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News Japan » Kyushu and Okinawa » Social: Typhoon Jangmi moves toward Japan's Kyushu after lashing Okinawa

News channel or source: https://www.msn.com/en-in/news/India/typhoon-jangmi-moves-toward-japans-kyushu-after-lashing-okinawa/ar-AA24Cj78
Published on: Monday 01 June 2026

Typhoon Jangmi continued its northward journey towards Japan`s southwestern island of Kyushu on Tuesday after bringing strong winds and heavy weather conditions to Okinawa, prompting transport ...

News Japan » Kyushu and Okinawa » Social: Should Okinawa Really Aim for the National Average Income? Considering the State of Regional Economies from the Perspective of Geographical Limitations

News channel or source: https://note.com/ijnrdx/n/n0b80526760fe?hl=en
Published on: Thursday 22 October 2026

Hello there! Last time, I wrote an article about how we need to stop thinking of the Japanese economy as a single unit called 'Japan'.Since Japan is a massive developed nation with a population of ...

News Japan » Kyushu and Okinawa » Social: Japan’s First ‘Blue Zones’ Retreat Is Coming To Okinawa

News channel or source: https://www.forbes.com/sites/michellegross/2024/06/26/japans-first-blue-zones-retreat-is-coming-to-okinawa/
Published on: Wednesday 26 June 2024

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Michelle Gross is a seasoned travel journalist based in Beaufort, SC. Jun 26, 2024, 12:06pm EDT This article is more than 2 years ...

News Japan » Kyushu and Okinawa » Social: Slowing Typhoon No. 24 to remain near Okinawa through Sept. 8

News channel or source: https://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/16864236
Published on: Friday 04 September 2026

Typhoon No. 24 slowed near southwestern Japan on Sept. 4 and could linger over waters near Okinawa through around Sept. 8, prolonging heavy rain and flood risks across a wide area of the country. As ...

News Japan » Kyushu and Okinawa » Social: Japan’s defense minister pledges to reduce US military footprint on first visit to Okinawa

News channel or source: https://www.stripes.com/theaters/asia_pacific/2026-01-09/okinawa-military-footprint-koizumi-20349113.html
Published on: Thursday 08 January 2026

NAHA, Okinawa — Japan’s defense minister, on his first visit to Okinawa in his new role, repeated a promise to reduce the U.S. military’s footprint there and expand joint exercises near Japan’s ...

News Japan » Kyushu and Okinawa » Social: From Kyushu & Okinawa to Hong Kong

News channel or source: https://asiasociety.org/hong-kong/events/kyushu-okinawa-hong-kong
Published on: Monday 28 October 2024

Tickets are complimentary; registration is required. Asia Society Hong Kong Center is proud to co-present a program on the ties between Hong Kong and the Japanese islands of Kyushu and Okinawa, ...

News Japan » Kyushu and Okinawa » Social: Expanded Iron Fist puts US, Japanese troops at more island training sites

News channel or source: https://www.stripes.com/theaters/asia_pacific/2026-01-26/iron-fist-japan-sdf-marines-okinawa-20537745.html
Published on: Monday 26 January 2026

CAMP FOSTER, Okinawa — U.S. and Japanese forces will team up again next month for an expanded version of annual exercises around Japan, especially in the island chain that includes Okinawa. Iron Fist, ...

News Japan » Kyushu and Okinawa » Social: In decade-first for Japan, Kyushu U Professor is elected as International Fellow of the British Academy

News channel or source: https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1051651
Published on: Wednesday 17 July 2024

Fukuoka, Japan — On 17 July 2024, the British Academy held its Annual General Meeting, where Koji Mizoguchi, Professor of Archaeology at Kyushu University's Faculty of Social and Cultural Studies, was ...

News Japan » Kyushu and Okinawa » Social: Typhoon Surigae moves closer to Japan’s Okinawa, Kyushu

News channel or source: https://www.thestar.com.my/aseanplus/aseanplus-news/2026/09/25/typhoon-surigae-moves-closer-to-japans-okinawa-kyushu
Published on: Friday 25 September 2026

TOKYO: Typhoon Surigae, also called Typhoon No. 26, was moving west-northwest over the waters east of the Philippines on Friday towards waters near Okinawa Island and the Kyushu region. According to ...