KITA-KYUSHU, Fukuoka Prefecture--Kyushu Railway Co. (JR Kyushu) will begin running its new "36+3" luxury sightseeing train on Oct. 16, which will take passengers across all seven prefectures in ...

Steam rolled off the copper-ringed wooden bowl and the sweet ... off the train in the nearby city of Fukuoka. Early springtime, Stuart-Wolff told us, is a turbulent season in Kyushu.

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 ...

Another concern is that JR Kyushu may withdraw from operation of the parallel conventional lines or cut their express train services. Saga Prefecture has protested “the broken agreement.” ...