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2016-08-16 23:21 JST 2016 http://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/AJ201608150008.html Manga library tours quake-hit Kumamoto to soothe evacuees:The Asahi ShimbunKUMAMOTO--A nonprofit group here is generating smiles from all ages in quake-ravaged areas of the pr https://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/AJ201608150008.html?utm_i … ↗ View original post on Facebook For a link to the original post on Facebook, open this page on a computer. Reactions: 4 · Comments: 0 ← 2016-08-16 16:46 JST 2016-08-17 13:54 JST → Around this time … 2016-08-18 10:25 JSTShugakkan beat Ibaragi Prefecture's Sojo Gakuin 4 - 1. This means that they will play in one of the semifinal games on Saturday. On TV I heard that this is the first time in 20 years that a school from Kumamoto has made it to the semifinals.-- Kirk 2016-08-17 13:54 JSTKumamoto quakes raise fears over restart at Ikata nuclear … 2016-08-17 15:54 JSTThe number of people who have seen the exhibition of French art at the Prefectural Art Museum has passed the 10,000 mark, according to a Kumanichi article. The museum does not have anything in English or French about the exhibit but you can use the translate function on the the Chrome web browser to get more information in the language of your choice from the following page:http://www.museum.pref.kumamoto.jp/event_cal/pub/Detail.aspx?c_id=10&id=87&type=top&trk_kbn=NThe image you see with this post, by the way, is of a painting by Paul Gauguin that is on display.-- KirkP.S. Here's a link to the article about the 10,000th visitor that I saw on the Kumanichi Facebook page:https://www.facebook.com/KUMANICHIs/photos/a.438935026193855.1073741828.438505469570144/1113065055447512/?type=3&theater展覧会 / 熊本県立美術館 2016-08-17 21:19 JSTKumamoto lantern festival casts a glowing, dream-like … 2016-08-17 23:30 JSTThough I haven't been able to find any mention of this in English language media, parts of Kumamoto have again been designated as "disaster with extreme severity" (激甚災害) areas. This time, the designation is for areas hit hardest in the heavy rains of June and July. To read about the designation in response the earthquakes go to https://www.facebook.com/Kumamotoi/posts/1025249570881808To see a web page in Japanese containing a video about the latest designation go tohttps://news.nifty.com/article/domestic/government/12198-66110/-- Kirk 2016-08-16 23:21 JSTManga library tours quake-hit Kumamoto to soothe … (this post) 2016-08-16 16:46 JST1,800 still living in evacuation centers in Kumamoto:The … 2016-08-16 15:34 JSTKumamoto's Shugakkan beat Inabe Sogo of Mie Prefecture 6-1. Their next game is Thursday at 8 AM but their opponent has not been determined yet. This victory puts them in the top eight. -- Kirkhttp://www.asahi.com/koshien/articles/ASJ8J25Z5J8JPTQP00D.html 2016-08-15 22:47 JSTTo see a Japanese news video about the identification of Yamato Hikaru's remains, go to http://news.tv-asahi.co.jp/news_society/articles/000081328.htmlKirkhttp://www.japantoday.com/category/national/view/body-found-in-car-in-quake-hit-kumamoto-identified-as-missing-studentBody found in car in quake-hit Kumamoto identified as missing student 2016-08-14 17:19 JSTThanks to Franck and Michi No Eki Aso for this encouraging news.-- Kirkhttp://blogs.yahoo.co.jp/denku_franck2711/56144002.htmlMount Aso: Partial reopening in mid September - Michi No Eki Aso 2016-08-14 12:45 JSTShugakkan plays their next game in the Koshien series of Tuesday at about 10:30.-- Kirk