Turco sang a Gregorian chant at the end. Ogasawara Genya was a retainer of the feudal Hosokawa clan that ruled what is now Kumamoto Prefecture. He and his family were Christians who were ...

The sample Somei-Yoshino cherry trees monitored by the Japanese Meteorological Agency bloomed in the cities of Kochi and Kumamoto on ... Miyazaki Prefecture, where the mercury hit 28.3 degrees.

Kumamoto Castle in Kumamoto Prefecture: March 22 Ueno Park in Tokyo: March 22 Kochi Park in Kochi Prefecture: March 22 Arashiyama in Kyoto Prefecture: March 28 Hirosaki Park in Aomori Prefecture ...

A smaller fire was detected in the mountainous village of Aso in the Kumamoto prefecture on the southern main island of Kyushu on Sunday, but it was extinguished early on Monday, according to the ...

Mostly cloudy with a high of 68 °F (20 °C) and a 56% chance of precipitation. Winds variable at 4 to 9 mph (6.4 to 14.5 kph). Night - Scattered showers with a 55% chance of precipitation. Winds ...

KUMAMOTO--Left devastated and in ruins by a spate of strong earthquakes seven years ago, iconic Kumamoto Castle is rising from the ashes. The temblors caused serious damage to the structures that ...

Tibetan wild donkeys are seen on snow-covered grassland in the Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture of Golog, northwest China's Qinghai Province, March 6, 2025. Photo: Xinhua An aerial drone photo taken ...

A writer and photographer has spent the last 18 months capturing unbelievable images of the Scottish islands. Alastair Jackson documented his adventures as he traveled to 42 remote locations, SWNS ...

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KUMAMOTO — Here in a rural district of Kikuyo, Kumamoto Prefecture, a vast tract of land just next to Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co.’s huge No. 1 fabrication plant in Japan was surrounded by ...