KITA-KYUSHU, Fukuoka Prefecture--The mayor here is hoping to turn the trend of many young people donning eccentric costumes for the traditional coming-of-age ceremony into a tourism opportunity. Super ...

Kyushu is the third-largest island in Japan and is located in the southwestern part of the country. It is one of the four main islands of Japan, along with Honshu (where Tokyo, Osaka, Kyoto, and ...

Tokyo, April 14: Massive earthquake struck the region of Southern Japan on Thursday. The magnitude of earthquake is reported to be 6.2 on richter scale. According to Japan’s Meteorological Agency, the ...

The shoji screen door slides closed behind me. The room is sun-dappled — paper door and latticework walls letting light in while keeping prying eyes out. My shoes have been spirited away and the ...

You have reached your maximum number of saved items. Remove items from your saved list to add more. This is an unedifying concrete town strung with telegraph wires, stinking of sulphur, and ...

TOKYO is most often the first choice for tourists heading to Japan. With some of the world’s best sushi on offer and incredible food markets, it’s easy to see why many flock to Japan’s capital. But it ...

KITA-KYUSHU--Once Japan’s most feared yakuza gang, Kudo-kai based here in Fukuoka Prefecture now exists mostly in name only. Its leader is in prison, the group’s ranks are depleted and those left are ...

Even though it's the most populous city on the island of Kyushu in Japan, we actually stumbled upon Fukuoka as a winter holiday extension from Bangkok. Rather like a compact Tokyo, this port city has ...

Typhoon Shanshan slammed into Japan's main southern island of Kyushu early Thursday, with authorities advising thousands of people to evacuate and issuing the highest warning level for wind and storm ...

Developed rain clouds are hanging over southern Kyushu, bringing intermittent downpours to Kagoshima Prefecture. In the hour through 4 p.m., Land Ministry rain gauges recorded 46 millimeters in Ebino ...