Z It was forecast to strengthen slightly as it headed toward Kyushu. Strong typhoon sweeping over Japan’s southernmost islands 2020-08-31T04:00:00Z The southwestern area of Kyushu was hit with heavy rain earlier this week. Flooding, mudslides hit northern Japan after heavy rainfall 2020-07-28T04:00:00Z The southwestern area of Kyushu was hit with heavy rain earlier this week. Flooding, mudslides hit northern Japan after heavy rainfall 2020-07-29T04:00:00Z “I was hit so many times, I can’t count,” a 23-year-old professional athlete who was not named in the report said of his experience playing baseball in junior high school in Japan’s southwestern Kyushu region. Athletes in Japan suffer widespread abuse, Human Rights Watch says 2020-07-19T04:00:00Z Heavy rain has continued for more than a week in large areas of Japan, triggering mudslides and floods and killing more than 70 people, most of them on the southern main island of Kyushu. Bad weather may delay 1st UAE Mars mission on Japan rocket 2020-07-13T04:00:00Z Most of them are in prefectures on Kyushu, Japan’s third-largest main island. Japan braces for more heavy rain as death toll rises to 66 2020-07-09T04:00:00Z Four others were found in Fukuoka, another prefecture on Kyushu, Japan’s third-largest island. Japan battered by more heavy rain, floods, nearly 60 dead 2020-07-08T04:00:00Z More rain was predicted in Kyushu and the western half of the main island of Honshu as the rain front moved east. World Digest: July 7, 2020 2020-07-07T04:00:00Z About 3 million residents were advised to evacuate across Kyushu, Japan's third-largest island. Japan flooding death toll rises to 53, a dozen missing as torrential rains spread through region 2020-07-07T04:00:00Z Japan on Monday issued a flood warning to more than half a million people living in three prefectures on Kyushu, including Nagasaki, Saga and Fukuoka. Japan warns of more heavy rain in flood-hit areas 2020-07-07T04:00:00Z Japan's Meteorological Agency issued the highest weather warning, a heavy rain emergency warning, for three prefectures in northern Kyushu after heavy rain hit the island's southern region over the weekend. Japan flooding death toll rises to 49 as more heavy rain hits region 2020-07-06T04:00:00Z The Meteorological Agency issued the highest weather warning for three prefectures in northern Kyushu after heavy rain hit the island’s southern region over the weekend. 40 dead in Japan floods, as more areas warned of heavy rain 2020-07-06T04:00:00Z About 3 million residents in Kyushu, Japan’s third-largest island, were advised to evacuate. World Digest: July 7, 2020 2020-07-07T04:00:00Z More rain was predicted in Kyushu and the western half of Japan's main island as the rain front moved east. Japan flooding death toll rises to 53, a dozen missing as torrential rains spread through region 2020-07-07T04:00:00Z Floods in Japan have left at least 40 people dead and another 11 missing on the southern island of Kyushu, where further torrential rain is forecast for the coming days. First Thing: could the pandemic turn red states into swing states? 2020-07-06T04:00:00Z Rescue workers were combing through the wreckage of houses hit by flooding and landslides in Japan after extreme weather left more than 50 people dead or missing on the southern island of Kyushu. Rescuers search for survivors of Japan floods as more heavy rain expected 2020-07-05T04:00:00Z More than half a million people were advised to evacuate across Kyushu, including riverside towns in Kumamoto city where 40 bodies were recovered. 40 dead in Japan floods, as more areas warned of heavy rain 2020-07-06T04:00:00Z Saturday’s unprecedented rains in the Kumamoto prefecture of central Kyushu unleashed floods and landslides. Japan braces for return of torrential southern rains that killed 16 2020-07-05T04:00:00Z At least 14 people are feared dead at a nursing home on Japan's southern island of Kyushu as unprecedented rainfall caused landslides and massive floods. Fears for nursing home amid massive Japan floods 2020-07-04T04:00:00Z A Navy demolitions expert, Draper Kauffman, would have been among the first to land on the beaches of Kyushu had an invasion of Japan’s home islands been deemed necessary. Review | Stories of those who built the bomb, those who used it and those who survived it 2020-06-11T04:00:00Z Kyushu Electric is not the only plant with the delay. Japan nuke reactor taken offline due to delayed safety steps 2020-03-16T04:00:00Z On Monday, Nissan of Japan said it would shut down its plant in Kyushu, Japan, for four days beginning later this week because of “supply shortages of parts from China.” From Starbucks to FedEx, Coronavirus Upends Businesses That Depend on China 2020-02-07T05:00:00Z “From this evening on, extremely heavy rains with thunder are expected in southern as well as northern Kyushu,” an agency official told Reuters. Japan braces for return of torrential southern rains that killed 16 2020-07-05T04:00:00Z On Monday, Nissan of Japan said it would shut down its plant in Kyushu, Japan, for four days beginning later this week “due to supply shortages of parts from China.” ‘Like Europe in Medieval Times’: Virus Slows China’s Economy 2020-02-10T05:00:00Z Nissan’s Kyushu plant produces models including the Serena minivan for the Japanese market and the Rogue SUV crossover, Nissan’s top-selling car in the United States. Nissan to halt production at Japan factory due to coronavirus 2020-02-10T05:00:00Z Fukuoka is situated on the north shore of Kyushu Island and, according to weather experts, was initially the most threatened by the typhoon. Ireland’s hopes of topping group still possible 2019-10-09T04:00:00Z The course of Typhoon Hagibis heading toward Japan has changed and World Rugby warns that it could hit the Tokyo area on Saturday instead of the southern island of Kyushu. The Latest: South Africa beat 14-man Canada 66-7 2019-10-08T04:00:00Z Odo, a native of Kyushu, has had to adjust to the tastes and textures of American ingredients, as well as the bias of the American palate toward more flagrant flavors. The New Generation of Chefs Pushing Japanese Food in Unexpected Directions 2019-09-02T04:00:00Z The weather agency said parts of northern Kyushu were experiencing torrential rains only seen once in a few decades. Japan issues emergency warning after life-threatening rains in south 2019-08-27T04:00:00Z Two production lines at the Kyushu plant would be halted on Feb. 14, the Nikkei said, adding that another line which mainly cars for export, would be stopped on Feb.17. Nissan to halt production at Japan factory due to coronavirus 2020-02-10T05:00:00Z More than 1 million residents across the island of Kyushu in southwest Japan were ordered to evacuate Wednesday amid torrential rain and warnings of severe flooding and landslides. World Digest: July 3, 2019 2019-07-03T04:00:00Z As the rains shifted towards central and eastern Japan, NHK warned Kyushu residents not to rush home as the landslide danger persists. Rains ease in southern Japan but landslide risks persist 2019-07-03T04:00:00Z The Japan Meteorological Agency said that up to 13 inches of additional rain are expected through Thursday in parts of the southern main island of Kyushu. Torrential rains in Japan force over 1 million to evacuate southwestern region 2019-07-03T04:00:00Z Up to an additional 150 mm of rain is expected in southern Kyushu overnight and on Tuesday, an agency official said. Hundreds of thousands urged to flee as heavy rain hits southern Japan 2019-07-01T04:00:00Z Local media in the Kyushu region reportedly said the slug was burned to death after it short-circuited the device that was responsible for the outage. Japanese railway says dead slug responsible for chaos that delayed 12,000 train passengers 2019-06-24T04:00:00Z The power failed on two lines serving southern Japan operated by Kyushu Railway, known as JR Kyushu, on 30 May. Slime on the line: slug blamed for power failure on Japanese railways 2019-06-23T04:00:00Z A woman in the prefecture of Kagoshima in southern Kyushu was killed this week in another landslide. Rains ease in southern Japan but landslide risks persist 2019-07-03T04:00:00Z More than 12,000 people's journeys were affected when nearly 30 trains on Kyushu shuddered to a halt because of the slimy intruder's actions. Rogue slug blamed for Japanese railway chaos 2019-06-22T04:00:00Z The Sept. 20 to Nov. 2 tournament will feature 20 teams playing across 12 cities stretching from Japan’s northern main island of Hokkaido to Kyushu in the southwest. Good news with 100 days to go before Rugby World Cup 2019-06-11T04:00:00Z The Japan Times reports that Kyushu Electric Power Co. says no abnormalities were reported at the nearby Sendai nuclear power plant in Kagoshima Prefecture. Magnitude 6.3 earthquake hits city in southwest Japan 2019-05-09T04:00:00Z The Japan Times reports that Kyushu Electric Power Co. says no abnormalities were reported at the nearby Sendai nuclear power plant in Kagoshima Prefecture. Magnitude 6.3 earthquake hits city in southwest Japan 2019-05-09T04:00:00Z The government was criticized for its slow response last July when heavy rains in Kyushu triggered landslides and floods, killing more than 200 people in Japan’s worst weather disaster in 36 years. Rains ease in southern Japan but landslide risks persist 2019-07-03T04:00:00Z The Sept. 20 to Nov. 2 Rugby World Cup will include 48 matches played by 20 participating teams across 12 cities stretching from Hokkaido in the north to Kyushu in the southwest. Large number of overseas fans expected at Rugby World Cup 2019-02-21T05:00:00Z Nissan said in early February that it would be producing the next generation of its X-Trail SUV at its Kyushu plant in Japan, rather than at its factory in Sunderland, England. Honda Plans to Leave Britain as Brexit Draws Close 2019-02-18T05:00:00Z The company said it instead plans to consolidate