Kumamoto
Americannoun
noun
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Projects with government backing include Rapidus’s chip-production project in Hokkaido, U.S. memory maker Micron Technology’s facilities in Hiroshima and TSMC’s Kumamoto factory.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 5, 2026
Helicopter tours over the volcanic landscapes of Mount Aso are among the major tourist draws of Kumamoto prefecture, in south-west Japan.
From BBC ● Jan. 20, 2026
Kurita is levered to Japan’s semiconductor revival, including TSMC’s Kumamoto fabs, plus ongoing spending by chipmakers across Taiwan and Korea.
From MarketWatch ● Dec. 9, 2025
Japan's Kodai Naraoka won his first badminton title in two years after battling past countryman Kenta Nishimoto 21-11, 10-21, 21-15 in the Kumamoto Masters final on Sunday.
From Barron's ● Nov. 16, 2025
When he came to issue with the officials at Kumamoto, and later at Tokyo, a change was effected in his view, and he longed earnestly to make him an occidental—one of his own people.
From Lafcadio Hearn by Kennard, Nina H.
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