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In a nutshell, Mr. Nishikawa has been working to promote peace and understanding by serving free coffee to passersby in locations throughout the world. To see him in action, please look at the following YouTube video:
Fiona here, sharing some Kumamoto news from Fukuoka Now. After almost three years we will finally have some international flights from Kumamoto Airport beginning in January 2023. The T-Way flight to Seoul Incheon is the first to resume.
Kirk here with a connection between Kumamoto and national / international news. Takashi Shiraishi, who is currently chancellor of the Prefectural University of Kumamoto, has an impressive resume. He was at Kyoto University before coming to Kumamoto in 2018. He's in the news now as chair of the "International Group of Eminent Persons for a World without Nuclear Weapons." You can read about that group here:
Kirk here with a followup to my recent post about this issue:
Yatsushiro City, Ashikita Town, and Hikawa Town Day Trip Bus Tour
Kirk here with news about Kumamoto Yataimura (熊本屋台村). I was completely unaware of the establishment of this collection of yatai (food stalls?) until I saw a brief segment on TV about how the number one word used in combination with 熊本 (Kumamoto) to search on Google this year was 屋台村 (Yataimura). Then, I happened to be downtown yesterday, and there it was (the photo you see is one I took with my phone).
ピエロック一座 Pierock circus puppet and marionettes show
William While Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Corporation's (TSMC) expansion into Kumamoto (it's also been twined with their expansion into Arizona - this article is a good primer on the type of business they do: https://edition.cnn.com/2022/12/06/business/tsmc-arizona-investment/index.html that expansion has not been without sacrifice. Previously noted has been water. Semiconductor manufacturing is a notoriously water-intensive business and likely one reason why Kumamoto was chosen: the company is expected to use 1.2 million tons of water per day, and while much of that can be expected to be recycled, it will likely put a dent in our prefecture's abundant aquifers. More about that here: https://kumanichi.com/articles/730090
Tom Taniguchi's Christmas Quest - Escape Room Fundraiser for Team Tonakai
Kirk here with an update on Le Thi Thuy Linh's case:
William Reposting something I wrote on my private page. Kumamoto University Hospital requires a referral from another hospital for treatment - a sign at the entrance states "No walk-ins allowed." However, once in, the treatment is world-class. That we see the same doctor each time (a young, passionate guy) is important as he gets to know quite well his patient. The nurses in the chemo ward are extremely cheerful - the ward rings with their laughter, a sign of a good working environment.
Kirk here sharing a post to the "Community" page of Kumamoto International from Lily M. The Community page is where posts to the page go when they are made by someone who isn't registered as an editor.
Kirk here with a historical puzzle. It seems that a bathing area that was hidden in a basement in some part of Hitoyoshi Castle. There's speculation about whether or not it has connections to a Jewish mikveh or to the Myoken sect of Buddhism. My biggest takeaway from the article is that it is quite unique and that's what's making scholars scratch their heads. Conjecture about a connection to Judaism strikes me as rather tenuous and far fetched but it's interesting to me that the possibility of such a connection is even being considered. (The idea is that conversos [Jews forced to convert Christianity] who came to Japan with other Europeans might have had something to do with the bath.)
Fiona here, sharing a post written by Charmaine that appeared on the 'Community' page of Kumamoto-i a few days ago.
Kirk with news about Kumamoto's teacher shortage. The images are from a video of an RKK news broadcast and the webpage that presents that video. According to the RKK report, Kumamoto's teacher shortage is more severe than that of any other prefecture. The total number of unfilled slots was 97 as of May of this year. Even that is an improvement over the last year's 128 but, in comparison to other prefectures, the situation in Kumamoto is currently the worst.
Kirk here. Kumamoto's Taniguchi came close to scoring in the early part of the game. They lost but it was a good game.
Kirk here. "Mayors of nine major cities — Chiba, Sagamihara in Kanagawa Prefecture, Niigata, Hamamatsu in Shizuoka Prefecture, Nagoya, Osaka, Okayama, Kitakyushu in Fukuoka Prefecture and Kumamoto — admitted to having had links." Unfortunately, this article only scratches the surface in regard to Kumamoto. I'm planning to post more information about this later. Don't touch that dial! (Note for young folks: This is a reference to a time when analogue TV channels were actually changed with a dial. :) )
Kirk here with news that 1 in 3 people in Kumamoto have COVID-19 antibodies: "Of Japan's 47 prefectures, Okinawa marked the highest antibody prevalence rate, at 46.6 pct, followed by Osaka, at 40.7 pct, Kagoshima, at 35.2 pct, Kyoto, at 34.9 pct, and Kumamoto, at 32.9 pct. The proportion was the lowest in Nagano, at 9.0 pct, second lowest in Tokushima, at 13.1 pct, and third lowest in Ehime, at 14.4 pct."
Kirk here with an article about how Arao's "OMOYAI Taxi program combines the most useful parts of buses and taxis, with some flashy new technology added to make it run efficiently."
