Kyushu
Americannoun
noun
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In 2027 or early 2028, Japanese forces will bring to Kyushu another new homegrown missile—the Hyper Velocity Gliding Projectile, designed to evade enemy defenses—after deploying one in central Japan this year.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 31, 2026
Kyushu, the closest large Japanese island, is turning into a jumpoff point for southwest defense.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 31, 2026
"We did not set out to study brain disorders," says Professor Takeshi Imai at Kyushu University's Faculty of Medical Sciences.
From Science Daily ● Jan. 16, 2026
This surprising finding led researchers from Kyoto University, Nagoya University, and Kyushu University to revisit how the magnetosphere's electric characteristics are formed and sustained.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 31, 2025
Kyushu would have seemed a paradise to Korean rice farmers, because it is warmer and swampier than Korea and hence a better place to grow rice.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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