William here. It has been suggested that I introduce myself. I am an American expat who has lived in Kumamoto almost a quarter-century - long enough for “the pebbles to grow into boulders, lush with moss,” to paraphrase the national anthem. My Japanese wife and I have raised two children here, who are now in American university limbo-land. Kumamoto is more my home than any place I have ever lived - yet I still have many things to learn, and as such, Kumamoto-I is a valuable source for me. I will try to summarize articles from the Japanese press related to Kumamoto so that you don’t have to dig through them yourselves. Yoroshikuonegaiitashimasu.