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JR KYUSHU

Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy / Regional Voices: Kyushu
Mar 27, 2023
TSMC’s Kumamoto plant tests Kyushu’s readiness to meet surging investment
The world's leading chip manufacturer has invested around ¥1 trillion in the construction of the sprawling industrial complex, which is expected to employ some 1,700 workers.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink
Mar 19, 2023
Laborious and luxurious, saffron takes root again in southwestern Japan
The world's most expensive spice flows through a small village in Kyushu.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Regional Voices: Kyushu
Feb 27, 2023
Kyushu unprepared to accept evacuees from remote islands under armed attack
Residents on remote islands are questioning the effectiveness of evacuation drills when their potential destinations have not yet started discussing the issue.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech / FOCUS
Feb 11, 2023
Chip giant TSMC spurs factory land shortage in small Kyushu town
Foreign and domestic companies have been flocking to the Kyushu region to capitalize on the first full-scale manufacturing operation in Japan launched by TSMC.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Regional Voices: Kyushu
Feb 6, 2023
Gaming disorder among youths surging amid smartphone use and pandemic
“Patients are having difficulties in their lives and are feeling lonely, and they turn to games to relieve such feelings,” said the director of a psychiatric hospital.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society / Regional Voices: Kyushu
Dec 19, 2022
Spotlight being shone on gender issues from a male perspective
While women make some progress, the number of men in traditionally women's jobs has not increased.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Dec 5, 2022
Japan plans to almost triple missile defense units on remote islands
The plan is expected to be included in the government's National Defense Program Guidelines, a 10-year defense buildup policy to be updated by the end of the year.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 2, 2022
Japanese power utilities to face record antitrust fines
The figure dwarfs current record fine of u00a539.9 billion handed to eight major Japanese road-paving companies in 2019 for fixing asphalt mixture prices.
Japan Times
SUMO / INSIDE SUMO
Nov 30, 2022
Focused Abi completes redemption arc in Fukuoka
Two years after his infamous suspension for violating COVID-19 protocols, the Saitama native won his first Emperor's Cup after triumphing in a rare multi-way playoff at the Kyushu Basho.
Japan Times
SUMO
Nov 28, 2022
Abi achieves long-awaited goal with first Emperor's Cup
Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament winner Abi described his first career top-division championship as a long time coming on Monday.
Japan Times
SUMO / Basho reports
Nov 27, 2022
Abi triumphs in Kyushu after rare three-way playoff
The first round-robin decider since 1997 saw the No. 9 maegashira claim his first Emperor's Cup after wins over fellow rank-and-filer Takayasu and ozeki Takakeisho.
Japan Times
SUMO / Basho reports
Nov 27, 2022
Trademark escape puts Takayasu one win from first career title
Ozeki Takakeisho and No. 9 Abi also won to head into the final day at Fukuoka Kokusai Center with a chance to challenge Takayasu for the title.
Japan Times
SUMO / Basho reports
Nov 25, 2022
Takayasu alone atop standings at Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament
Top-ranked maegashira Takayasu grabbed the outright lead at the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament on Friday with a helping hand from ozeki Takakeisho.
Japan Times
SUMO / Basho reports
Nov 23, 2022
Hoshoryu gains outright lead in Kyushu after Oho's loss
Fighting as a No. 13 maegashira, the 22-year-old Oho was thrust out by No. 9 Abi and joined No. 1 Takayasu on the second rung of the leaderboard at 9-2.
Japan Times
SUMO / Basho reports
Nov 22, 2022
Hoshoryu beats Shodai, stays tied for lead with Oho on Day 10
The two young wrestlers are neck-and-neck as the final grand sumo tournament of the year enters the home stretch.
Japan Times
SUMO
Nov 22, 2022
Chiyotairyu looks forward to running restaurant in retirement
While dealing with diabetes, he contested 58 tournaments in the elite makuuchi division, including two while fighting from the three sanyaku ranks below yokozuna.
Japan Times
SUMO / Basho reports
Nov 20, 2022
Hoshoryu, Takayasu among four wrestlers tied midway at Kyushu meet
Ozeki Takakeisho, the highest-ranked wrestler in Fukuoka, earned his sixth win of the tournament to stay one behind of the leading pack.
Japan Times
SUMO / Basho reports
Nov 19, 2022
Hoshoryu beats Wakamotoharu to stay tied for lead of Fukuoka tourney
The rising star from Mongolia improved to 6-1 with his victory to match Takayasu, Abi and Oho.
Japan Times
SUMO / Basho reports
Nov 18, 2022
Co-leader Hoshoryu puts skills on display in impressive victory over Daieisho
The 23-year-old nephew of Mongolian great Asashoryu showed off his impressive strength and technique while improving to 5-1.
Japan Times
SUMO / Basho reports
Nov 17, 2022
Takakeisho bounces back against Ichinojo on Day 5 of Kyushu Basho
Ozeki Takakeisho got back on the winning track on Thursday at the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament, pushing out giant No. 2 maegashira Ichinojo.
Japan says Biden's description of nation as xenophobic is 'unfortunate'
The National Diet building in Tokyo
G7 eyes plan on U.S.-led $50 billion aid package for Ukraine
A local resident visits the Lychakiv cemetery in Lviv, Ukraine, on Thursday. The U.S. is in talks with close partners to lead a group of allies that would give as much as $50 billion in aid to Ukraine.
Japan drops to 70th in press freedom rankings
A businessman reads a newspaper outside a train station in Tokyo.
Japan’s record-low children population weighs on growth
The number of children 14 years old or younger fell for the 43rd straight year to around 14.01 million as of April 1.
Biden calls ally Japan ‘xenophobic’ along with rivals China and Russia
U.S. President Joe Biden speaks in Syracuse, New York, on April 25.
'Monster' Inoue ready to tear down Luis Nery in title defense at Tokyo Dome
Naoya Inoue (left) and Luis Nery following a pre-fight news conference in Yokohama on Saturday, two days ahead of their super bantamweight title fight.
Debate on constitutional revision at a standstill despite Kishida's pledges
With less than two months left before the conclusion of the current session of parliament, any possibility that Prime Minister Fumio Kishida can deliver constitutional reform before the end of his term as Liberal Democratic Party president in late September, as he has promised, appears remote.
Sapporo court ruling on Ainu fishing rights presents tough questions
A traditional Ainu preserved food called <i>satchep</i> (dried fish) being made at the government-run National Ainu Museum and Park, nicknamed Upopoy, in the town of Shiraoi, Hokkaido, on Dec. 25. The Sapporo District Court ruled last month that the Raporo Ainu Nation's rights as an Indigenous people did not extend to having an inherent right to fish for commercial reasons.
With eye on China, defense chiefs agree to bolster interoperability
From left: U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, Australian defense chief Richard Marles, Japanese Defense Minister Minoru Kihara and Philippine Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro hold a joint news conference in Honolulu on Thursday.
Yellow sand allergy: A health issue made worse by climate change
A screenshot of the Meteorological Agency's satellite image of clouds and yellow sand (in pink) on Sunday.

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