Kumamoto

American

[koo-muh-moh-toh, koo-mah-maw-taw] / ˌku məˈmoʊ toʊ, ˈku mɑˈmɔ tɔ /

noun

a city on W central Kyushu, in SW Japan.

Kumamoto British

/ ˌkʊməˈməʊtəʊ /

noun

a city in SW Japan, on W central Kyushu: Kumamoto Medical University (1949). Pop: 653 835 (2002 est)

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Projects with government backing include Rapidus’s chip-production project in Hokkaido, U.S. memory maker Micron Technology’s facilities in Hiroshima and TSMC’s Kumamoto factory.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 5, 2026

Kurita is levered to Japan’s semiconductor revival, including TSMC’s Kumamoto fabs, plus ongoing spending by chipmakers across Taiwan and Korea.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 9, 2025

Japan's Kodai Naraoka won his first badminton title in two years after battling past countryman Kenta Nishimoto 21-11, 10-21, 21-15 in the Kumamoto Masters final on Sunday.

From Barron's • Nov. 16, 2025

We do have options beyond "taking a hit", as Dr Kumamoto puts it.

From BBC • Feb. 22, 2025

"Out of the East," the volume written later at Kumamoto, was dedicated to Nishida Sentaro, "In dear remembrance of Izumo days."

From Lafcadio Hearn by Kennard, Nina H.

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