If you read Kyushu's palms, you will find lines that run deep, telling vivid stories of Japan from a precious past, perhaps forgotten elsewhere. In its present is a world of Japanese culture ...

Karatsu has been a center of pottery production for hundreds of years. Takachiho Takachiho Gorge, the area’s most famous attraction, was formed by rapidly cooling lava flows. Nagasaki City ...

Stunned Defense Ministry officials were scrambling to determine whether a Chinese military plane intentionally or mistakenly violated Japanese airspace ... military bases in Kyushu,” he said.

BEIJING (Kyodo) -- North Korea warned Thursday that Japan's possible deployment of long-range missiles on the southwestern island of Kyushu would make the Japanese archipelago a "common target ...

With thick woods, stunning waterfalls, mossy rocks and a mass of yellow and red foliage, the gorge is rightly rated as one of Japan's top autumn sights. And at the end of it, Lake Towada offers ...

The picturesque mountain town of Takachiho is known for the Takachiho Gorge, where myths say Japan’s founding deity ... a deep valley surrounded by the Kyushu Mountain Range.

Different localities have their own unique flavors. Western Japan's Kyushu region is known for its distinctly sweet soy sauce, which has a surprisingly recent history. Japan has more than 1,000 ...