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Japan: Typhoon Lingling Brings Heavy Rain, Damage to Kagoshima

Typhoon Lingling made landfall in Kagoshima Prefecture on the evening of Thursday, August 21, bringing heavy rain and widespread damage across Kyushu. Flooding and landslides were reported in multiple areas. The Otani River in Kawanabe Town overflowed, inundating roads and vehicles, while Ichikikushikino City saw at least five landslides near residential zones, prompting evacuation orders. The Japan Meteorological Agency issued heavy rain emergency warnings for Kirishima City and landslide alerts throughout Kagoshima, with local authorities enforcing evacuations in affected areas.

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Typhoon Khanun brings stormy weather to southwestern Japan

Large waves are generated by Typhoon Khanun along a beach in Ichikikushikino in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Aug. 9, 2023.

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Typhoon Khanun brings stormy weather to southwestern Japan

Large waves are generated by Typhoon Khanun along a beach in Ichikikushikino in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Aug. 9, 2023.

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Japan nabs 2 Chinese skippers over coral poaching

ICHIKIKUSHIKINO, Japan - Two Chinese fishing boats are anchored in Ichikikushikino, Kagoshima Prefecture, on Nov. 18, 2014, after being searched by the Japanese Coast Guard on suspicion of coral poaching in Japanese territorial waters off the southwestern Japan prefecture.

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Japan nabs 2 Chinese skippers over coral poaching

ICHIKIKUSHIKINO, Japan - A Chinese fishing boat is anchored in Ichikikushikino, Kagoshima Prefecture, on Nov. 18, 2014, a day after its skipper was arrested by the Japanese Coast Guard on suspicion of coral poaching in Japanese territorial waters off the southwestern Japan prefecture.

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Museum for Satsuma students who brave isolation policy

KAGOSHIMA, Japan - Satsuma Students Museum in Ichikikushikino, Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, is seen in September 2014. The museum, opened in July, is dedicated to 19 young Satsuma Domain students who went to Britain to study in the closing days of national isolation in the 19th century.

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2 Chinese captains arrested

ICHIKIKUSHIKINO, Japan - A Chinese ship (R) ties up off the southwestern Japanese city of Ichikikushikino on Nov. 18, 2014, after its captain and the captain of another Chinese vessel were arrested by Japanese authorities the previous day on suspicion of illegal coral fishing in Japanese waters.

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Opposing to restart of Sendai nuclear plant

KAGOSHIMA, Japan - Leader of a citizen group Masanari Ishigami (R) hands a list of signatures, collected in opposition to restarting the Sendai nuclear power plant of Kyushu Electric Co., to Ichikikushikino Mayor Seiichi Tabata at the city hall in Ichikikushikino, Kagoshima Prefecture, on June 24, 2014.

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Historical diary of Japanese 'wine king' found

KAGOSHIMA, Japan - Photo taken Jan. 17, 2012, shows albums, notebooks and other items that belonged to Kanae Nagasawa (1852-1934) and were recently found in the United States on display at the Ichikikushikino city hall in Kagoshima Prefecture. Nagasawa was sent to Britain at the age of 13 by the Satsuma domain of feudal Japan to study Western civilizations, and later moved to the United States, where he established himself as a successful wine maker.

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Historical diary of Japanese 'wine king' found

KAGOSHIMA, Japan - Photo taken Jan. 17, 2012, shows a diary (L) and a notebook that belonged to Kanae Nagasawa (1852-1934) and were recently found in the United States on display at the Ichikikushikino city hall in Kagoshima Prefecture. Nagasawa was sent to Britain at the age of 13 by the Satsuma domain of feudal Japan to study Western civilizations, and later moved to the United States, where he established himself as a successful wine maker.

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Historical diary of Japanese 'wine king' found

KAGOSHIMA, Japan - Photo taken Jan. 17, 2012, shows a diary (L) and a notebook that belonged to Kanae Nagasawa (1852-1934) and were recently found in the United States on display at the Ichikikushikino city hall in Kagoshima Prefecture. Nagasawa was sent to Britain at the age of 13 by the Satsuma domain of feudal Japan to study Western civilizations, and later moved to the United States, where he established himself as a successful wine maker. (Kyodo)

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Historical diary of Japanese 'wine king' found

KAGOSHIMA, Japan - Photo taken Jan. 17, 2012, shows albums, notebooks and other items that belonged to Kanae Nagasawa (1852-1934) and were recently found in the United States on display at the Ichikikushikino city hall in Kagoshima Prefecture. Nagasawa was sent to Britain at the age of 13 by the Satsuma domain of feudal Japan to study Western civilizations, and later moved to the United States, where he established himself as a successful wine maker. (Kyodo)

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Japan nabs 2 Chinese skippers over coral poaching

ICHIKIKUSHIKINO, Japan - Two Chinese fishing boats are anchored in Ichikikushikino, Kagoshima Prefecture, on Nov. 18, 2014, after being searched by the Japanese Coast Guard on suspicion of coral poaching in Japanese territorial waters off the southwestern Japan prefecture. (Kyodo)

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Museum for Satsuma students who brave isolation policy

KAGOSHIMA, Japan - Satsuma Students Museum in Ichikikushikino, Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, is seen in September 2014. The museum, opened in July, is dedicated to 19 young Satsuma Domain students who went to Britain to study in the closing days of national isolation in the 19th century. (Kyodo)

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Opposing to restart of Sendai nuclear plant

KAGOSHIMA, Japan - Leader of a citizen group Masanari Ishigami (R) hands a list of signatures, collected in opposition to restarting the Sendai nuclear power plant of Kyushu Electric Co., to Ichikikushikino Mayor Seiichi Tabata at the city hall in Ichikikushikino, Kagoshima Prefecture, on June 24, 2014. (Kyodo)