Kumamoto’s Tatsuda Nature Park is a little-known treasure; an off-the-beaten-track destination. It is a pleasant green space with well-groomed paths, yet the lack of crowds and its various remnants of ...

With 25 UNESCO World Heritage Sites, Japan is ideal for those who like to explore the historical and environmental aspects of ...

AMAKUSA, Kumamoto Prefecture—The unlikely friendship of ... adventure and buried treasure connected to the area’s Christian history. Christianity had been introduced to the Amakusa region ...

Wildfires have hit several regions in western Japan, injuring at least two people, forcing dozens of residents to evacuate ...

At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ... A smaller fire detected in the mountainous village of Aso in Kumamoto prefecture on the southern main island of Kyushu was ...

KUMAMOTO — Kumamoto Prefecture’s mascot Kumamon celebrated the 15th anniversary of his 2010 debut in March. Kumamon is one of Japan’s most beloved characters for regional promotion. The prefecture is ...

According to the work "History of the Kumamoto Prefectural ... giant Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC) into Kumamoto Prefecture, the amount of traffic, including through the Kokai ...

“In the history of Hokkaido ... billion yen from the fund for TSMC’s new plant under construction in Kumamoto Prefecture. (This article was written by Kenji Izawa, Satoshi Shinden and Takumi ...

The missiles may be stationed at the Ground Self-Defense Force's surface-to-ship missile regiment garrisons in Yufu and Kumamoto ... long-range missiles in his prefecture. The missiles are ...

He just arrived from Miyazaki Prefecture in Kyushu ... with Japanese ocean so I helped the voyage in between Okinawa and Kumamoto. I was so inspired by the crews on Hōkūleʻa,” said Oku.