MISATO, Kumamoto Pref. (Jiji Press) -- A local painter is supporting reconstruction efforts in Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan, hit by a powerful earthquake last month, through collaborative works with the popular manga series "Kinnikuman." Kazuyuki Takishita, 50, was born in an area now...
UKI, Kumamoto Pref., Aug. 20 (Jiji Press) -- Teams of teachers mobilized from across Japan are supporting schools in the southwestern prefecture of Kumamoto, which was hit by a powerful earthquake last month, before they reopen after the summer break. Drawing on their past experiences in...
HIKAWA, Kumamoto Pref., Aug. 17 (Jiji Press) -- Kumamon, the popular mascot of Kumamoto Prefecture, interacted with children at an elementary school in the southwestern Japan prefecture on Sunday, after a powerful earthquake struck there late last month, giving them a brief moment of relief in the...
YATSUSHIRO, Kumamoto Pref. (Jiji Press) -- A large ferry chartered by Japan 's Defense Ministry is providing a place of comfort and relief to people affected by last month 's massive earthquake in the southwestern prefecture of Kumamoto. A two-night, three-day stay on the Hakuo II ferry...
KUMAMOTO (Jiji Press) -- Amid the summer holiday season, the tourism industry in Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan, is suffering a 6-billion-yen blow from the recent massive earthquake. According to the prefectural government, the July 28 earthquake, which measured the maximum seismic...
TOKYO (Jiji Press) -- The 7.1-magnitude earthquake that struck Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan, last week had affected 53 cultural properties, including those at World Heritage sites, as of Monday (August 3), the Cultural Affairs Agency said. The affected assets, located in Kumamoto and...
KUMAMOTO (Jiji Press) -- More than 7,500 people remained at evacuation shelters in Kumamoto Prefecture as of Tuesday, a week after the 7.1-magnitude earthquake that damaged over 13,000 residential buildings in the southwestern Japan prefecture. Daytime temperatures exceed 35 degrees Celsius in hot...
MASHIKI, Kumamoto Pref. (Jiji Press) -- Scorching heat waves and widespread water outages are adding to the hardships faced by more than 9,000 evacuees in areas devastated by Tuesday 's powerful earthquake in Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan. With the quake-hit areas marking their...
