#kumamoto — Public Fediverse posts

Noriko Yoshida, the fifth-generation head of Ikeda Kappan Insatsujo in quake-hit Kumamoto Prefecture, is hoping to reopen the 136-year-old printing house soon. Volunteers are helping to make this a reality. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/09/14/japan/society/kumamoto-earthquake-print-shop/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #society #kumamoto #earthquakes #mifune #ikedakappaninsatsujo #2026kumamotoearthquake

The Japanese government is asking gas suppliers to install alarm units in enclosed spaces where gas piping is present in response to an explosion at a shopping mall in Kumamoto Prefecture in July following an earthquake. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/09/14/japan/gas-alarms-schools-hospitals/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #kumamoto #earthquakes #gas #aeon #meti

A nonprofit organization has been lending cars for free since 2011 to those affected by natural disasters, but with such disasters striking Japan at an unprecedented pace, it is now struggling to meet demand. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/09/14/japan/free-vehicle-lending-demand/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #cars #chiba #floods #kumamoto #earthquakes #ishikawa

Japan's industry ministry has asked suppliers of liquefied petroleum gas to inspect equipment, after reporting that leaked gas was "highly likely" to have caused an explosion at Aeon Mall Kumamoto that killed seven. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/08/06/japan/meti-instructs-gas-inspections/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #aeon #kumamoto #earthquakes #2026kumamotoearthquake #meti

The industry ministry said Friday that it will provide up to ¥60 billion ($375 million) in aid for a state-of-the-art image sensor plant being built in southwestern Japan by Sony. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/04/17/companies/sony-japan-government-aid/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #sony #meti #kumamoto #cameras #selfdriving #phones

特別展「和食」歴史＆食材の多様性を紹介、江戸時代の屋台再現も - 熊本市現代美術館で開催
https://www.fashion-press.net/news/134306?media=line

#fashionpress #アート #イベント #展覧会 #和食 #日本の伝統 #熊本市現代美術館 #Contemporary_Art_Museum #Kumamoto

特別展「和食」歴史＆食材の多様性を紹介＆江戸時代の屋台再現も、熊本市現代美術館で 開催
https://www.fashion-press.net/news/134306?media=line

#fashionpress #アート #イベント #展覧会 #和食 #日本の伝統 #熊本市現代美術館 #Contemporary_Art_Museum #Kumamoto

A Japanese 10-year-old has become the youngest person authorized to prepare fugu puffer fish — a delicacy that can kill if its poisonous parts are not properly removed. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/09/15/japan/fugu-child-test/ #japan #fugu #fish #kumamoto