A bus carrying 30 members of a high-school soccer club overturned Saturday in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, with 10 of the students injured and taken to hospitals, local authorities said.

Source: https://japantoday.com/category/national/10-students-injured-as-soccer-team-bus-overturns-in-southwest-japan

A floating object believed to belong to the U.S. military aircraft V-22 Osprey that crashed into the sea is seen off Yakushima Island, Kagoshima prefecture, western Japan November 30, 2023, in this photo taken by Kyodo.

Source: https://gazette.com/news/us-world/remains-of-five-crew-found-after-us-osprey-aircraft-crashes-off-japan-us-air-force/article_84ea017a-5c18-5803-89b9-0095ca00742f.html

Kyushu Electric electricity (9508.T) reported that electricity was off for 10,030 homes in Kagoshima prefecture, north of Okinawa.

Source: https://www.chiangraitimes.com/news/typhoon-khanun-hammers-okinawa/

She grew up on Yakushima, an island off the Kagoshima coast in Kyushu, Japan.

Source: https://gamerant.com/tekken-8-jun-kazama-facts-lore-trivia/

The Japan Meteorological Agency record-breaking, single-day rainfall totals of 12.2 inches at Isa in Kagoshima Prefecture and 11.9 inches at Hita in Oita Prefecture.

Source: https://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2023/07/01/japan-dead-missing-record-breaking-rains-wash-western-Japan/8101688222217/