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 ...

Japan is enhancing its standoff defense capabilities to eliminate any enemy forces at a distance and at an early stage.

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The husband, a law professor, informed the dean at Miyazaki Sangyo-keiei University in southern Japan when they married in July, the Asahi Shimbun and other local media outlets said Wednesday. However ...

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 ...

North Korea Warns Japan Against Deploying Long-Range Missiles in Kyushu, KCNA Says SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea warned Japan against deploying long-range missiles in the Kyushu region in March ...

In Japan, where the shinkansen has redefined efficiency, there exists an anomaly — the Seven Stars in Kyushu, a train that moves not with speed but with intention. Over two days and one night ...

MATSUURA, Nagasaki Prefecture—This city in northwestern Kyushu represents another municipality ... Shigeru Tamura, a University of Nagano professor of public policy who is well-versed in food ...