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 ...

The mayor of this southwestern Japan city and a pro wrestler recently staged a "showdown" as part of a promotion for an ...

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 ...

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The final day of the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament was held in the city of Fukuoka on November 23. Sekiwake Aonishiki defeated ...

Powerful Typhoon No. 11 passed through the Tsushima Strait and neared the northern Kyushu region on the morning of Sept. 6, bringing heavy rainfall, strong winds and the threat of landslides 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 ...

Torrential rains in Kyushu, southwestern Japan, have claimed at least two lives as of 5 p.m. on Monday. There are numerous reports of missing people. A 77-year-old woman was killed in Soeda Town, ...

A plume of smoke & ash as high as 4.4 kilometres (2.73 miles) into the air caused dozens of flight cancellations out of ...