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The Japan TimesA 92-year-old man who was inspired as a boy by a WWII-era commando has come to question Japan's wartime actions. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/14/japan/history/giretsu-kuteitai-airborne-unit-wwii/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/14/japan/history/giretsu-kuteitai-airborne-unit-wwii/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#japan</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/history" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#history</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/kumamoto" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#kumamoto</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/okinawa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#okinawa</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/fukuoka" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#fukuoka</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/wwii" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#wwii</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/giretsukuteitai" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#giretsukuteitai</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/imperialjapanesearmy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#imperialjapanesearmy</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/usmilitary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#usmilitary</a>

The Japan TimesResidents of the village of Kuma in Kumamoto Prefecture on Friday mourned the victims of deadly torrential rains that struck the prefecture five years ago. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/04/japan/kumamoto-floods-fve-years-on/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/04/japan/kumamoto-floods-fve-years-on/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#japan</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/kumamoto" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#kumamoto</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/floods" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#floods</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/depopulation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#depopulation</a>

Weather Mizu32C/90F at 9.10pm in the city. おかしいわ🥵 <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/kumamoto" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#kumamoto</a>

Weather MizuCrazy 37C in the sun🥵🔥 <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/kumamoto" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#kumamoto</a>

The Japan TimesBereaved family members and government officials attended a memorial in Hitoyoshi, Kumamoto Prefecture, on Sunday, just under five years since torrential rain left 67 people dead and two people unaccounted for. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/06/29/japan/kumamoto-2020-rain-disaster-memorial/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/06/29/japan/kumamoto-2020-rain-disaster-memorial/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#japan</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/kumamoto" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#kumamoto</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/floods" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#floods</a>

Weather MizuToday's high temperature was 35C🥵. Still in late June😵‍💫 <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/kumamoto" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#kumamoto</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/kyushu" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#kyushu</a>

The Japan TimesTaiwan's TSMC and Tokyo University are opening a chip lab on the university's main campus in Tokyo. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/06/12/companies/todai-tsmc-lab/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/06/12/companies/todai-tsmc-lab/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/business" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#business</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/companies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#companies</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/taiwan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#taiwan</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/tsmc" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#tsmc</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/chipmakers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#chipmakers</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ai" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ai</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/kumamoto" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#kumamoto</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/manufacturing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#manufacturing</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/tech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#tech</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/taiwanjapanrelations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#taiwanjapanrelations</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/universityoftokyo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#universityoftokyo</a>

The Japan TimesAround 100 dead cats were discovered at the squalid home of a woman in Kumamoto who belonged to an animal welfare group, a local official said on Wednesday. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/06/04/japan/around-100-dead-cats-found/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/06/04/japan/around-100-dead-cats-found/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#japan</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/kumamoto" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#kumamoto</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/cats" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#cats</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/animalwelfare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#animalwelfare</a>

The Japan TimesA fossilized cervical vertebra discovered back in 1996 in southwestern Japan was found to have been from a new genus and species of pterosaur, a prehistoric flying reptile. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/05/19/japan/kumamoto-pterosaur-fossil-new-species/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/05/19/japan/kumamoto-pterosaur-fossil-new-species/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#japan</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/kumamoto" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#kumamoto</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/paleontology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#paleontology</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/nipponopterusmifunensis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#nipponopterusmifunensis</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/museums" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#museums</a>

The Japan TimesA Japanese record company is facing a backlash after announcing it would release a CD by Aki Yashiro, who died in 2023, that will include nude photographs of her taken privately. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/04/18/japan/aki-yashiro-nude-photographs-row/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/04/18/japan/aki-yashiro-nude-photographs-row/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#japan</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/akiyashiro" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#akiyashiro</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/music" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#music</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/enka" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#enka</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/kumamoto" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#kumamoto</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/takashikimura" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#takashikimura</a>

The Japan TimesFamily members Wednesday mourned the death of a then-22-year-old university student who was killed in one of the major earthquakes that hit Kumamoto Prefecture in 2016. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/04/16/japan/kumamoto-quake-victim-mourned/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/04/16/japan/kumamoto-quake-victim-mourned/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#japan</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/kumamoto" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#kumamoto</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/earthquakes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#earthquakes</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/2016kumamotoearthquake" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#2016kumamotoearthquake</a>

The Japan TimesA memorial ceremony was held Monday to mark nine years since the powerful 2016 earthquakes in Kumamoto Prefecture that killed 278 people, with one survivor continuing to share her experience and lessons from the ordeal. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/04/14/japan/kumamoto-quake-anniversary/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/04/14/japan/kumamoto-quake-anniversary/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#japan</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/earthquakes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#earthquakes</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/kumamoto" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#kumamoto</a>