production of the next generation X-Trail at its plant in Kyushu, Japan, where the model is currently produced. Nissan’s second thoughts on UK-made SUV add to Brexit worry 2019-02-03T05:00:00Z The recipe for the complex, caramelized tare was honed for decades on Kyushu, the southernmost of Japan’s main islands. Japanese Freshwater Eel Slithers Onto the New York Dining Scene 2019-01-25T05:00:00Z The Japan Meteorological Agency said the quake measured a preliminary magnitude 5.0, rattling the Fukuoka, Nagasaki and Kumamoto areas in the southwest of the main island of Kyushu. Earthquake rattles southwest Japan, no damage reported 2019-01-03T05:00:00Z The Japan Meteorological Agency says the quake measured a preliminary magnitude 5.0, rattling the Fukuoka, Nagasaki and Kumamoto areas in the southwest of the main island of Kyushu. Earthquake rattles southwest Japan, no damage reported 2019-01-03T05:00:00Z They also note that the nearest Lexus plant to China is at the northern tip of Japan’s southernmost main island of Kyushu -only two days from Shanghai by sea. Toyota, sensing an opening, debates building Lexus cars in China 2018-10-05T04:00:00Z Farms and homes in Miyazaki on the southern main island of Kyushu were flooded as Typhoon Trami swept across southwestern Japan. Typhoon pummels Japan, flights canceled, trains shut down 2018-09-30T04:00:00Z It will cross the islands of Kyushu and the main island of Honshu between Sunday and Monday, a path similar to that taken Typhoon Jebi early in September. Powerful typhoon bears down on flood-battered Japan 2018-09-29T04:00:00Z Kuchinoerabu, a small island with a population of about 150, is south of Japan’s southern main island of Kyushu. Alert level raised for volcanic island in southern Japan 2018-08-15T04:00:00Z Her parents, immigrants from the Japanese island of Kyushu, managed a hotel and ran a produce stand. Aiko Herzig Yoshinaga, whose research led to internment reparations, dies at 93 2018-07-25T04:00:00Z Heavy rains trigger deadly floods in Japan: Heavy rainfall was hammering southern Japan for the third day on Saturday, prompting new disaster warnings on Kyushu and Shikoku islands. World digest: July 7, 2018 2018-07-07T04:00:00Z Some transport was affected in the southern-most main island of Kyushu. Eleven killed, at least 45 missing as torrential rain pounds Japan 2018-07-07T04:00:00Z The site on Kyushu island consists of 10 villages, a castle and a cathedral and were built between the 18th and 19th Centuries, at a time when the Christian faith was banned in Japan. Mumbai art deco buildings make Unesco list 2018-06-30T04:00:00Z The study that ignited the whole concept took place at Kyushu University in Japan. How bacteria are changing your mood 2018-04-23T04:00:00Z The volcano is part of the Kirishima mountain range on Japan’s southern main island of Kyushu. Volcano in southern Japan erupts for 1st time in 250 years 2018-04-19T04:00:00Z The landslide, which occurred around 3:50 a.m., left six people missing and damaged four homes in Oita prefecture on Kyushu, the southernmost of Japan’s four main islands, Japan’s Fire and Disaster Management Agency said. Overnight landslide leaves 6 missing in southern Japan 2018-04-10T04:00:00Z Some sundews growing in bogs in Japan steal insects lured by the flowers of neighboring plants, according to Kazuki Tagawa from Kyushu University in Fukuoka, Japan, and his colleagues. Meat-Eating Plant Found Stealing Bugs From Its Neighbors 2018-03-05T05:00:00Z The 24-year-old South Korean spent years watching Japanese cartoons, films and dramas before moving last year to the southern Japanese island of Kyushu. Despite diplomatic rows, Japan and South Korea are growing closer 2018-01-18T05:00:00Z He grew up on the southern Japanese island of Kyushu, bullied as a child because of his Korean ancestry. Inside the eccentric, relentless deal making of SoftBank's Masayoshi Son 2018-01-02T05:00:00Z Shinto religious leaders in Munakata, a sleepy municipality on the Japanese island of Kyushu of 100,000 that administers the smaller island, however, preempted their concerns. A sacred Japanese island juggles secrecy and survival 2017-12-08T05:00:00Z “This strikes me as a Great Leap Backwards for Chinese academia,” said Edward Vickers, an expert in Chinese education at Japan’s Kyushu University. Chinese universities scramble to open centers to study President Xi Jinping Thought 2017-11-01T04:00:00Z THE city of Fukuoka, the biggest on the island of Kyushu, is buzzing. Japanese voters want a plan to handle a declining population 2017-10-05T04:00:00Z Talim, the 18th typhoon of the Pacific season, grounded hundreds of flights and interrupted rail services including some bullet train operations in Kyushu, local media reported. Weaker Typhoon Talim disrupts transport in southwestern Japan 2017-09-16T04:00:00Z The Japan Meteorological Agency issued the strongest warning of heavy rain for part of the southernmost main island of Kyushu, which was hit by a deluge in July that resulted in flooding. Weakening Typhoon Talim brings heavy rain to southwestern Japan 2017-09-16T04:00:00Z They took the artifacts back to the Munakata shrine on Kyushu, where many are now on display. A sacred Japanese island juggles secrecy and survival 2017-12-08T05:00:00Z The exercise around Japan's southern Kyushu island involved two U.S. Japanese fighters conducted air drills with U.S. B-1B bombers on Tuesday 2017-08-08T04:00:00Z Evacuation advisories were issued for at least 210,000 along a broad swathe of Kyushu, the Fire and Disaster Management Agency said. At least two dead as weakening Typhoon Noru nears main Japanese islands 2017-08-06T04:00:00Z Talim, the 18th typhoon of the Pacific season, grounded hundreds of flights and interrupted rail services including some bullet train operations in Kyushu, local media reported. Weaker Typhoon Talim disrupts transport in southwestern Japan 2017-09-16T04:00:00Z The Japan Meteorological Agency issued the strongest warning of heavy rain for part of the southernmost main island of Kyushu, which was hit by a deluge in July that resulted in flooding. Weakening Typhoon Talim brings heavy rain to southwestern Japan 2017-09-16T04:00:00Z Army Air Forces crew flew to Nagasaki, the secondary target on the southern island of Kyushu and a site of a major shipyard. Under the mushroom cloud: Will Nagasaki’s story be told at Hanford’s new national park? 2017-08-03T04:00:00Z The exercise around Japan's southern Kyushu island involved two U.S. Japanese fighters conducted air drills with U.S. B-1B bombers on Tuesday 2017-08-08T04:00:00Z Evacuation advisories were issued for at least 210,000 along a broad swathe of Kyushu, the Fire and Disaster Management Agency said. At least two dead as weakening Typhoon Noru nears main Japanese islands 2017-08-06T04:00:00Z But the Japan Meteorological Agency was forecasting it might hit the southern island of Kyushu by Friday or the weekend. Powerful Pacific typhoon weakens but could threaten Japan 2017-07-31T04:00:00Z Torrential rain that began a week ago set off landslides and sent rivers surging over their banks on the southwestern island of Kyushu, at one point forcing more than 400,000 people from their homes. Japanese PM Abe promises to help victims of floods; death toll up to 25 2017-07-12T04:00:00Z Abe arrived on Japan’s southernmost main island of Kyushu on Wednesday morning. Japan leader Abe shortens Europe trip to visit flooded areas 2017-07-11T04:00:00Z The meteorological agency said the rainy front was forecast to bring 120 mm of rain in the northern Kyushu region by Monday noon, and 100 mm of rain in the neighboring Chugoku region, western Japan. Japan rescuers continue search as more rain forecast, at least 18 dead: NHK 2017-07-09T04:00:00Z The weather agency said 150 mm of rain was forecast to fall in industrialized Northern Kyushu in the 24 hours to 6 a.m. on Sunday. More heavy rain forecast for Japan as death toll rises to 16 2017-07-08T04:00:00Z On Japan’s Kyushu Island, farmers regularly trap and spear local badgers, which are regarded as pests. Ecologists warn of Japanese badger cull 'crisis' 2017-06-08T04:00:00Z Nagasaki is in Kyushu, the southernmost of Japan’s four main islands. The Latest: Norway says North Korea launch is UN violation 2017-04-29T04:00:00Z An ecological crisis is unfolding on Kyushu Island, Japan. Japan: Unjustified killing of badgers in Kyushu : Nature : Nature Research 2017-04-11T04:00:00Z Inspired by the fracture resistance of bone, Motomichi Koyama of Kyushu University in Fukuoka, Japan, and his colleagues designed an alloy with a similar substructure. Materials: Bone-like steel stops cracks : Nature : Nature Research 2017-03-14T04:00:00Z He studied ceramics and industrial design in Tokyo, and apprenticed as a production potter on Kyushu. Cancer claims Seattle ceramic artist Akio Takamori at 66 2017-01-15T05:00:00Z The craft then plunged into the ocean southeast of JAXA's Uchinoura Space Center, on Kyushu, the southernmost of Japan's 4 main islands. Japan loses another spacecraft 2017-01-15T05:00:00Z Two weeks ago, Space World, on the southwestern Japanese island of Kyushu, opened an ice-skating rink that featured about 5,000 fish and other sea creatures frozen beneath the surface. Aquarium on Ice, a Lure for Skaters in Japan, Appalls Them Instead 2016-11-28T05:00:00Z The earthquakes on Japan’s southern Kyushu island caused $31 billion worth of damage, with $6 billion of the costs covered by insurance. Insurer: 2016 saw highest natural disaster losses in 4 years 2017-01-04T05:00:00Z Japanese scientists led by Katsuhiko Hayashi of Kyushu University in Fukuoka transform mouse skin cells into eggs by culturing them in clumps of fetal mouse ovary tissue. Timeline: Regrowing the body : Nature : Nature Research 2016-12-06T05:00:00Z Potential locations for regional casinos include sites in the islands of Hokkaido in the north and Kyushu