KYUSHU, Japan – The little onsen town of Kannawa is an enchanted world with wisps of steam rising everywhere from pavements. Its retro bathhouses, fed by underground hot springs, seem to me like ...

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KITA-KYUSHU—A resident of Kita-Kyushu recalled the time he was ashamed of his hometown. When he took business trips to Tokyo, he pretended to be from Fukuoka city. If he told the truth ...

A Godzilla scarecrow, standing 10 meters tall and weighing 5.7 tons, was built in this town on the southern main island of Kyushu. Its steel frame skeleton, rectangular lumber and bamboo hold ...

Using the sharp increase in trade with China from 1995 to 2005 as a natural experiment, we examine the impact of international trade on Japan’s labor market and family formation. By exploiting ...

Traveling around Kyushu has never been more affordable or convenient, thanks to the All Kyushu Pass (AKP). This flexible, cost-effective pass gives you access to trains, buses, and even some ferries ...

On the first day, you’ll ride the Limited Express Kamome and then Kyushu’s newest bullet train, the Nagasaki Kamome Shinkansen, to reach Nagasaki. A full afternoon and evening await in this charming ...

Iwasaki Group is the group of companies which leads Kagoshima, Japan. It is developing more than 50 subsidiaries while taking a role as infrastructure of Kagoshima such as transportation, hotel, ...

Bournemouth University’s men’s basketball team have won the British Universities and Colleges Sport national trophy. Find out what studying a BU taught or research degree is really like at this ...

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