A bit of info on the planned Olympic torch course through Kumamoto. - William
2019-08-26 13:59 JST 2019 A bit of info on the planned Olympic torch course through Kumamoto. - William Kumamoto Prefecture | Tokyo 2020 Olympic Torch RelayInformation on the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Torch Relay Route Map https://tokyo2020.org/en/special/torch/olympic/map/detail/19 … ↗ View original post on Facebook For a link to the original post on Facebook, open this page on a computer. Reactions: 12 · Comments: 0 · Shares: 2 ← 2019-08-26 09:23 JST 2019-08-26 14:50 JST → Around this time … 2019-08-27 11:57 JSTA while back I posted about this research, which was conducted at Kumamoto University by Prof. Hari Devkota and others:https://www.facebook.com/Kumamotoi/posts/2832931773446903?__tn__=-RCongratulations to Hari-sensei and his team!-- KirkA Japanese study shows how Matcha tea could help reduce anxiety - Thrive Global 2019-08-27 00:04 JSTHello friends.Heavy reader of Kumamoto ーi might know about William Eugene Smith and the movie about Minamata, now it’s on the way of making. Yes, the main actor is Johnny Depp. My friend Nakamura Kei joined to make the movie as an actor. Some of you might know him. Yes, he does English Rakuto and manages guest house in Nishihara-mura. I invited him my school, I work at, as guest speaker about Minamata. He loves Minamata. Eugene’s photos tell lots important things and touch my heart. Further, his story is so inspired. I’m looking forward to watching the movie “Minamata ” next summer.If you can’t wait to watch the movie, you should meet and talk with Kei soonーAtsuko(*Ü*) 2019-08-26 14:50 JSTJapan is well-known as a tráin afficionado's paradise. JR has several lines in Kyushu purposed more for tourism than travel. They feature funky interiors and exotic exteriors. A good example is JR's Orange Líne, which was once the sole connection between Kumamoto and Kagoshima but has been repurposed as a tourist líne. You can buy a ticket allowing multiple stops and bring your bicycle aboard. This Japanese-language site introduces JR's Kyushu tourism train network. - William://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/tabi/designandstory_2019/?kw=&device=t&lp=https://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/tabi/designandstory_2019/&gclid=EAIaIQobChMI4aq49eif5AIVlHyLCh25aQrtEAEYASAAEgIv6vD_BwE&imt=1&ra_cid=b3dc7e58f339D&S列車の旅 まだ見ぬ九州へ。 2019-08-27 08:36 JSTThis is a news article about the first partnership between a same-sex couple to be legally recognized by Kumamoto City. In March of this year, I posted a bit of news about the city's decision to recognize such partnerships:https://www.facebook.com/Kumamotoi/posts/2463113487095402This couple is the first to take advantage of the new system. Their relationship will be formally recognized in their koseki (family registers).熊本市が同性のパートナー初公認 「いろんな幸せの形ある」｜全国・海外のニュース｜徳島新聞 2019-08-26 18:27 JSTThis morning I posted a news article about emergency food for pets. This article is about foods for humans that can be prepared and consumed easily during a disaster. Again, the connection to Kumamoto is the need for such food after the 2016 quakes. -- KirkEmergency food products evolve in taste, safety as demand rises：The Asahi Shimbun 2019-08-26 13:59 JSTA bit of info on the planned Olympic torch course through …Kumamoto Prefecture | Tokyo 2020 Olympic Torch Relay (this post) 2019-08-26 09:23 JSTThe connection of this article to Kumamoto is the need for pet food (and human food) during the 2016 earthquake disaster, not the use of horse meat. -- KirkOsaka man develops horsemeat-based emergency food product edible for pets, humans - The Mainichi 2019-08-25 18:58 JSTHi! Yesterday I posted about this "festival smorgasbord":https://www.facebook.com/Kumamotoi/photos/a.129499733790134/2879359665470780/I intended to introduce two URLs: 1) that of the festival website and 2) that of the news article that made me aware of the event. Unfortunately, however, I pasted "1" twice and failed to include "2." So, I'm posting again with both URLs:https://matsuri.welcomekyushu.com/matsuri.htmlandhttps://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20190824/p2g/00m/0bu/065000cThis event will occur here in Kumamoto during the last weekend of September.-- Kirkhttps://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20190824/p2g/00m/0bu/065000cJapanese tourism industry banking on Rugby World Cup boost - The Mainichi 2019-08-24 17:59 JSTHere's something for matsuri (festival) fans. The image you see is fromhttps://matsuri.welcomekyushu.com/matsuri.htmlI found out about this event from this article:https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20190824/p2g/00m/0bu/065000c-- Kirk 2019-08-24 10:49 JSTHello friends. These articles are not about Kumamoto strictly. I might not become a vegan easily. But we should know and think about it, I think, because we have beautiful nature,Aso and the name of fair trade city Kumamoto. Brazil is the country far from Kumamoto but the problem hasn’t been occurred far from us. we should think our agriculture and nature through this problem as our problem, I think.The fire is told as not an accident but as an incident. I wanted to share the problem for Kumamoto citizens closely. The article and video helps you understand what has occurred at Brazil on our earth.The article saysSuch practices could very well have caused the current situation, especially since Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro (known in Brazil as “Captain Chainsaw”) champions deforestation efforts and promised to cut rainforest protections. In July alone, the rate of Amazon rainforest destruction was nearly 30% higher than the same month in 2018. Many feel Bolsonaro has inspired farmers to take over land in the Amazon by any means necessary.Captain Chainsaw?! What a silly president he is. But we should think about the meat industry system, agriculture we had. We should think our agriculture and industry in Kumamoto same time.I’ve read an article about Kumamoto milk recently. It said the boom of tapioca made Kumamoto milk demand 30 % increased. I thought it’s a so good news for Kumamoto at first,but on the other hand suddenly increased, overdoing might make something wrong in future. Around my house, in Minamiku,South area of Kumamoto city, lots rice fields has changed to new houses especially after Kumamoto earthquakes. We should think the balance between our lives and nature.I hope you also know and think this problem as OUR PROBLEM as the citizens on our earth, as Kumamoto local citizens－Atsuko(*Ü*)https://www.independent.co.uk/voices/amazon-forest-fire-brazil-beef-meat-vegan-vegetarian-brazil-a9076236.htmlhttps://www.peta.org/blog/meat-industry-amazon-rainforest-fires/Opinion: Every meat-eater on the planet is helping to fuel the Amazon forest fires 2019-08-23 09:07 JSTKirk here. These statistics are from 2016 but I saw a reference to Kumamoto's dependence on tourists from Korea on TV and I think the numbers were similar:https://honichi.com/areas/kyushuokinawa/kumamoto/(I have added English to the graphic from the website.)According to the following article (in Japanese), over the obon holiday (mid-August), the number of Korean passengers traveling from Pusan to Fukuoka via high-speed ferry was down 70%.https://www.asahi.com/articles/ASM8M3QY2M8MTIPE00K.htmlThe friction between the two countries is a serious problem for those in the tourism and hospitality industries.