in the south. MGM Resorts ready to bet up to $10 billion on Japan casino, possibly via REIT 2016-10-31T04:00:00Z She received a master’s degree in comparative social culture in 2000 from Japan’s Kyushu University, with a concentration on the ecological toll on Everest. Junko Tabei, the first woman to reach the summit of Mount Everest, dies at 77 2016-10-29T04:00:00Z Later in life, she became concerned about the degradation of Everest, completing master's studies in 2000 at Kyushu University in southern Japan on the garbage problem as the famous mountain was opened to more climbers. Junko Tabei, 1st woman to climb Everest, dies at 77 2016-10-22T04:00:00Z This is what made the earthquakes that hit Japan’s Kyushu Island earlier this year rather special. This volcano stopped an earthquake in its tracks, scientists say 2016-10-20T04:00:00Z JR Kyushu will list on the Tokyo Exchange on Oct. Japan set to raise $4 billion from IPO of JR Kyushu railway 2016-10-17T04:00:00Z Strong winds and heavy rain toppled utility poles and flooded buildings in parts of Kyushu, the southernmost of Japan’s four main islands. Typhoon causes serious flooding in southern Japan 2016-09-19T04:00:00Z The Sakurajima volcano on Japan's Kyushu island poses a "growing threat", researchers at the University of Bristol say. Japan's Sakurajima volcano due for major eruption within 30 years, say scientists - BBC News 2016-09-14T04:00:00Z A magnitude 7 earthquake slammed the southern island of Kyushu in April. Japan Strives for More Than Medals When It Hosts 2020 Olympics 2016-08-22T04:00:00Z Kyushu Electric declined to comment on the impact of a possible shutdown at Sendai. Japan Elections: Antinuclear Candidate’s Win Poses Risk to Plant Restarts 2016-07-11T04:00:00Z Power assessment for producing models with the fewest defects or malfunctions at its Georgetown, Ky. and Kyushu, Japan plants. Kia Tops J.D. Power’s Car-Quality Survey 2016-06-22T04:00:00Z Typhoon Malakas swept across the southern part of Kyushu island early Tuesday morning before heading east along Japan’s Pacific coast toward central Japan and Tokyo. Typhoon causes serious flooding in southern Japan 2016-09-19T04:00:00Z The latest incident took place much closer to Japan’s main islands, in waters south of Kyushu. Chinese naval ship enters Japanese territorial waters 2016-06-15T04:00:00Z Tokyo on Wednesday said a separate Chinese navy observation ship entered its territorial waters south of its southern Kyushu island. China spy ship 'shadowing' U.S., Japanese, Indian naval drill in Western Pacific 2016-06-15T04:00:00Z At a meeting with high-ranking military leaders on June 18, Truman authorized a landing on the Japanese island of Kyushu in November 1945. Truman's Obvious Choice 2016-05-27T04:00:00Z While invoking Hiroshima has become a universal shorthand for the horrors of nuclear war, Nagasaki, on the southwestern island of Kyushu, has mostly lived in the other city’s shadow. What About Us, Nagasaki Asks, as Obama’s Hiroshima Trip Nears 2016-05-24T04:00:00Z Reports in Japanese media said the withdrawals were made on May 15 at ATMs in Tokyo and 16 prefectures across Japan's main island Honshu and neighboring Kyushu. Japan an alluring target for Standard Bank ATM thieves 2016-05-24T04:00:00Z But parts of the Hohi railway line will remain closed for a “substantial amount of time” after a landslide caused by the earthquake struck a section in Minamiaso, according to Kyushu Railway. Japan’s Emperor and Empress Visit Quake-Hit Kumamoto 2016-05-19T04:00:00Z Toyota is headquartered in central Japan but Kyushu, the main island in southwestern Japan, is a hub for its manufacturing. Toyota’s projects 35 pct profit plunge as yen perk fades 2016-05-11T04:00:00Z A magnitude 6.2 quake on April 14 was followed a day later by a magnitude 7.0, together killing at least 49 in the Kyushu region of Japan. Five myths about the Pacific Rim 2016-04-28T04:00:00Z The BOJ opened a new lending program worth ¥300 billion to aid regional banks around Japan’s southern island of Kyushu, which was the epicenter of the recent earthquakes. Bank of Japan Keeps Policy Unchanged; Yen Rises 2016-04-28T04:00:00Z Adding to concerns about the economy, deadly earthquakes this month that killed dozens of people in southern Kyushu also sparked factory shutdowns that threaten to slam the brakes on growth. Bank of Japan shocks markets by voting against more stimulus 2016-04-27T04:00:00Z On 14 April, a magnitude-6.2 earthquake struck the Japanese island of Kyushu. How earthquakes might trigger faraway volcanoes 2016-04-26T04:00:00Z Water, electricity and gas remained cut off in most of Mashiki and surrounding towns and villages on the island of Kyushu, in Japan’s far southwest. New Sense of Fragility in Japanese Town Struck Twice by Quakes 2016-04-17T04:00:00Z Ground vibrations at Sendai were comparatively mild and were not threatening enough to trigger an automatic emergency shutdown, the Kyushu Electric Power Company said. Second Powerful Earthquake Strikes Japan 2016-04-15T04:00:00Z The map assigned a relatively low probability to the likelihood of an earthquake on Kyushu. Preparing for the Big One 2016-04-21T04:00:00Z The magnitude 6.5 quake on Thursday and a magnitude 7.3 quake on Saturday that struck Kumamoto prefecture in Japan’s southern island of Kyushu, left more than 40 dead and caused disruption to crucial supply chains. Japan Earthquakes Rattle Toyota’s Vulnerable Supply Chain 2016-04-19T04:00:00Z Kyushu Electric Power Co. said two nuclear power reactors in Kyushu continued to operate normally after the quake. Japan Quake Victims in Shelters as Toyota Grinds to Halt 2016-04-18T04:00:00Z Nissan's two plants in Kyushu were temporarily shut down after the quakes for checkups. Japan's Twin Earthquakes Disrupt Economy 2016-04-18T04:00:00Z Kyushu is home to the only Japanese nuclear power station currently in operation, the Sendai Nuclear Power Plant, about 75 miles southwest of Mashiki. Second Powerful Earthquake Strikes Japan 2016-04-15T04:00:00Z Operations at its image sensor plants in Nagasaki and Oita, also on the southern Japanese island of Kyushu, fully resumed, the company said. Sony extending closure of image sensor plant in quake-hit southern Japan 2016-04-17T04:00:00Z The shutdown will begin on Monday at a factory in Kyushu and progress to other plants in Japan through Friday. Toyota says it will shut down the assembly of vehicles in Japan over the course of this week because of parts shortages stemming from the two strong earthquakes that hit southern Japan 2016-04-17T04:00:00Z TOKYO—Tens of thousands of people on Japan’s southern island of Kyushu were living in temporary shelters and companies including Toyota Motor Corp. were forced to curtail production after two earthquakes that killed dozens. Japan Quake Victims in Shelters as Toyota Grinds to Halt 2016-04-18T04:00:00Z Insurers and utilities were also sold, with nuclear plant operator Kyushu Electric Power slumping nearly 8 percent. Japan quake rattles markets as factories shut; survivors queue for food 2016-04-16T04:00:00Z Saturday in the city of Kumamoto on the island of Kyushu, at a depth of 25 miles. Earthquakes kill 35 near Kumamoto in southwestern Japan 2016-04-16T04:00:00Z It was the second major quake to hit Kumamoto province on the island of Kyushu in just over 24 hours. Sony extending closure of image sensor plant in quake-hit southern Japan 2016-04-17T04:00:00Z Sony said it will extend the closure of its image sensor plant in Kumamoto, which is in the southern island of Kyushu, after major tremblors on Thursday and Saturday rocked the key manufacturing region. Japan quakes disrupt Sony image sensor production used in Apple iPhones 2016-04-16T04:00:00Z Japanese media are reporting the eruption of Mount Aso, the largest active volcano in Japan located on Kyushu island where twin earthquakes killed at least 29 people, buried houses and set off landslides. Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has expressed concerns about secondary disasters as the weather forecast for southwestern Kyushu is showing rain and strong winds later Saturday 2016-04-16T04:00:00Z The Nuclear Regulation Authority reported no abnormalities at Kyushu's Sendai nuclear plant. Two powerful earthquakes a day apart shook southwestern Japan, killing at least 29 people, trapping many others beneath flattened homes and sending thousands of residents to seek refuge in gymnasiums and hotel lobbies 2016-04-16T04:00:00Z The extra troops are being sent to Kyushu to help police and firefighters. Japan earthquake: Rescue under way after massive tremor - BBC News 2016-04-15T04:00:00Z No tsunami warning was issued after the quake struck, and nuclear power stations in Kyushu were apparently unaffected. Search continues for survivors after biggest Japan quake since 2011 - BBC News 2016-04-15T04:00:00Z Kyushu accounts for roughly 25 percent of semiconductor output in Japan by some estimates. Japan quakes disrupt Sony image sensor production used in Apple iPhones 2016-04-16T04:00:00Z Aftershocks are rattling various areas in Kyushu, one of Japan's main four islands. Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has expressed concerns about secondary disasters as the weather forecast for southwestern Kyushu is showing rain and strong winds later Saturday 2016-04-16T04:00:00Z Kyushu Electric Power said about 10,000 homes were without power Friday morning. Japan Assesses Damage After Strong Quake on Island of Kyushu 2016-04-15T04:00:00Z Both of those killed were from the hardest-hit town of Mashiki, on the island of Kyushu, a disaster management official said. World Digest: April 14, 2016 2016-04-14T04:00:00Z So far, however, the damage caused in Kyushu seems low in comparison. Japan earthquake: thousands flee amid concerns over volcanoes and aftershocks 2016-04-14T04:00:00Z The Nuclear Regulation Authority said there were no irregularities at three nuclear plants on the southern major island of Kyushu and nearby Shikoku. Strong quake in Japan kills at least nine, nuclear plants safe 2016-04-14T04:00:00Z TOKYO—A strong earthquake struck the southern Japanese island of Kyushu on Thursday night local time, and a government spokesman said several houses were reported to have collapsed. Strong Earthquake Strikes Southern Japan; Buildings Collapse 2016-04-14T04:00:00Z The earthquake didn't cause a tsunami and Kyushu Electric Power Co. Japan Assesses Damage After Strong Quake on Island of Kyushu 2016-04-15T04:00:00Z The woman is said to be in her 40s and visiting from Japan's main southern island of Kyushu. US sailor in Okinawa arrested over alleged rape - BBC News 2016-03-14T04:00:00Z The island of Kyushu, where the earthquake happened, is a highly volcanic area. Japan earthquake: thousands flee amid concerns over volcanoes and aftershocks 2016-04-14T04:00:00Z Service on the Shinkansen superfast train in Kyushu was halted after one train derailed, and highways were closed after some sections collapsed. Strong quake in Japan kills at least nine, nuclear plants safe 2016-04-14T04:00:00Z A spokesman for Kyushu Electric Power Co. said two nuclear power plants in Kyushu continued to operate normally after the quake. Strong Earthquake Strikes Southern Japan; Buildings Collapse 2016-04-14T04:00:00Z Two reactors in the southern prefecture of Kagoshima, operated by Kyushu Electric Power, restarted in August and October last year, ending the two-year hiatus in nuclear power generation. Japanese court orders closure of two nuclear reactors 2016-03-09T05:00:00Z Japan's Meteorological Agency said Sakurajima on the southern island of Kyushu erupted at around 7 p.m. A volcano has erupted spectacularly in southern Japan 2016-02-05T05:00:00Z The Sendai nuclear plant, run by Kyushu Electric Power, and on the same island, resumed operations last year. Japan's Sakurajima volcano, not far from nuclear plant, erupts 2016-02-05T05:00:00Z Kamikaze pilots took off from the same airfield as Wednesday’s flight, Kanoya Naval Air Base on the island of Kyushu. Zero fighter flies over Japan for 1st time since WWII 2016-01-27T05:00:00Z In the part of Kyushu near Mashiki, the earthquake had shaking of 7, the highest level on a 7-level scale used in Japan, the Japan Meteorological Agency said. Strong Earthquake Strikes Southern Japan; Buildings Collapse 2016-04-14T04:00:00Z Beijing considers Seoul the “weakest link” among American allies in the region, said Seong-Hyon Lee, an assistant professor at Kyushu University in Japan. After Nuclear Test, China Resists Pressure to Curb North Korea 2016-01-15T05:00:00Z Ms. Kano was born in Miyazaki, a rural area on Japan’s southwestern Kyushu island known for golf courses and citrus farming. Creating a Cuteness Empire in Japan, One Fuzzy Bear Suit at a Time 2016-01-08T05:00:00Z The Sakurajima volcano, on the southernmost main island of Kyushu, erupts frequently. Japan's Sakurajima volcano, not far from nuclear plant, erupts 2016-02-05T05:00:00Z Previously, it sold that power to Kyushu Electric Power Co. Japanese Towns Bank on Renewable Energy 2015-12-20T05:00:00Z “We shot mostly in Taiwan, doubling for Kyushu, southern Japan,” he said. Scorsese and Miranda’s New York History 2015-12-21T05:00:00Z A one-foot tsunami was recorded at 6:45 a.m. on Nakanoshima, a small island to the south of Kyushu, Japan’s southernmost main island. World Digest: Nov. 13, 2015 2015-11-13T05:00:00Z In the past few years fire-bombings, death threats and murders by gangs in Kyushu, the southernmost of Japan’s four main islands, have eroded the public’s tolerance of the gangs. Doing the splits 2015-09-10T04:00:00Z Last month, powerful Typhoon Goni hit Japan's southernmost main island of Kyushu, killing at least one person and injuring 70 others. Japan floods: City of Joso hit by 'unprecedented' rain - BBC News 2015-09-10T04:00:00Z Eight crew members were killed when the plane crashed near the Shimonoseki Straits in Northern Kyushu. Texan recalls time 70 years ago as POW during WWII 2015-08-29T04:00:00Z Sakurajima, a mountain on the southern island of Kyushu, is one of Japan's most active volcanoes and erupts almost constantly. Japan raises warning level on volcano not far from nuclear plant 2015-08-14T04:00:00Z In 1945, as a first-year student at Kyushu Imperial University’s medical school in southern Japan, Tono became an unwilling witness to atrocities. Japan revisits its darkest moments where American POWs became human experiments 2015-08-13T04:00:00Z The Sendai Nuclear Power Plant on the island of Kyushu broke a four-year lull on 11 August when it switched one of its reactors back on. Japan’s nuclear revival won’t lower carbon emissions enough 2015-08-10T04:00:00Z Kyushu Electric is probably thinking about this as well and preparing for it.” Japan restarts nuclear reactor, 4 years after Fukushima. What's at stake? 2015-08-10T04:00:00Z He was sent to join a squadron of pilots in Kyushu, Japan’s southernmost main island, in April 1945, when the kamikaze were at their most active. The last kamikaze: two Japanese pilots tell how they cheated death 2015-08-11T04:00:00Z Kyushu Electric Power said Monday that it will restart the No. 1 reactor at its Sendai nuclear plant on Tuesday morning. World Digest: Aug. 10, 2015 2015-08-10T04:00:00Z The macabre experiments at Kyushu University were not without precedent. Japan revisits its darkest moments where American POWs became human experiments 2015-08-13T04:00:00Z The utility that owns the plant, Kyushu Electric Power, said it removed control rods from the core of the reactor at 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, initiating the atomic reaction that will eventually produce electricity. Japan Restarts Reactor, Lifting 2-Year Ban on Nuclear Power 2015-08-11T04:00:00Z Kyushu Electric Power began the restart of the No. 1 reactor at its Sendai plant at about 0130 GMT on Tuesday, a spokesman said. Japan restarts reactor in test of Abe's nuclear policy 2015-08-10T04:00:00Z But after passing stringent new tests, Kyushu Electric Power said it would restart the number one reactor at its Sendai plant on Tuesday morning. Fukushima aftermath: Japan to restart first nuclear power plant - BBC News 2015-08-10T04:00:00Z Kyushu Electric Power Co. said Monday that it will restart the No. 1 reactor at its Sendai nuclear plant Tuesday morning. Business Highlights 2015-08-10T04:00:00Z The Kyushu Electric Power Company announced today it will restart a nuclear reactor at its Sendai power plant in southern Japan on Tuesday. Following Fukushima disaster, Japan will restart first nuclear reactor under new safety rules 2015-08-10T04:00:00Z Fifty-seven percent of respondents to the weekend survey opposed Kyushu Electric Power Co's restart of a reactor at its Sendai plant in southwest Japan, set for Tuesday. Japan PM Abe's support slips, majority oppose nuclear restart 2015-08-10T04:00:00Z In high school, I spent a year as an exchange student in Japan and happened to go on a field trip to the southern island of Kyushu, where I visited the Nagasaki Atomic Bomb Museum. How 5 People Survived Nagasaki’s Nuclear Hell 2015-08-09T04:00:00Z I know this from my Marine father-in-law who was training to invade the island of Kyushu after landing in the first wave on Iwo Jima and surviving 27 days of combat. Debunking myths about the end of World War II 2015-08-05T04:00:00Z Instead, they were digging trenches and constructing fortifications on the beaches of Kyushu and Honshu, awaiting the arrival of U.S. landing boats with our 1million troops. Feedback: Let's talk Marlon Brando 2015-08-01T04:00:00Z He was taken to Japan, where he was interned in a prisoner of war camp in Fukuoka, on the southern island of Kyushu, and forced to work in the nearby coal mines. From Burma to Nagasaki: the man who walked through hell 2015-07-26T04:00:00Z Nissan said this week that it will export 100,000 Rogue compact sport-utility vehicles a year from its plant in Kyushu, southern Japan, to North America beginning in the spring of 2016. Nissan, Honda to Ship More Cars From Home 2015-07-10T04:00:00Z Rogue crossovers will be built at Nissan's Kyushu plant starting next spring, the company said, at an annual rate of 100,000 vehicles. Nissan to export Rogue for U.S. market from Japan plant 2015-07-09T04:00:00Z Kuchinoerabu is 50 miles southwest of the main southern island of Kyushu. Volcano erupts on southern Japanese island 2015-05-29T04:00:00Z Kyushu Electric hopes to restart the Sendai No. 1 reactor in southwestern Japan in late July, followed by the No. 2 reactor in late September. Japan nuclear regulator finishes review on Kyushu reactors, could be first to restart 2015-05-26T04:00:00Z The first two reactors to be given the green light are at the Sendai nuclear plant in Kyushu. First look in Japan's new nuclear power plant - BBC News 2015-05-24T04:00:00Z The Sendai reactors, operated by Kyushu Electric Power, are "very close" to getting final regulatory approval to being operations, an official from Japan's nuclear regulator said earlier this month. Japan court approves restart of reactors in boost for Abe's nuclear policy 2015-04-22T04:00:00Z A court order preventing Kyushu Electric Power Co from operating Sendai would risk tying up the industry in legal battles for months or years. Japan nuclear ruling to show whether legal fight emboldened 2015-04-21T04:00:00Z Kyushu would like to begin the restart process in early July, said a company official, who declined to be identified because of the sensitivity of the issue. Japan's Kyushu hopes to restart reactor in July: company official 2015-03-19T04:00:00Z Kyushu Electric Power and Chugoku Electric Power are both expected to announce their plans to scrap two old reactors on Wednesday. Japan utilities set to scrap five aging nuclear reactors 2015-03-17T04:00:00Z Now its 4,200-foot runway is covered end to end with solar panels, a project under the co-ownership of a leasing company and a subsidiary of Kyushu Electric. Japan’s Growth in Solar Power Falters as Utilities Balk 2015-03-03T05:00:00Z “Our result shows that such fragile particles can be preserved not only in … snow, but also in ice,” says the study’s lead author, Takaaki Noguchi, a meteorite researcher at Kyushu University in Fukuoka, Japan. Comet dust found in Antarctica 2014-12-05T05:00:00Z Kyushu Electric denies this and the Nuclear Regulation Authority says it sees no need to change its rules, after last week's ruling said the regulations "lack rationality." Japan nuclear ruling to show whether legal fight emboldened 2015-04-21T04:00:00Z “Even before the handover, the curriculum was increasingly trying to socialize students as Chinese citizens,” said Edward Vickers, an expert in Chinese education at Japan’s Kyushu University. Hong Kong protests spur renewed debate over ‘patriotic’ education Tours of Kyushu typically begin in Fukuoka, proceed first south to Nagasaki. Okinawans Vote Against Futenma And The U.S.