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A magnitude 6.4 earthquake, measuring a weak 6 on Japan's seismic intensity scale, struck off the west coast of Japan's Shikoku island on Wednesday night. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/04/17/japan/large-earthquake-southern-japan/

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A sakura researcher tells us what drew him to the flowing trees, how their significance has changed over time and his personal tips on the best way to enjoy them. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/community/2024/03/22/katsuki-toshio-sakura-cherry-blossom-research/

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Tajima Forest, which manages about 1,200 hectares of forests in Hita, Oita Prefecture, has concluded a contract to trade credit for carbon dioxide emissions absorbed through forest conservation. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/03/18/companies/japan-forest-based-emissions-trade/

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A Japanese high court has overturned a lower court ruling sentencing the head of a crime syndicate to death over four cases of attacks on ordinary citizens. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/03/12/japan/crime-legal/ruling-on-japan-yakuza-boss/

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TSMC's new plant in Japan will boost the resilience of global supplies of the crucial hardware, the Taiwanese giant's founder Morris Chang said Saturday at an opening ceremony. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/02/24/tech/tsmc-kumamoto-plant-open/

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“One good example of Yoshitada Katsuki’s character is when we were driving once and found a spider inside the car — and he brought it all the way back to the winery, instead of leaving it to fend for itself in some unknown area.” https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2024/02/24/food-drink/katsuki-wines-natural-miyazaki/

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A number of prefectures in Kyushu operate a system of loaning badges to elected assembly members — but millions of yen's worth of the items remain unreturned. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/02/19/japan/politics/japan-local-assembly-badges/

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A broad swath of Japan was forecast to see unseasonably warm temperatures over parts of the next week, as the mercury looked set to hover around — and possibly rise above — 20 degrees Celsius in Tokyo on Wednesday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/02/14/japan/warm-weather-forecast/

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Some windows from the past few weeks here in for

  1. Hakutsuru brewery museum

Direct look from the outside at the window with vertical thin wood bars in the middle of a wall that is dark wood with grain

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Some windows from the past few weeks here in for
2. From in while I walked in the morning. Not sure which is the addition...

2 Long tall windows with white frames around frosted glass and concrete around and set in a brown red brick wall
A 2 storey brick building with long tall windows and attached to a one storey building with wood panelled outside and katomado window

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Kyushu Railway has developed a new inspection train, Big Eye, which features headlights that resemble a pair of eyeballs. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/11/05/japan/japan-new-inspection-train/?utm_content=buffer0691d&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn

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Took these through the passenger seat side window on the drive from Miyazaki to Kumamoto in so should count for

Mt Kirishima with cloud and sun behind and fields in foreground
Yellow and fallow and green sectioned fields with mountains in the background
Green fields with mountains in the background

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The Defense Ministry is expanding Self-Defense Forces units in the Kyushu region — establishing a squadron of F-35B stealth fighters and a surface-to-ship missile unit in the area starting next April — as China increases its coercive acts near Okinawa and Taiwan. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/10/08/japan/politics/sdf-boosting-presence-kyushu/?utm_content=bufferdd874&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn

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Personal tsunami evacuation drill app Nigetore allows users to choose their own evacuation routes and evaluate their success. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/09/11/japan/science-health/tsunami-evacuation-drill-app/?utm_content=buffer8d9b9&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn

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It's inconvenient and occasionally dangerous, but unmanned stations may be the only way for rail companies to maintain revenues amid declining populations. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2023/09/03/travel/train-station-unmanned/?utm_content=buffer47ad9&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn

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People planning to travel to meet with friends and family may be forced to change their Bon holiday plans due to bad weather. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/japan/2023/08/10/society/bon-holiday-travel-plans-storms/?utm_content=bufferafb41&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn

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People planning to travel to meet with friends and family may be forced to change their Bon holiday plans due to bad weather. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/08/10/japan/society/bon-holiday-travel-plans-storms/?utm_content=buffer283f0&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #japan #society #typhoons #kyushu #tourism #typhoonkhanun #typhoonlan

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Heavy rain from Tropical Storm Khanun pounded southern Japan on Wednesday as another storm approached from the east, possibly threatening Tokyo just as thousands prepare to travel during a peak holiday season. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/japan/2023/08/09/tropical-storm-khanun-southern-japan/?utm_content=bufferd3d73&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn

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Heavy rain from Tropical Storm Khanun pounded southern Japan on Wednesday as another storm approached from the east, possibly threatening Tokyo just as thousands prepare to travel during a peak holiday season. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/08/09/japan/tropical-storm-khanun-southern-japan/?utm_content=buffer58dab&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn

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As Tropical Storm Khanun slowly moves westward from Okinawa, Tropical Storm Lan emerges in the Pacific and may head toward Honshu next week. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/08/08/japan/tropical-storm-khanun-second-storm/?utm_content=buffer2428a&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn

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Typhoon Khanun is expected to approach Kyushu later this week, possibly bringing torrential rain to parts of the area, the weather agency said Monday while warning of mudslides, flooding and strong winds. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/08/07/japan/typhoon-khanun-to-approach-kyushu-this-week/?utm_content=bufferb34c6&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn

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Seven people have been confirmed dead following the torrential rain that hit the northern part of the Kyushu region from the early hours of Monday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/07/12/national/rain-death-toll-kyushu-rises/?utm_content=bufferb58c6&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn

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Six people are feared dead in torrential rains that hit southwest Japan this week, the government has said, as search and rescue operations continue on the ground. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/07/11/national/japan-southwest-rain-casualties/?utm_content=buffera1558&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn

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