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2016-08-17 21:19 JST 2016 http://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/AJ201608170053.html Kumamoto lantern festival casts a glowing, dream-like scene：The Asahi ShimbunYAMAGA, Kumamoto Prefecture--Even a series of massive earthquakes this spring could not put out the https://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/AJ201608170053.html?utm_i … ↗ View original post on Facebook For a link to the original post on Facebook, open this page on a computer. Reactions: 54 · Comments: 0 · Shares: 16 ← 2016-08-17 15:54 JST 2016-08-17 23:30 JST → Around this time … 2016-08-18 16:51 JSTI've already posted about this but I don't think I've posted this particular article. Earlier post on this topic can be found herehttps://www.facebook.com/Kumamotoi/posts/1101026463304118and herehttps://www.facebook.com/Kumamotoi/posts/1103737533033011-- Kirkhttp://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/AJ201608140018.htmlDNA testing identifies last missing person in Kumamoto：The Asahi Shimbun 2016-08-18 20:40 JSTHikaru Yamato was taken home today. All along, his father had been saying that he just wanted to bring him home. In a comment I saw on TV today, he said that he felt some relief now that his son was home. I'm glad the family has gotten some closure.-- KirkSite from which photo was taken:http://www.sankei.com/west/photos/160818/wst1608180082-p1.html 2016-08-18 14:24 JSTDemolition of the Uto Shiyakusho (city hall building) has begun. I saw one TV show about a robot-like device that was sent into the building to explore and take pictures of the damage; no one has been able to enter the building since the quakes due to safety concerns. I'm not sure what their plan is in regard to all of the important official documents in the building.Japanese video report:http://news.tbs.co.jp/newseye/tbs_newseye2848026.html-- Kirk 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 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 2016-08-17 21:19 JSTKumamoto lantern festival casts a glowing, dream-like … (this post) 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 13:54 JSTKumamoto quakes raise fears over restart at Ikata nuclear … 2016-08-16 23:21 JSTManga library tours quake-hit Kumamoto to soothe … 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