-Japan Alliance; Remembering The Nagasaki A-Bomb, August 9, 1945 2014-11-18T05:00:00Z All over the southern Japanese region of Kyushu, unexpected places gleam with electricity-producing solar panels. Japan’s Growth in Solar Power Falters as Utilities Balk 2015-03-03T05:00:00Z But Kyushu Electric Power Co., the utility to which he must sell his electricity, has recently placed on hold all new applications for getting on its grid. After Fukushima, Japan gets green boom _ and glut 2014-10-30T04:00:00Z Its operator, Kyushu Electric Power Co., however, still faces an on-site operational inspection and must obtain the consent of local authorities. Japanese governor says too soon for nuke restarts 2014-10-15T04:00:00Z As Japan pitches an unpopular nuclear restart to residents near Kyushu Electric Power Co's Sendai plant, local politicians say approval is unlikely until December, delaying an already fraught process to revive the country's idled reactors. Japan's nuclear restart unlikely this year, local vote expected in December 2014-10-15T04:00:00Z This week, with friends and family, it is Kyushu, on a tour that originated in Southern California, booked with a Taiwan operator, and conducted in Mandarin Chinese. Okinawans Vote Against Futenma And The U.S.-Japan Alliance; Remembering The Nagasaki A-Bomb, August 9, 1945 2014-11-18T05:00:00Z Then last September, Kyushu Electric Power Company, the region’s dominant utility, abruptly announced that it would stop contracting to buy electricity from new solar installations. Japan’s Growth in Solar Power Falters as Utilities Balk 2015-03-03T05:00:00Z "Kyushu electric shock is spreading in a domino effect," said Oba. After Fukushima, Japan gets green boom _ and glut 2014-10-30T04:00:00Z At typhoon strength earlier, Vongfong hit Kyushu island after battering Okinawa. Workers clear debris after Indian cyclone kills 24 2014-10-13T04:00:00Z Meanwhile in Japan, Typhoon Vongfong was downgraded to a tropical storm Monday after making landfall in Kyushu and Honshu. 8 Dead as Cyclone Hudhud Batters India's East Coast 2014-10-13T04:00:00Z The strongest storm to hit Japan this year battered the southern islands of Kyushu and Shikoku early on Monday, brought heavy rain to Tokyo and caused extensive travel disruption. Typhoon Vongfong hits south Japan, moves to main island 2014-10-13T04:00:00Z That is more power than the region consumes on some low-demand days — and far too much for Kyushu Electric’s grid to handle without the risk of failures, the utility argues. Japan’s Growth in Solar Power Falters as Utilities Balk 2015-03-03T05:00:00Z The number of applications for solar facilities with Kyushu Electric jumped to 72,000 in March, about the same for the entire previous year. After Fukushima, Japan gets green boom _ and glut 2014-10-30T04:00:00Z The storm made landfall on Kyushu island on Monday morning. Dozens injured by Typhoon Vongfong 2014-10-12T04:00:00Z The typhoon was expected by Monday to fully reach the island of Kyushu, Japan, becoming the second severe storm to hit in a week, according to The Associated Press. 300,000 Evacuated as Strong Cyclone Hits Eastern India 2014-10-12T04:00:00Z It was expected to weaken as it moved north, and likely to hit land on Sunday on the westernmost main island of Kyushu, before heading northeast toward Japan's largest main island of Honshu. Japan braces as super typhoon Vongfong powers north 2014-10-10T04:00:00Z By late Sunday, Typhoon Phanfone was off the coast of Shikoku in southwestern Japan, with winds of up to 90 mph, after hitting the regions of Okinawa and Kyushu, the Japan Meteorological Agency said. World Digest: Oct. 5, 2014 By late Sunday, Typhoon Phanfone was off the coast of Shikoku in south-western Japan, with winds of up to 90mph after hitting the regions of Okinawa and Kyushu, Japan’s Meteorological Agency said. Three US airmen swept out to sea as Typhoon Phanfone lashes Japan 2014-10-05T04:00:00Z On Sunday, Japanese airlines All Nippon Airways and Japan Airlines Co canceled flights to several southern Japanese cities and Kyushu Electric Power Co said over 21,000 households were without power. Typhoon Phanfone on course to lash Tokyo with heavy wind, rain 2014-10-05T04:00:00Z The utilities implementing the new restrictions are Kyushu Electric Power, Shikoku Electric Power and Okinawa Electric Power in the western part of the country, and Hokkaido Electric Power and Tohoku Electric Power in the northeast. Power Companies in Japan Move to Restrict Solar 2014-10-02T04:00:00Z Tropical Storm Risk, which tracks typhoons, labeled Vongfong as a Category 4 typhoon, set to weaken to Category 3 on Saturday and Category 1 before hitting Kyushu. Japan braces as super typhoon Vongfong powers north 2014-10-10T04:00:00Z Kyushu Electric, which accounts for a fifth of the renewable capacity connected since the scheme started, will stop taking applications from projects to connect to the grid from Thursday, spokesman Masatoshi Hasako said by phone. Japan's Kyushu Electric shuts off renewable suppliers from grid 2014-09-25T04:00:00Z The plant, which is operated by Kyushu Electric Power Co., still faces an on-site operational inspection and must obtain the consent of local authorities. Japanese nuclear plant clears safety hurdle 2014-09-10T04:00:00Z But any restart is unlikely before the year end as the operator, Kyushu Electric Power, is also required to get two more NRA approvals for other facilities at the site. Japan to restart nuclear reactors 2014-09-10T04:00:00Z Now the Sendai plant, in southern Kyushu, must obtain restart approval from local authorities, who are reported to back the move. Japan watchdog backs reactor restart 2014-09-09T04:00:00Z Now Satsumasendai in Kagoshima prefecture, on the southern tip of Kyushu, southernmost of Japan’s four main islands, is likely to be the country’s first city to approve the restart of a nuclear plant. Flicking the switch 2014-07-31T04:00:00Z The utility, which supplies electricity to the southwestern island of Kyushu, will continue accepting applications for solar installations of under 10 kilowatts, typically household size. Japan's Kyushu Electric shuts off renewable suppliers from grid 2014-09-25T04:00:00Z It was expected to draw near Kyushu on Thursday morning before moving east along the main island of Honshu. Weakened typhoon leaves two dead, heads north from Okinawa to main Japan islands 2014-07-09T04:00:00Z There are no nuclear plants on Okinawa, but there are two on Kyushu, which lies in the area through which the typhoon is likely to pass after hitting Okinawa. One Dead as Powerful Typhoon Hits Japan's Okinawa 2014-07-08T04:00:00Z There are no nuclear power plants on Okinawa, but Kyushu, which is expected to experience violent winds and torrential rain on Thursday, is home to two atomic facilities. Japan braces for worst storm in years as typhoon Neoguri approaches 2014-07-08T04:00:00Z Forecasts show the storm tracking toward Kyushu and then across Japan’s main island of Honshu. Powerful Typhoon Pounds Japan's Okinawa Islands 2014-07-08T04:00:00Z Forecasts show the storm tracking toward Kyushu island and then across Japan’s main island of Honshu. Typhoon Neoguri Pounds Japan's Okinawa at Speeds of 108 Miles Per Hour 2014-07-08T04:00:00Z There are two nuclear plants on Kyushu and another on nearby Shikoku island. Weakened typhoon leaves two dead, heads north from Okinawa to main Japan islands 2014-07-09T04:00:00Z However, Kyushu region - next to the main island of Honshu where major cities including Tokyo and Osaka are located - was already seeing heavy rains and officials warned over possible floods and landslides. Super-typhoon Neoguri approaches Japan's Okinawa islands 2014-07-07T04:00:00Z The eruption covered southern Kyushu with more than 60 centimeters of ash. ‘Ring of Fire’ volcano risk the last obstacle for Japan nuclear plants 2014-06-04T04:00:00Z Nissan plans to export Muranos from Canton, which will be its only worldwide assembly location for the vehicle, taking over for a plant in Kyushu, Japan. Hiring to push Miss. Nissan employment over 6,000 2014-05-29T04:00:00Z Hokkaido Electric Power Co and Kyushu Electric Power Co, both facing a third year of financial losses, are seeking capital infusions totaling nearly $1.5 billion from a state-owned lender. Insight: Japan may only be able to restart one-third of its nuclear reactors 2014-04-02T02:25:21Z Kyodo news agency reported deaths in several prefectures near Tokyo, and other deaths as far south as Oita on Kyushu island. Japan hit by deadly snowstorms 2014-02-16T16:20:53Z But the expense of traveling to Sochi from the southern Japanese island of Kyushu made her wince. Fans shun Sochi over bombs, bureaucracy, big bucks 2014-02-10T07:10:52Z One, the Kyushu Symphony Orchestra, said it was considering