1. Kyushu - Noun
2. Kyushu - Proper noun
the southernmost of the four main islands of Japan; contains coal fields
Source: WordNetMy parents came from the Kyushu Island in the Southern part of Japan to find work in Tokyo. So we could only afford to live downtown, in a low-income area. It was just by the river, and whenever a typhoon came around, we were under water up to, like, here. That's the kind of place we lived in. Takashi Murakami
About 8,000 homes in Kumamoto and neighbouring Kagoshima were without electricity, according to the Kyushu Electric Power Company. Source: Internet
Archaeological evidence of the "thunder-crash bombs" has been discovered in an underwater shipwreck off the shore of Japan by the Kyushu Okinawa Society for Underwater Archaeology. Source: Internet
Bridges and tunnels Honshu is connected to the islands of Hokkaido, Kyushu and Shikoku by tunnels or bridges. Source: Internet
Ferries connect Hokkaido to Honshu, and Okinawa Island to Kyushu and Honshu. Source: Internet
Japanese intelligence predicted that the Allied Forces would assault Kagoshima and the Ariake Bay areas of southern Kyushu to gain naval and air-bases to strike Tokyo. Source: Internet