Kagoshima
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General NewsJapan’s World War II Fighter Plane Salvaged After 81 Years in Waters Off Kagoshima Prefecture
KAGOSHIMA — A Shidenkai fighter plane of the former Imperial Japanese Navy has been salvaged from...
April 9, 2026
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General NewsRepaired Tsubame Bullet Train Car Damaged in 2016 Kumamoto Earthquake Sets Off on Sea Voyage to Hakata
A restored lead train car from the Kyushu Shinkansen Tsubame departed Kumamoto aboard a ship on S...
March 30, 2026
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General NewsJapan’s Kagoshima Cherry Blossoms Begin to Flower; Full Bloom Expected Around April 5
The Kagoshima meteorological office on Friday announced that Shomeiyoshino cherry blossoms were f...
March 28, 2026
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Politics & GovernmentJapan’s Lower House Holds Public Hearings on Budget Over Weekend in Kagoshima, Morioka
The House of Representatives Budget Committee held public hearings in Kagoshima and Morioka on Su...
March 9, 2026
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General NewsSuper Mario Bros. Shinkansen Begins Limited Time Run in Japan’s Kyushu Region
A Kyushu Shinkansen train featuring characters from Nintendo Co.’s popular “Super Mario Bros.” ga...
March 8, 2026
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Defense & SecurityJapan, U.S. Forces Conduct Joint Training to Defend, Recapture Remote Island; ‘Iron Fist’ Kicks off on Tanegashima Island, Kagoshima Prefecture
Japan’s Self-Defense Forces and the U.S. Marine Corps began a joint drill on Tanegashima Island i...
March 3, 2026
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Japan In FocusKagoshima: Local Green Tea Used in ISS to Give Astronauts Tranquility
KAGOSHIMA — Tea produced in Kagoshima Prefecture is being consumed by Japanese and other astronau...
January 24, 2026
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Japan In FocusKagoshima: Hawk Soars in Demonstration of Edo-Period Hunting Practice, Draws Visitors
KAGOSHIMA — Visitors to Sengan-en garden in Kagoshima City earlier this month were awed by the sp...
January 17, 2026
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Travel SpotsCustomers Line Up for Ekiben at Trainless Station; Prize-Winning Meal Boxes Served for 20 Yrs Despite Natural Disasters
Despite not serving any trains since August, when torrential rain devastated southern Kyushu, a s...
January 4, 2026
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Business SeriesSouthwest Japan’s Challenges: Revitalization Efforts / Students at Specialized Schools in Kyushu, Okinawa Pref. Attract Attention of Companies as Industry-Ready Workforce
This is the third and last installment of a series of articles examining measures to solve worsen...
December 31, 2025
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Japan In FocusKagoshima: Shogi Star Fujii Enjoys Sightseeing Train, Welcomed in Ibusuki
IBUSUKI, Kagoshima — Shogi prodigy Sota Fujii enjoyed riding a sightseeing train in Kagoshima Pre...
December 27, 2025
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TechnologyJapan’s H3 Rocket Failed in Latest Launch, Says Official
The 8th H3 rocket experienced a launch failure on Monday morning, the education state minister sa...
December 22, 2025
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TechnologyJAXA Stops Rocket Launch Broadcast amid Engine Issues
JAXA announced during a live broadcast of its rocket launch on Monday that the second-stage engin...
December 22, 2025
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TechnologyJAXA Launches 8th H3 Rocket from Japan’s Kagoshima Pref.
The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency launched its eighth H3 rocket from the Tanegashima Space C...
December 22, 2025
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Japan In FocusKagoshima: Japan Festival Parades Giant Puppet Bearing Swords, Bushy Eyebrows
SOO, Kagoshima — A giant puppet, rising to a height of nearly five meters, was paraded through th...
November 22, 2025
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Over 300 Earthquakes Rumble in Sea Off Japan’s Kagoshima Pref. Islands, Putting Residents on Alert
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M5.1 Earthquake Hits Japan’s Kagoshima Prefecture Islands
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More Residents to Evacuate from Japan’s Akusejikima Island After Series of Quakes; Tremors Continue Near Area
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M5.2 Earthquake Hits Japan’s Kagoshima Prefecture
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Undersea Magma, Water May Be Inducing Quakes Around Tokara Islands; Lack of Instruments Nearby Limits Data