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Kurume

American  
[koo-roo-mey, koo-roo-me] / kʊˈru meɪ, ˈku ru mɛ /

noun

  1. a city in NW Kyushu, Japan.


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The national weather agency logged 402.5mm falling in Kurume on Monday, the highest ever recorded in the city.

From BBC

Born in the southwestern city of Kurume, Matsumoto started drawing at age 6, and rose to fame with “Otoko Oidon,” a manga series telling the story of a poor man from southern Japan who lives in a boarding house in Tokyo and struggles to balance work and studying.

From Seattle Times

In the southern city of Kurume, rivers overflowed and residents evacuated from their homes on rubber boats as rescue workers pulled them while wading through muddy water.

From Seattle Times

City officials from Kurume in the Fukuoka Prefecture near the southern tip of Japan had informed Kenya on Tuesday that they were canceling, the committee said.

From Seattle Times

The Kenyan Olympic committee said the letter from Kurume reported that “COVID-19 infections have rapidly spread in Kurume since mid-April and the situation has been recognized as critical.”

From Seattle Times