This event is part of the Kumamoto City International Center's celebration of its 20th anniversary.
2014-08-06 09:49 JST 2014 This event is part of the Kumamoto City International Center's celebration of its 20th anniversary. ↗ View original post on Facebook For a link to the original post on Facebook, open this page on a computer. Reactions: 6 · Comments: 0 · Shares: 1 ← 2014-08-05 12:35 JST 2014-08-06 15:08 JST → Around this time … 2014-08-15 10:40 JSTSakamoto Ayumi, originally from Kumamoto, is one of Japan's up-and-coming directors.http://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2014/08/13/films/film-reviews/female-anxiety-shot-every-angle/Female anxiety shot from every angle | The Japan Times 2014-08-13 16:07 JSTIn the national high school baseball tournament, Kumamoto's Johoku plays its first game at 10:30 AM on Saturday. Here's a bit about a previous game involving a different school from Kumamoto:http://ajw.asahi.com/article/views/vox/AJ201408120030 ====== start quote =======But one I can never forget is the final game of the 1996 season between Matsuyama Commercial High School of Ehime Prefecture and Kumamoto Technical High School of Kumamoto Prefecture.Of course, the game just had to go into extra innings. With the score tied 3-3 in the bottom of the 10th, Kumamoto got a potentially game-deciding rally going by loading the bases with one out. When a big sacrifice fly arced its way into right field, it looked as if the game was over.But it wasn't. Matsuyama's right fielder executed a laser beam throw to the plate, where Kumamoto's third base runner was tagged for a double play. The right fielder's feat is still celebrated today as "Kiseki no bakku homu" (miraculous throw to the plate).====== end quote =======VOX POPULI: What dramas will unfold at high school baseball's 'Field of Dreams' this year? - AJW... 2014-08-11 15:54 JSTDeco - a rare cheese cake produced in Amakusa 2014-08-06 16:46 JSTHere's some information about a symposium (in Japanese) to be held on September 1st to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the establishment of the Kumamoto International Center.http://smilestation.blogzine.jp/blog/2014/08/20_f48b.htmlSMILE Station: 熊本市国際交流会館設立20周年記念シンポジウム 〜未来への挑戦〜 2014-08-06 15:08 JSTLocal man with "nerdy roots" makes good.http://www.techinasia.com/infoteria-pina-hirano-japan-entrepreneur-profile/This university dropout turned down Japan’s top tech firms to follow his own entrepreneurial path 2014-08-06 09:49 JSTThis event is part of the Kumamoto City International … (this post) 2014-08-05 12:35 JSTHere's an example of tambo (rice paddy) art in Tamana. The Japanese reads "Tamana iine, mitsuketa." The second word, いーイネ, is a play on いいね (iine), the expression used in Japanese on Facebook to mean "like," and イネ (ine), the word for the rice plant itself (not to be confused with other rice-related words such as kome and gohan).http://k-staff.blogspot.jp/2013/09/blog-post_27.html「たまな稲(いいね!)田んぼアート」がスゴイ(*_*) | スタッフブログ|週刊メールマガジン『気になる!くまもと』 2014-08-05 12:05 JSTHere's another article by Mandy Bartok, who lives in Kumamoto.http://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2014/08/02/travel/slow-food-fast-water-rural-corner-kumamoto/#.U-BJrVayu0wSlow food and fast water in a rural corner of Kumamoto | The Japan Times 2014-08-05 12:03 JSTThe discovery was made near Miike Port, which is in Fukuoka, but everyone involved in the discovery seems to be from Kumamoto.I hope this good news about the Ariake Sea continues. In recent years, most of the news about the Ariake Sea has been about its environmental decline.http://ajw.asahi.com/article/behind_news/social_affairs/AJ201408030013Endangered mussel species discovered off Fukuoka Prefecture - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun 2014-08-04 13:22 JSTKumamon and Funassyi rule!http://newsonjapan.com/html/newsdesk/article/108911.php2 characters stand out in Japan's 'yurukyara' local mascot fad 2014-08-03 15:16 JSTHere's another video about the Otemoyan Dance last night:http://youtu.be/yicnlUAvH4s20140802pm 1