Kumamoto helicopter: 'Tourists' go missing as 'aircraft' spotted near active volcano

A helicopter that had been sightseeing in the Kumamoto area has gone missing on Tuesday, January 20. The disappearance ...
The Japan Times

Sightseeing helicopter carrying three people goes missing in Kumamoto

Fire authorities received an emergency report apparently from a passenger's smartphone at 11:04 a.m. The helicopter's GPS ...

Sightseeing Helicopter Goes Missing in Kumamoto Pref.

A sightseeing helicopter with three people on board for flight over Mount Aso in Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan, went missing Tuesday. Around 11:50 a.m., police received a report from an ...
Taiwan News

Starlux Airlines to launch Taichung–Kumamoto flight

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — Starlux Airlines on Tuesday announced the launch of a Taichung–Kumamoto route beginning on March 31.
CNA

Japan bets billions on chips as TSMC transforms rural Kumamoto into a semiconductor hub

KUMAMOTO, Japan: Japan’s bid to revive its semiconductor dominance is reshaping the rural heart of Kumamoto, where billions ...
ジャパンタイムズ

Japan's chipmaking rush pressures Kumamoto's special water supply

Kimio Katsuya gazes over sprawling, freshly harvested rice fields in Kumamoto Prefecture that will soon be transformed. “Soon, the paddies will all be filled with water,” Katsuya says on this late ...
朝日新聞社

Kumamoto goes all out to prepare for influx tied to TSMC chip plant

From transportation to education, governments and businesses are gearing up for the arrival of foreign newcomers ahead of the opening of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC) plant in Kikuyo, ...

Sightseeing Helicopter Carrying 3 Goes Missing in Kumamoto

A sightseeing helicopter with three people on board went missing over the southwestern Japan city of Aso, Kumamoto Prefecture, around 11 a.m. on Tuesday. According to local fire authorities, the three ...