2014-08-11 15:54 JST 2014 Deco - a rare cheese cake produced in Amakusa http://kumanago.jp/en/blog/2014/08/11/deco---a-rare-cheese-c … ↗ View original post on Facebook For a link to the original post on Facebook, open this page on a computer. Reactions: 0 · Comments: 0 ← 2014-08-06 16:46 JST 2014-08-13 16:07 JST → Around this time … 2014-08-16 11:07 JSTKyushu has been called Japan's "silicon island.""Sony Semiconductor Corp.’s Kikuyo plant in Kumamoto Prefecture is also forgoing the holiday to meet smartphone-driven demand for its image sensors."http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2014/08/15/business/corporate-business/chip-makers-skip-summer-break-to-meet-smartphone-demand/Chip makers skip summer break to meet smartphone demand | The Japan Times 2014-08-15 18:15 JSTThe Kumamoto Kenmin Department Store will close permanently in February of 2015. Most employees will lose their jobs but but a few will be retained to manage the dissolution of the company.http://www.nikkei.com/article/DGXLZO75581460S4A810C1LX0000/熊本の県民百貨店、15年２月に閉店へ 市の再開発で立ち退き 2014-08-15 12:00 JST"At the time, Soseki (1867-1916) was a lecturer at the Fifth High School in Kumamoto."http://ajw.asahi.com/article/behind_news/social_affairs/AJ201408130066Soseki letter with unpublished haiku about wife turns up at used bookstore in Tokyo - AJW by The... 2014-08-15 10:40 JSTSakamoto Ayumi, originally from Kumamoto, is one of Japan's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 (this post) 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 Center's celebration of its 20th anniversary. 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
