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Kyushu

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[ kee-oo-shoo; Japanese kyoo-shoo ]

noun

  1. an island in SW Japan. 15,750 sq. mi. (40,793 sq. km).


Kyushu

/ ˈːʃː /

noun

  1. an island of SW Japan: the southernmost of Japan's four main islands, with over 300 surrounding small islands; coalfield and chemical industries. Chief cities: Fukuoka, Kitakyushu, and Nagasaki. Pop: 14 786 000 (2002 est). Area: 35 659 sq km (13 768 sq miles)
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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To avoid having this happen with materials acquired from asteroids in space, scientists from Kyushu University in Japan carefully analyzed their samples acquired from NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission.

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Led by Dr. Shohei Kuraoka and his team at Southern Kyushu and Okinawa Unit Center of Japan Environment and Children's Study, researchers measured 24 types of phenols in urine samples collected from pregnant women.

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Now, researchers from Kyushu University have developed a new and convenient technique for building such complex 3D microfluidic networks.

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The same warning was issued in September 2022 as Typhoon Nanmadol approached Kyushu - the first such warning declared for a region other than Okinawa.

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As much as 600mm of rain over 24 hours has been forecast in some areas of Kyushu.

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