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  Kagoshima: Rare ‘Baby Dragon’ Farm Attracts Visitors Ahead of Year of Dragon

  MINAMI-KYUSHU, Kagoshima — A seahorse aquaculture farm in Minami-Kyushu, Kagoshima Prefecture, is at...

  November 25, 2023

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  Earthquake Hits Kagoshima Prefecture Saturday Morning

  A magnitude 5.0 quake jolted Kagoshima Prefecture and nearby prefectures at around 5:50 a.m. on Satu...

  November 11, 2023

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  Kagoshima: Men Fight Fierce Tug-Of-War Battle

  SATSUMA-SENDAI, Kagoshima — A traditional tug-of-war event was held recently in Satsuma-Sendai, Kago...

  October 7, 2023

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  Kagoshima: Amami Islanders Retrace Historic Dramatic Journey

  KAGOSHIMA — Volunteers from Amami Oshima Island paddled the route taken by predecessors who made a s...

  August 19, 2023

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  Locals Climb World Heritage Yakushima Island Mountains to Worship

  YAKUSHIMA ISLAND, Kagoshima — Step by step, I walk the mountain path, in gratitude for the natural b...

  July 23, 2023

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  Earthquake hit Tokara Islands in Kagoshima Pref.

  An earthquake hit the Tokara Islands in Kagoshima Prefecture at around 4 p.m. on Saturday....

  May 13, 2023

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  Kagoshima: Captivated by island, doctor relocates to treat residents

  YORON, Kagoshima — A private clinic on a remote island 23 kilometers from the northern tip of Okinaw...

  November 12, 2022

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  Kagoshima: Ocean, tranquil life draw showbiz personality

  AMAMI, Kagoshima — Beautiful ocean views and pristine nature have attracted a celebrity to Amami-Osh...

  November 12, 2022

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  Kagoshima: Ash to bring clean water to Indian children

  KAGOSHIMA — Southern Kyushu is covered in a soil called “shirasu,” which is composed of fragile volc...

  October 3, 2022

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  Kagoshima: Fans flock to JR’s southmost station

  IBUSUKI, Kagoshima — Train fans nationwide come to see an unmanned station in Kagoshima Prefecture w...

  August 13, 2022

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  Kagoshima: Town eyes net-zero emissions with mangroves

  SETOUCHI, Kagoshima — Efforts have begun to expand mangrove colonies in the town of Setouchi in the ...

  August 13, 2022

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  Sunflowers, Ukraine’s national flower, bloom in Kagoshima town

  KAGOSHIMA — A field of sunflowers basks in the sunlight against the East China Sea in Nagashima, Kag...

  August 4, 2022

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  Kagoshima: Farmer sees pumice problem as opportunity

  ISEN, Kagoshima — Pumice ejected from the undersea volcano Fukutoku-Okanoba near the Ogasawara Islan...

  January 28, 2022

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  Kagoshima: Islanders adapt traditional drinking ceremony to avoid cluster infections

  YORON, Kagoshima — A ceremonial custom unique to parties on Yoron Island is for everyone to share th...

  January 22, 2022

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  Kagoshima: Drastic drop in invasive mongoose population on Amami Oshima island

  KAGOSHIMA — No mongooses have been captured since one was caught in April 2018 on Amami Oshima islan...

  March 5, 2021

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