a lawsuit to retrieve lost ticket sales, an extreme expression of anger in nonlitigious Japan. Renowned Japanese Composer Admits Fraud 2014-02-06T11:52:27Z Wakata, a native of Saitama, Japan, holds a bachelor's degree in aeronautical engineering, a master's in applied mechanics and a doctorate in aerospace engineering from Kyushu University. Japanese astronaut to command space station in March 2013-08-28T21:58:13Z Hokkaido Electric, Kansai Electric, Shikoku Electric and Kyushu Electric submitted applications to restart the plants under the new regulations on Monday. Japan eyes nuclear reactor restart 2013-07-08T10:09:44Z In 2010, faculty members of the Kyushu University mathematics department concluded that a more proactive admissions policy might be needed to recruit more women. Japan’s ‘Science Women’ Seek an Identity 2013-06-16T21:21:02Z Toyota currently builds the Lexus ES at a plant on the island of Kyushu in southern Japan. Toyota Will Make Lexus ES 350 in Kentucky 2013-04-19T17:22:47Z Toyota will start producing a new model in late 2014 in Kyushu, the automaker said in a statement, without specifying the model name. Toyota readies U.S. production of Lexus ES by 2015 2013-04-19T15:41:27Z She said she planned to use the money to eat good food and buy souvenirs when she travels to Kyushu in southern Japan in May. A Rush to Sell Gold in Japan 2013-04-09T17:58:22Z Prosecutors said he assaulted the woman after he had been out drinking with her and other members of the women's judo team at the Kyushu University of Nursing and Social Welfare. Japan judo star jailed for rape 2013-02-01T11:24:25Z The two are reportedly from the southern Kyushu island, Japanese media reported, citing police in Okinawa. Tension high in China-Japan row 2012-09-18T05:00:46Z It was an echo of a scandal just one year ago, when Kyushu Electric Power sought to sway public opinion at a hearing on restarting reactors in southern Japan. Nuclear issue puts increasing pressure on Japan government 2012-07-17T08:59:31Z Japanese troops are airlifting supplies to people trapped in mountainous districts on the southern island of Kyushu. Teams search in flood-hit Japan 2012-07-16T03:16:33Z Japanese soldiers and police are searching for missing people on the southern island of Kyushu following flooding and landslides caused by record rainfall. Search for Japan flood missing 2012-07-15T04:56:34Z Protesters lined the roads when a handful of tanks were transported by truck and ferry from Hokkaido to Kyushu in a mobility drill in 2011. Japan Takes Command -- But Don't Tell Anyone 2012-06-29T05:35:32Z Yakushima Island lies to the south of Kyushu, Japan, and is protected by its Unesco world heritage status. Deer eavesdrop on monkeys for food 2012-06-20T06:42:17Z About 70 percent of Japan’s population, and much of Japan’s industry and infrastructure, is concentrated along the Pacific coast, from the top of the main island of Honshu south to Shikoku and Kyushu islands. Tsunami Projections Offer Bleak Fate for Many Japanese Towns 2012-04-09T23:28:10Z Troops and police are concentrating their rescue operations in the north-west of Kyushu, where thousands were stranded after roads were swept away. Teams search in flood-hit Japan 2012-07-16T03:16:33Z “The plant is still in a precarious state,” said Mr. Kudo of Kyushu University. Japan Admits Nuclear Plant Still Poses Dangers 2012-03-29T16:13:12Z Chugoku Electric Power Co. and Kyushu Electric Power Co. are among companies building or planning to build plants. Glencore, Xstrata Deal Set to Squeeze Japan Coal Post Fukushima 2012-02-07T05:39:08Z Of the 44 mob-linked shootings in Japan last year, 18 took place in Fukuoka Prefecture, the district on Japan’s southernmost main island, Kyushu, where Kitakyushu is located. With Risk, Japanese City Takes on Once Accepted Fact of Life: Its Gangsters 2012-02-03T00:55:54Z Some young people I know in Tokyo were so traumatized by the earthquake that, the following day, they moved to the southern island of Kyushu. Japan and the Reality of Suffering 2011-12-22T21:15:54Z “The government wants to reassure the people that everything is under control, and do this by the end of this year,” said Kazuhiko Kudo, a professor of nuclear engineering at Kyushu University. News Analysis: Japan Set to Declare Control Over Damaged Nuclear Reactors 2011-12-15T01:14:02Z Kazuhiko Kudo, a professor of nuclear engineering at Kyushu University in southwestern Japan, said it was now suspect whether the nuclear fuel was being adequately cooled. Japan Admits Nuclear Plant Still Poses Dangers 2012-03-29T16:13:12Z All eight Ferraris involved in the accident were registered in Kyushu, police said. Eight Ferraris Crash at ‘Gathering of Narcissists’ in Japan 2011-12-05T05:19:01Z I did not come to you sword in hand; I did not fight my way from Kyushu to Koban. More Portmanteau Plays 2011-11-11T03:00:27.887Z Kyushu Electric must “bring forward the regular maintenance planned next month.” Kyushu Electric Starts First Reactor Since Fukushima Crisis 2011-11-02T07:13:01Z Kyushu Electric asked affiliates to send e-mails to a public forum in June supporting the restart of other reactors at Genkai closed for checks. Kyushu Electric Restarts First Reactor Since Fukushima Calamity 2011-11-02T03:42:42Z For this winter, the government called on users in Osaka and its surrounding areas and the southern island of Kyushu to meet numerical targets for curbing power use during peak hours. Japan Winter Power Enough Despite Nuclear Lack 2011-11-01T19:15:00.240Z The convoy was heading from Kyushu to Hiroshima when the accident occurred. Eight Ferraris Crash at ‘Gathering of Narcissists’ in Japan 2011-12-05T05:19:01Z Far down there beyond that stream, see—there is Kyushu. More Portmanteau Plays 2011-11-11T03:00:27.887Z The reactor was started up around 11 p.m. local time, and was set to l reach 100 percent generating capacity on Wednesday, Kyushu Electric said. In a First Since Nuclear Disaster, a Japanese Reactor Restarts 2011-11-01T18:23:11Z Kyushu Electric is at the center of a controversy involving attempts by Japan’s power companies to influence public opinion in favor of nuclear energy after Fukushima undermined public confidence in the industry. Kyushu Electric Restarts First Reactor Since Fukushima Calamity 2011-11-02T03:42:42Z Kyushu Electric, which powers the most southern of Japan’s four main islands, expected to incur a 16 billion yen net loss in six months ended Sept. Utilities Seek Record Loans as Fuel Costs Spike: Japan Credit 2011-10-06T15:24:04Z Kyushu Electric, the operator of the reactor at the Genkai nuclear power plant, characterized the incident as minor and said there was no risk of a radiation leak. Cooling Problem Shuts Nuclear Reactor in Japan 2011-10-04T12:22:04Z OBAA-SAN I could not rest.—Why are you not at Kyushu? More Portmanteau Plays 2011-11-11T03:00:27.887Z “Kyushu Electric must keep this reactor shut, and bring forward the regular maintenance planned next month.” In a First Since Nuclear Disaster, a Japanese Reactor Restarts 2011-11-01T18:23:11Z By March 28, Toyota’s Tsutsumi and Kyushu factories were producing the models again at 30 to 40 percent of capacity, Niimi said. Toyota Losing No. 1 Makes Prius Priority as Japan Inc. Fades 2011-09-12T14:19:49Z The cost of protecting the debt of Tokyo Electric, Kyushu Electric Power Co. and Chubu Electric against default ranked among the country’s six worst-performing credit default swaps over the month to Oct. Utilities Seek Record Loans as Fuel Costs Spike: Japan Credit 2011-10-06T15:24:04Z In an effort to appease public anger, Kyushu Electric created the investigative committee, which was headed by Nobuo Gohara, a well known former prosecutor. Japan Official Ordered Fake E-Mails, Investigators Say 2011-09-08T16:39:52Z Seeing this, Tokimune H�j�, who was the virtual master of the Shogunate, mobilised the retainers in the eastern provinces too, and sent them to the battlefield in Kyushu. An Introduction to the History of Japan 2011-08-25T02:00:29.177Z A spokesman for Kyushu Electric said the company was aware of Mr. Gohara's accusation, but declined to comment pending the release of the committee's findings. Scandal Taints Japan Nuclear Sector 2011-08-13T01:33:42Z Kyushu Electric Power Co. increased commercial paper sevenfold to 210 billion yen last quarter from the previous three-month period, while Shikoku Electric Power Co. more than tripled its outstanding balance to 43 billion yen. Tepco Disaster Propels Sales of Commercial Paper: Japan Credit 2011-08-02T02:56:01Z Eiji Yamamoto, a spokesman for Kyushu Electric, declined to comment as his company is negotiating with lenders. Utilities Seek Record Loans as Fuel Costs Spike: Japan Credit 2011-10-06T15:24:04Z An independent investigative committee found that the governor of Saga prefecture told the operator, Kyushu Electric Power, to send e-mails supporting the restart of two reactors at the company’s Genkai Nuclear Power Station. Japan Official Ordered Fake E-Mails, Investigators Say 2011-09-08T16:39:52Z The chief emporium of the trade with China in the early Ashikaga period was of course Hakata in Kyushu as before. An Introduction to the History of Japan 2011-08-25T02:00:29.177Z Later that day, the three Kyushu Electric officials discussed the governor's request over lunch in a local soba-noodle shop, where one jotted down notes, according to Mr. Gohara, the investigator. Scandal Taints Japan Nuclear Sector 2011-08-13T01:33:42Z Earlier this month, Kyushu Electric Power Co admitted that a senior official asked employees of its affiliates to send email messages in favor of nuclear power. Japan vows to skirt nuclear shutdown, watchdog embarassed 2011-07-29T13:43:17Z Japan’s second-largest operator of nuclear reactors, and regional power provider Kyushu Electric Power Co. pulled bond offerings last month. Mortgage Bond Sales Seen Rising After 5-Year Slump: