Kumamoto

Japan plans to start a Minamata disease survey on residents along the Shiranui Sea coast in Kumamoto and Kagoshima prefectures as early as this year. The survey marks the first under a special law that took effect in 2009.

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The Defense Ministry has announced the deployment of the upgraded Type-12 surface-to-ship guided missile system to Camp Kengun in Kumamoto this month. This system forms a key part of Japan's counterstrike capabilities and can target enemy bases. Local communities express wariness about becoming potential targets for foreign attacks.