Buddha Patriot (Free subscription) | 07/20/2008
I'm currently on Amakusa Island, part of Kumamoto Prefecture, off the coast of Japan's southern main island of Kyushu , and boy, is it hot down here. Also, the hilly, winding roads are making me carsick. Going to Saga Prefecture tomorrow.
Japundit (Free subscription) | 08/26/2008
Nature-lovers, you might have caught a story in last week’s Asahi Shimbun about a rare and unusual kind of bee to be found buzzing around Japan, and in particular at the Aso Highland Museum Park, in Kumamoto prefecture. Though the article seemed to downplay the chances of finding any, we decided to make the trip up [...]
AMPONTAN (Free subscription) | 08/14/2008
... fallen by nearly half over the past decade to 12,000. Farm households growing rush for tatami in Kumamoto , which once accounted for 90 percent of domestic production, has slid from 10,000 in 1975 to 800 last year. This is partly due to the growing import of cheaper rush from China. To offset this downturn, the association formed a team to devise new uses for tatami. So far, they’ve come...
Japundit (Free subscription) | 08/21/2008
... Car Show 2008 Monkey Stops Tracks in Tokyo! Once a ‘gaijin,’ always a… Beer Trams Running in Kumamoto City’s Hot Summer Ex-Yank Irabu now throwing hooks instead of curves China blocks iTunes because of Tibet tune download Facebook rejects Japanese woman’s family name, because it is Yoda Japanese Pigs and Chickens enjoy sukiyaki Very creative hairhats by Japanese artist Nagi Noda Aso, desuka?...
Business Spectator (Free subscription) | 08/20/2008
... from water to power such vehicles, he said.Honda Soltec Co, a wholly owned subsidiary based in Kumamoto prefecture, southern Japan, started producing solar panels in October 2007 and has so far sold panels for some 100 domestic households for slightly less than ¥2 million ($US18,200), each with capacity of about 3 kilo watts.
Japundit (Free subscription) | 08/20/2008
... child laborers during WWII Japans most expensive grapes Coming soon: ‘wallet phones’ from Japan Kumamoto Artpolis: Architecture Through Communication Cicada shell cosplay Plaaaaaaaaaaaay ball! Share This
The Motorcycle Blog Aggregator (Free subscription) | 07/25/2008
From Ride it like you stole it - Honda Motor Co., Ltd. held a ceremony, July 21, 2008, to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Super Cub sales which began in August 1958. The ceremony for associates was held at Honda’s Kumamoto Factory where Super Cub is produced in Japan. “The reason we have been able to continue producing and selling Super Cub for 50 years, which is quite a long time, is because...
Winding Road (Free subscription) | 07/24/2008
Honda has just celebrated the 50th anniversary of its venerable Super Cub motorcycle. The company held a special ceremony at the Cub’s Kumamoto factory in Japan to mark the occasion. Although our U.S. readers probably don’t see these Honda bikes on a daily basis, this past April, Honda announced that it had produced 60 million Super Cubs, making it one of the leading transportation implements...
The Kneeslider (Free subscription) | 07/23/2008
We’ve mentioned a couple of times how many Super Cubs have been rolling off the assembly lines, first 50 million, then recently they passed 60 million and now Honda held a celebration at Honda’s Kumamoto Factory where Super Cub is produced in Japan to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Super Cub production. Honda began making the [...]
Japan Times (Free subscription) | 07/22/2008
The government said Tuesday it has selected Yokohama and five other municipalities as "environmentally friendly model cities" as part of efforts to lead the world in cutting greenhouse gas emissions. The other cities are Minamata, Kumamoto Prefecture; Kitakyushu; Toyama; and Obihiro and Shimokawa, both in Hokkaido. Read the full story
Auto Channel (Free subscription) | 07/23/2008
... in this year of the 50th anniversary of Super Cub, a new motorcycle plant has been built at this Kumamoto Factory, and the transfer of motorcycle production to the new plant will be completed within this year. I expect Kumamoto Factory to serve as the global leader of Honda’s motorcycle production operations around the world and to continue providing our customers with products that...
Japan Probe (Free subscription) | 07/19/2008
... would be too high. Dick Shaw, from CABI, said bugs were taken from knotweed on Mount Aso, near Kumamoto, and are now in quarantine in Britain, pending a decision by the government. In the laboratories, scientists have been testing the bugs on other plants common in Britain to see if the insects also attack them. It has been found, however, that they do not have a negative effect on other...
Hindu (Free subscription) | 07/18/2008
GOING NATIVE At home in Kerala Home for Mami Davis, who came to India from faraway Japan, is here Photo: PRIYADERSHINI S Home sweet home Mami Davis with her husband Davis Sebastian . From Kumamoto city near Nagasaki to Kochi it has been a long journey for Mami Davis. Married to Davis Sebastian who runs a software company, Indocosmo Systems Pvt Ltd., Mami started her own small travel company,...
The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 07/16/2008
... and they can practice to their heart's content at our facilities," an official at southern Kumamoto City said. Other bonds also help. Kumamoto, for instance, is a sister city of Germany's Heidelberg, and hosting German swimmers July 25-August 5 in the final countdown to the Beijing Games. Japan's Olympic Committee, meanwhile, invited five teams to hold training camps in Japan before...
Japan Probe (Free subscription) | 07/07/2008
A news report from Fuji TV about a cat in Kumamoto Prefecture that delivers letters between two houses: The story in the news report is explained below. Tama the cat was born at one house and lived there for a while. One day, Tama disappeared. Two years later, Tama returned to its original owner’s house. Tama was [...]