Japan Credit 2011-07-25T06:22:02Z Honshu, the main island, has between the mountains five small plains, and Kyushu, the large southern island, has one. Japan and the California Problem 2011-07-25T02:00:13.940Z Since this time we were reduced to defending our interest, not on the Korean peninsula, but by fortifying the islands of Tsushima and Iki and the northern coast of Kyushu. An Introduction to the History of Japan 2011-08-25T02:00:29.177Z Ma-on is forecast to continuing heading north and be close to the coast of the southwestern island of Kyushu after 6 a.m. tomorrow. Tepco Works to Cover Fukushima Building as Storm Nears Japan 2011-07-18T05:52:43Z The Japanese weather agency issued high wave warnings for most of the southern coast from Kyushu to southeast of Tokyo. Tepco Rushes to Cover Fukushima Building as Typhoon Nears Japan 2011-07-18T01:51:42Z The Kyushu e-mail scandal sparked protests last week Dozens of workers at Japan's Kyushu Electric Company posed as citizens and lobbied for a power plant to be reopened, an internal inquiry says. Scandal grows at Japan nuclear firm 2011-07-12T09:49:48Z The turnaround prompted a mayor to yesterday retract his approval for Kyushu Electric Power Co. to start two units that were due to resume operations in April. Japan May Be Nuclear Free by May as Tests Delay Restarts 2011-07-08T08:37:46Z Even the Kumaso, who were once the strongest element in the island of Kyushu, succumbed to the arms of the Japanese not long after the peninsular expedition of the Empress Jingu. An Introduction to the History of Japan 2011-08-25T02:00:29.177Z The Japanese weather agency issued high wave warnings for the southern coast from Kyushu to islands south of Tokyo. Tepco Works to Cover Fukushima Building as Storm Nears Japan 2011-07-18T05:52:43Z The turnaround prompted a mayor to yesterday retract his approval for Kyushu Electric Power Co. to restart two units that were due to start operating in April. Japan May Be Nuclear Free by May as Stress Tests Delay Restarts 2011-07-08T03:11:42Z A Kyushu employee told Japanese media how senior officials asked about 50 subordinates to send supportive messages to a televised meeting hosted by the government. Scandal grows at Japan nuclear firm 2011-07-12T09:49:48Z However, the mayor of Genkai, the plant’s host community, told Kyushu Electric that he was withdrawing his previous support of the restart. President of Japan Nuclear Operator May Resign Over E-Mails 2011-07-07T09:38:50Z That they formerly occupied the island of Kyushu, we know from the arch�ological remains. An Introduction to the History of Japan 2011-08-25T02:00:29.177Z Shareholders of Chubu Electric Power Co. and Kyushu Electric Power Co. also backed continuing with the status quo at meetings, voting down proposals against nuclear power. Tepco, Chubu Rally Around Nuclear Future, Defying Opposition 2011-06-29T04:03:59Z Those in the Kansai and Kyushu regions didn’t follow suit as they expected their nuclear generators to resume after routine maintenance, he said. Power Cuts Spread to West Japan as Nuclear Restarts Put on Hold 2011-06-09T10:23:58Z Those in the Kansai and Kyushu regions didn’t follow suit as they expected their nuclear generators to resume, he said. Power Cuts Spread to West Japan as Nuclear Restarts Delayed 2011-06-09T04:38:11Z Fujio Mitarai also told Reuters in an interview that the company may expand a factory under construction in Kyushu, southern Japan, as part of a strategy to diversify its production of key parts. Canon sees sales boost from supply chain 2011-05-18T14:00:15Z West Japan Railway Co. and Kyushu Railway Co. --did not suffer any major damages from the earthquake. Japan Bullet Trains Resume as 8,500 Engineers Fix Quake Damage 2011-04-28T01:00:14Z “Tepco needs to build a system to circulate water and remove heat from the No. 1 containment vessel as soon as possible,” Kazuhiko Kudo, a research professor of nuclear engineering at Kyushu University, said. Tokyo Water Radiation Falls to Zero for First Time Since Crisis 2011-04-27T04:10:33Z She ordered bottled water from Kyushu, a southwest island believed to be free of radioactive contamination from the crippled nuclear reactor in the northeast. Japanese Shoppers Loosen Up Online 2011-04-14T21:00:00Z Toyota builds more than two-thirds of its vehicles in Japan in and around its namesake city, and the rest was meant to be spread into the southern Kyushu region and Tohoku. Far from quake, Toyota City's suppliers on life support 2011-04-01T08:42:23Z The plants in Tsutsumi and Kyushu that produce hybrids and are scheduled to reopen March 28. Toyota Resuming Japan Hybrid Output; Honda Extends Closings 2011-03-24T21:02:05Z The Prius will be made in the Tsumi plant in Toyota City, while the Lexuses will be made by Toyota Motor Kyushu in Kitakyushu, the southernmost of Japan’s three main islands. Toyota to Restart Prius Production Amid Supply Chain Problems 2011-03-24T16:59:49Z Domestic travel agents said that reservations for flights to the islands of Kyushu and Okinawa surged starting Tuesday. Crisis Prompts Exodus of Executives From Tokyo 2011-03-17T19:29:19Z That said, we managed to get our two plants in Kyushu restart production today. AUDIO: Quake aftermath challenges Nissan 2011-03-17T16:10:51Z In Tokyo, 150 miles away, people lined up waiting for bullet train tickets to Osaka, Kyoto, Kyushu—anywhere to get as far away as possible from the northeastern coast of Japan. Hiroshima's Legacy Heightens Fears 2011-03-16T00:21:46Z Amodio was training in Fukuoka on the island of Kyushu ahead of worlds. Skating officials now considering canceling worlds 2011-03-13T16:28:08Z A Kyushu University research group injected the drug once a week five times into mice genetically engineered to develop Alzheimer's disease, according to the researchers. Amputations, genital injuries increase sharply among soldiers 2011-03-05T05:00:42Z The results point to the existence of volatile organic compounds that might be the basis for non-invasive, early colorectal cancer diagnostics, wrote the researchers led by Hideto Sonoda of Kyushu University in Japan. Dog Smelling Cancer May Lead to Less Invasive Tests for Tumors 2011-02-01T11:29:27Z The researchers at Kyushu University used Marine, an eight-year-old black Labrador. Cancer-busting canine 2011-02-01T03:34:36Z Japanese officials are urging more than 1,000 people on the southern island of Kyushu to leave their homes close to a volcano, which is erupting for the first time in more than 50 years. In pictures 2011-01-31T11:38:56Z She served as a Red Cross nurse during World War II in the Philippines and Japan, where she was among the first nurses to go to the island of Kyushu after the Japanese surrender. Obituaries: Margaret W. Fowler, John J. Lobell, Guido Radelat, Robert S. Turkington, Barbara Whittlesey, Nina Cullen, George W. Pittarelli, Clarence M. Hammond Sr. 2010-08-02T04:00:00Z Oguni is a small hill town of about 8,000 people on the slopes of Kyushu's volcanic uplands, a nearly magical setting wedged between steep rocky cliffs and mountains covered with cedar and pine forests. Kevin Ricks' career as teacher, tutor shows pattern of abuse that goes back decades 2010-07-25T04:00:00Z Nobody knows how foot-and-mouth disease entered this agricultural region on the southernmost main island of Kyushu, home to thousands of small farms that supply the Japanese market with prime beef. Disease Threatens Japan?s Trade in Prime Beef 2010-06-11T17:20:00Z The temporary shutdown affects both production lines at a factory in Kyushu, southern Japan, and one of two lines at a plant near Tokyo. Nissan suspends car production at three plants after volcano cloud disruption 2010-04-20T12:59:00Z One of two production lines will be shut down at its Oppama plant in Yokosuka outside of Tokyo, while both lines at its southern Kyushu factory will be suspended. Ash halts some Nissan production 2010-04-20T09:10:00Z Japan in Kyushu is like Europe—except I have no friend. Lafcadio Hearn Japan About 1988, Ricks entered the fledgling Japanese Exchange and Teaching Program, which sent him to the town of Aso in Kyushu, the most southerly of the four main islands of Japan. Kevin Ricks' career as teacher, tutor shows pattern of abuse that goes back decades 2010-07-25T04:00:00Z It is also announced that two new Anglican Bishops are to be consecrated for the Islands of Kyushu and Yezo respectively. Religion in Japan One is in the north, namely, the Tsugaru Strait; the other is in the south, namely, the channel between the Korean peninsula and the Japanese island of Kyushu. A History of the Japanese People From the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era He tells me that Juglans sieboldiana is a wild tree he has found all through the Japanese islands, from the southern part of the northern island Yezo to the mountains of Kyushu, the southern island. Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the 13th Annual Meeting Rochester, N.Y. September, 7, 8 and 9, 1922 Kumamoto is situated in Kyushu, facing Formosa and the Chinese coast; the climate, therefore, is much milder than that of Matsue. Lafcadio Hearn But it points to the immigration of western Asiatics by way of Corea into the Japanese islands of Izumo and Kyushu. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 01 One of the company said that he had seen in Kyushu rows of white-washed slated houses which had been erected by returned emigrants. The Foundations of Japan Notes Made During Journeys Of 6,000 Miles In The Rural Districts As A Basis For A Sounder Knowledge Of The Japanese People But the channel between the Korean peninsula and Kyushu has a width of 102 miles, and would therefore be a fine open seaway were it free from islands. A History of the Japanese People From the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era Most of these were in the island of Kyushu, the last region to be subdued by Hideyoshi. The Problem of China While in Kyushu I more than once discovered that a body of Christians, whose evangelists we were helping to support proportionately, were actually raising not a cent of their proportion. Evolution Of The Japanese, Social And Psychic So completely were the Hojos masters of the whole country, that they actually had their deputy governors at Kyoto and in Kyushu in the south-west, and thought nothing of banishing Mikados to distant islands. The Travels of Marco Polo — Volume 2 Nagasaki Nagasaki lies at the head of a long bay which forms the best natural harbor on the southern Japanese home island of Kyushu. The Atomic Bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki Xavier now took advantage of a Portuguese vessel which called at Yamaguchi en route for Bungo, a province on the eastern littoral of Kyushu. A History of the Japanese People From the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era In this way both Hokkaido and Kyushu now grow rice in the same way, and no longer have the diverse methods to deal with problems such as unusual weather, diseases, insects, and wind damage. Down with the Cities While touring in Kyushu several years ago, I had an experience which showed me that the stolidity, or vivacity, of a people is largely dependent on the prevailing social order rather than on inherent nature. Evolution Of The Japanese, Social And Psychic Soon he obtained a job in the Kyushu branch of a certain firm and had to go there, while I had to remain in Tokyo and continue my study. Botchan (Master Darling) Our rendezvous was to be off the southeast coast of Kyushu, some 1500 miles away. The Atomic Bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki All these things seem amply sufficient to account for the change that manifested itself in Hideyoshi's attitude towards Christianity at the close of the Kyushu campaign. A History of the Japanese People From the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era When we learned you had resolved to go to Kyushu, we all felt our hearts sink with sorrow. Glimpses of Unfamiliar Japan Second Series With a fellow missionary, I went some years since to some famous hot springs at the foot of Mount Ase, the smoking crater of Kyushu. Evolution Of The Japanese, Social And Psychic On the occasion of my going to Kyushu for my personal convenience, I am deeply impressed and appreciate the way my friends have honored me with this magnificent dinner……. Botchan (Master Darling) Our ride by train through the island of Kyushu carried us through scenes not widely different from those we had just left. Farmers of Forty Centuries; Or, Permanent Agriculture in China, Korea, and Japan Shimazu of Satsuma, at the head of a handful of samurai, cut his way through the lines of Ieyasu, and reaching Osaka, embarked hastily for Kyushu. A History of the Japanese People From the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era In Kyushu the clapping is very long, especially before the prayer to the Rising Sun. Glimpses of Unfamiliar Japan Second Series Looking from the east coast of the island of Kyushu, the province of Yamato lies to the northeast, at a distance of about 350 miles, and forms the centre of the Kii promontory. A History of the Japanese People From the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era Thereafter, the immigrants touch at a triplet of small islands, described as "in the offing," and thence cross to Kyushu, known at the time as Tsukushi. A History of the Japanese People From the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era The island of Kyushu, whose latitude is that of middle Mississippi and north Louisiana, has two rice harvests, and gardeners at Nagasaki grow three crops, each year. Farmers of Forty Centuries; Or, Permanent Agriculture in China, Korea, and Japan If the Americans have need of coal, there is an abundant supply in Kyushu. A History of the Japanese People From the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era So they buried my boy far away from me in Kyushu, upon a hill near Kumamoto, which is a famous city with a strong garrison; and I went there to make his tomb beautiful. Glimpses of Unfamiliar Japan Second Series For when we first meet him in the pages of the Kojiki, he is in a palace on the northern shores of the Shimonoseki Strait, whence he soon crosses to the Kashii palace in Kyushu. A History of the Japanese People From the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era But it is equally true that the Taira generals dared not enter Kyushu so long as a strong Minamoto force was planted on the left flank of their route. A History of the Japanese People From the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era We left the island of Kyushu in the evening of June 29th, crossing to the main island of Honshu, waiting in Shimonoseki for the morning train. Farmers of Forty Centuries; Or, Permanent Agriculture in China, Korea, and Japan Three of them, travelling by junk from Spain to Macao, were driven from their course and landed at Tanegashima, a small island off the south of Kyushu. A History of the Japanese People From the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era I fought twenty battles and two hundred minor engagements to win Kyushu, and I say that when an enemy is outnumbered, its best plan is a night attack. A History of the Japanese People From the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era They reckoned on the allegiance of the whole of Kyushu and of at least one-half of Shikoku. A History of the Japanese People From the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era Driven from Kyushu, the Taira chiefs had obtained a footing in Shikoku and had built fortifications at Yashima in Sanuki, which became thenceforth their headquarters. A History of the Japanese People From the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era Tsushima lies half-way between the south of Korea and the northeast of Kyushu, distant about sixty miles from either coast. A History of the Japanese People From the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era Such excesses had not disgraced Christian propagandism in Kyoto or in the metropolitan provinces, but in Kyushu the unsightly story was forced upon Hideyoshi's attention. A History of the Japanese People From the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era It is true that Noriyori himself was unable to make any further incursion into Kyushu so long as his maritime communications with his advanced base in Suwo remained at the mercy of the Taira fleet. A History of the Japanese People From the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era We know that, on August the 14th and 15th, there burst on the shores of Kyushu a tempest which shattered nearly the whole of the Chinese flotilla. A History of the Japanese People From the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era Further, when the wave of invasion broke on the shores of Kyushu, the Court in Kyoto set the example of appealing to the assistance of heaven. A History of the Japanese People From the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era In Kyushu the office of tandai was held by Imagawa Ryoshun, a man ever memorable in Japanese history as the author of the precept that military prowess without education is worse than useless. A History of the Japanese People From the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era The second special feature of the situation in Kyushu was that relations of an altogether exceptional character were established between Hideyoshi and Kennyo, abbot of the Shin sect. A History of the Japanese People From the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era Practically the whole population became converts under the pressure of these edicts, and it is thus seen that Christianity owed much of its success in Kyushu to methods which recall Islam and the Inquisition. A History of the Japanese People From the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era He caused all the churches in Kyoto, Osaka, and Sakai to be pulled down, and he sent troops to raze the Christian places of worship in Kyushu. A History of the Japanese People From the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era For the sake of that trade, Hideyoshi agreed to tolerate the Christian propagandists, and, for a time, the foreign faith continued to flourish in Kyushu and found a favourable field even in Kyoto. A History of the Japanese People From the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era It is to be noted that, at this time, Christian propagandism in Kyushu had not yet begun to be disfigured by acts of violence. A History of the Japanese People From the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era It was in Kyushu only that these abuses were perpetrated. A History of the Japanese People From the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era This was in 1586, on the eve of his great military enterprise, the invasion of Kyushu. A History of the Japanese People From the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era Then, in Kyushu, two things influenced him strongly. A History of the Japanese People From the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era A desperate struggle ensued, and the Ko generals had to retreat to Harima, where they joined with Takauji, the latter having abandoned his expedition to Kyushu. A History of the Japanese People From the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era During his brief tenure of power Chokei's extensive plans for the capture of Kyoto did not mature, but he had the satisfaction of seeing the whole island of Kyushu wrested from Ashikaga hands. A History of the Japanese People From the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era |
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