Two people died after heavy rain hit the Kyushu region from Sunday through Tuesday while four people remain missing. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/08/13/japan/kumamoto-rain-two-deaths/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #kumamoto #fukuoka #landslides
The Japan Meteorological Agency issued a heavy rain emergency warning for the city of Tamana and the town of Nagasu in Kumamoto Prefecture at 12:20 a.m. on Monday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/08/11/japan/rain-emergency-kumamoto-kyushu/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #kumamoto #floods #kyushu
The International Furikake Association aims to launch an app in Indonesia by the end of the year to help manage the health of children there and improve their academic performance. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/08/05/japan/furikake-indonesia/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #furikake #health #children #apps #manga #kumamoto #indonesia
The number of local governments able to operate without tax allocations from the state thanks to their abundant tax revenues has increased for the fourth consecutive year, the internal affairs ministry has said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/29/japan/society/local-governments-tax-allocations/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #society #localgovernment #taxes #internalaffairsministry #kumamoto
A 92-year-old man who was inspired as a boy by a WWII-era commando has come to question Japan's wartime actions. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/14/japan/history/giretsu-kuteitai-airborne-unit-wwii/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #history #kumamoto #okinawa #fukuoka #wwii #giretsukuteitai #imperialjapanesearmy #usmilitary
Residents of the village of Kuma in Kumamoto Prefecture on Friday mourned the victims of deadly torrential rains that struck the prefecture five years ago. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/04/japan/kumamoto-floods-fve-years-on/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #kumamoto #floods #depopulation
Bereaved 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. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/06/29/japan/kumamoto-2020-rain-disaster-memorial/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #kumamoto #floods