After seizing Okinawa in ground battles, U.S. forces in May 1945 began flying aircraft northward from the southern island prefecture to Kyushu and ... to ultimately drive Japan into surrendering.

the owner has finally lost her drive to continue operating A-kyu Kokura Gekijo (A-list Kokura Theater), the last remaining strip club on the southern main island of Kyushu. “The strip joint hasn ...

Kyushu is a region where the traditional skills of kenjutsu – Japanese swordsmanship – remain deeply embedded, with more dojo (practice halls) for kendo than anywhere else in Japan. In this ...