TAKAMORI, Kumamoto Prefecture--A local railway line wrecked by earthquakes in southwestern Japan seven years ago finally resumed full service on July 15. It took three months before even a ...

Kumagawa Railway officials were assessing the damage after torrential rain deluged Kumamoto Prefecture on July 4, washing away a railway bridge. The railway has suspended operations and early ...

Full story. Passengers puzzled as bus, train firms in Japan's Kumamoto Pref. scrap use of IC cards KUMAMOTO -- Some people were seen perplexed in western Japan's Kumamoto Prefecture on Nov. 16 ...

The city of Kumamoto is steeped in the spirit of its samurai past, which many of its citizens point to as a major influence on their hometown to this day. In addition to its famed castle ...