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Ku·ma·mo·to

 (ko͞o′mə-mō′tō)
A city of western Kyushu, Japan, east of Nagasaki. It was an important castle town during the feudal period.
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Kumamoto

(ˌkʊməˈməʊtəʊ)
n
(Placename) a city in SW Japan, on W central Kyushu: Kumamoto Medical University (1949). Pop: 653 835 (2002 est)
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Ku•ma•mo•to

(ˌku məˈmoʊ toʊ)

n.
a city on W central Kyushu, in SW Japan. 579,000.
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Summary: Tokyo [Japan], May 6 (ANI): JFE Engineering has launched a safe and clean energy facility at Kumamoto Prefecture located on Kyushu island.
JFE Engineering launches safe and clean energy facility in Japan
TOKYO, Mar 11, 2019 - (JCN Newswire) - Fujitsu Limited and Fujitsu Advanced Engineering Limited have conducted a field trial using image processing technology to identify the positions of stone blocks in walls prior to the collapse that damaged the five-story Iidamaru Turret (Iidamaru Gokai Yagura) in Kumamoto Castle(1), caused by the Kumamoto earthquake in April 2016.
Fujitsu Completes Image Processing Field Trial to Support Restoration of Earthquake-Damaged Kumamoto Castle
Kumamoto is the capital city of Kumamoto Prefecture, which is located on the western coast of Kyushu, Japan's southernmost major island.
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Despite the light materials, the domes withstood last year's deadly earthquakes in Kumamoto prefecture, where Aso is located, said Masaya Konishi, manager of the Aso Farm Land resort.
Quake dome homes gain popularity in Japan
The magnitude-6.5 earthquake hit the region of Kumamoto, Japan, April 14, followed two days later by a magnitude-7.3 quake, which struck the southern island of Kyushu.
U.S. Forces, Japan airlift relief supplies following earthquakes in Japan
A magnitude 7.3 quake hit Kumamoto Prefecture early Saturday, the second major quake that rattled the region, about 1,000 km southwest of Tokyo, following Thursday's 6.5-magnitude foreshock.
Rescue continues in Japan earthquake
Landslides from Saturday's magnitude 7.3 earthquake have blocked roads and destroyed bridges, making it difficult to access the area east of Kumamoto, a city of 740,000 on the southwestern island of Kyushu.
US military helps search for survivors in Japan
The quake shook the Kumamoto region at 1.25am local time, and several aftershocks soon followed.
Japan hit by 7.1-magnitude earthquake
International Resource News-October 13, 2015--Canadian Solar signs contract with Mashiki Town and Kumamoto Prefecture
Canadian Solar signs contract with Mashiki Town and Kumamoto Prefecture

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