Local governments in two Japanese prefectures ordered the evacuation of nearly 2,800 people Monday where wildfires continue ...

Musashi was a legendary swordsman said to have gone undefeated in the numerous duels he fought across Japan, many using only a wooden sword. He saw out his final years in Kumamoto and lived as a ...

A historic city on Kyushu, the southernmost of Japan’s four main islands, Kumamoto is renowned for its imposing castle, rich regional food culture and friendly, welcoming inhabitants.

Japanese whaling mother ship, 9,000 tons Kangei Maru, which the CPWF foundation wants to intercept The Greenland police reported it had arrested environmental activist Paul Watson when his ship ...

ASO, Kumamoto Prefecture--Despite pleas from residents ... calves and their mothers,” said Nakagawa, who raises the Japanese Brown cattle breed, a local specialty. Residents also used the ...

Cherry trees started to bloom in the western Japanese cities of Kochi and Kumamoto on Sunday. Kochi confirmed the flowering of the popular Somei-yoshino variety on the same date as last year ...