The 66-kilometer route, operated by Kyushu Railway Co. (JR Kyushu), connects Takeo-Onsen Station in Takeo, Saga Prefecture, and Nagasaki Station in Nagasaki Prefecture. The service cuts the train ...

A nearly 7.0 earthquake rocked southern Japan on Monday with no reports of damage to the two nuclear power plants in the area.

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 ...

If you read Kyushu's palms, you will find lines that run deep, telling vivid stories of Japan from a precious past, perhaps forgotten elsewhere. In its present is a world of Japanese culture ...

A strong earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.9 has hit southwestern Japan, the country's Meteorological Agency said Monday. Tsunami warnings were issued for Miyazaki Prefecture, where the ...

The Earth's surface is constantly reshaped by the movement of tectonic plates, which make up the continental crust on which ...

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At the back of the shrine’s sacred grounds is the grave of Itagaki Taisuke (1837–1919), a patriot from the Tosa clan in what is now Kōchi Prefecture who led the Freedom and People’s Rights ...

Tsunami advisories were issued for Miyazaki prefecture, where the quake was centered, on the southwestern island of Kyushu, as well as nearby Kochi prefecture in Shikoku island, shortly after the ...

If you want to know more about this traditional food from northern Kyushu, continue reading below. Kashiwa Udon is udon noodles with chicken broth and topped with sweet and spicy chicken also. It’s ...