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Asagi Igawa is a veteran Shinobu. After defeating an arch enemy a long time ago, she thought she could finally settle down. Yet, her arch enemy was revived from death through a pact made with the ...

Kumamoto Prefectural Police have sent papers to prosecutors on two police officers over alleged sex crimes. One case involves a police officer in his 30s who has been arrested on suspicion of ...

KUMAMOTO, Japan -- Efforts are underway to ensure water safety in Japan's Kumamoto prefecture, home to a burgeoning chip hub centering on new and planned Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co ...

Next, we’re heading out of Nagasaki and hugging the coast of Tachibana Bay and Shimabara Bay through Amakusa to the bustling town of Kumamoto. Splitting this ride over two days allows for a leisurely ...

TAKAMORI, Kumamoto Prefecture--A local railway line wrecked by earthquakes in southwestern Japan seven years ago finally resumed full service on July 15. It took three months before even a ...