Stacey Campbell<a href="https://posts.rat.pictures/@hannah" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@hannah</a> I rained yen on the Suica god only to discover half of Kyushu is apostate.<a href="https://aus.social/tags/kagoshima" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#kagoshima</a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/kumamoto" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#kumamoto</a>

The Japan TimesTwo separate wildfires in Okayama and Ehime prefectures that started over the weekend continue to blaze, having destroyed at least 370 hectares of land between them as firefighters tried to put them out. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/03/24/japan/okayama-ehime-forest-fires/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/03/24/japan/okayama-ehime-forest-fires/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#japan</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/okayama" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#okayama</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ehime" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ehime</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/kumamoto" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#kumamoto</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/selfdefenseforces" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#selfdefenseforces</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/yoshimasahayashi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#yoshimasahayashi</a>

The Japan TimesThe sample Somei-Yoshino cherry trees monitored by the Japanese Meteorological Agency bloomed in the cities of Kochi and Kumamoto on Sunday. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/03/23/japan/cherry-blossoms-bloom/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/03/23/japan/cherry-blossoms-bloom/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#japan</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/kumamoto" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#kumamoto</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/kochi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#kochi</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/sakura" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#sakura</a>

The Japan TimesSemiconductors are the “rice of industry,” according to the government. But unlike with rice, Japan can't rely solely on domestic sources. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/03/03/japan/japan-international-semiconductor-strategy/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/03/03/japan/japan-international-semiconductor-strategy/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/commentary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#commentary</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#japan</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/geoeconomicbriefing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#geoeconomicbriefing</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/semiconductors" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#semiconductors</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/chipmakers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#chipmakers</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/tsmc" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#tsmc</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/rapidus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#rapidus</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/kumamoto" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#kumamoto</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/tech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#tech</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/investments" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#investments</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/japaneseeconomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#japaneseeconomy</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/taiwan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#taiwan</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/us" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#us</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/eu" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#eu</a>

The Japan TimesIn the 1980s, Japan dominated chipmaking. Fast-forward to today and the country is trying to recapture its past glory, this time with a more global strategy. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/03/03/japan/japan-semiconductor-renaissance-past/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/03/03/japan/japan-semiconductor-renaissance-past/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/commentary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#commentary</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#japan</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/geoeconomicbriefing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#geoeconomicbriefing</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/semiconductors" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#semiconductors</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/chipmakers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#chipmakers</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/tsmc" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#tsmc</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/rapidus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#rapidus</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/kumamoto" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#kumamoto</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/tech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#tech</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/investments" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#investments</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/japaneseeconomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#japaneseeconomy</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/taiwan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#taiwan</a>

Soh Kam YungEpic build. See the link for close-up shots and detailed explanations."This year’s endeavor [by RogueBricks] is an immersive recreation of the Japanese city of Kumamoto during the Edo Period built atop a whopping 170 base plates (that’s 2.5 x 4.3 meters!) [...] and is packed with details of life during the Tokugawa shogunate, including scenes telling the story of the famous samurai Miyamoto Musashi."<a href="https://www.brothers-brick.com/2025/01/11/lego-all-stars-bring-edo-era-japan-to-life-in-lego-in-epic-collab/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.brothers-brick.com/2025/01/11/lego-all-stars-bring-edo-era-japan-to-life-in-lego-in-epic-collab/</a><a href="https://mstdn.io/tags/Lego" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Lego</a> <a href="https://mstdn.io/tags/History" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#History</a> <a href="https://mstdn.io/tags/Japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Japan</a> <a href="https://mstdn.io/tags/Kumamoto" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Kumamoto</a> <a href="https://mstdn.io/tags/EdoPeriod" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#EdoPeriod</a>

The Japan TimesPublic schools in the city of Kumamoto are adapting to a surge in international students, many from Taiwan, following the arrival of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. in Kumamoto Prefecture. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/12/31/japan/society/kumamoto-taiwanese-japanese/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/12/31/japan/society/kumamoto-taiwanese-japanese/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#japan</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/society" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#society</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/tsmc" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#tsmc</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/kumamoto" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#kumamoto</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/chipmakers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#chipmakers</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/schools" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#schools</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/education" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#education</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/language" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#language</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/nihongo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#nihongo</a>

The Japan TimesNascent chip cities are leading a revival in Japan, a country that once dominated the semiconductor industry — and aims to do so again. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2024/12/22/japan/chip-city-dreams/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2024/12/22/japan/chip-city-dreams/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/commentary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#commentary</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#japan</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/rapidus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#rapidus</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/tsmc" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#tsmc</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/chipmakers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#chipmakers</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/chitose" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#chitose</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/kumamoto" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#kumamoto</a>

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