Three people were killed, another is feared dead and several others were missing on July 10 when a stalled seasonal rain front dumped a record level of heavy rain in northern Kyushu. The Japan ...

Ballooning costs, inconvenient access and a local feud are clouding the future of the Kyushu Shinkansen Line’s Nishi-Kyushu route that will partially open on Sept. 23. The 66-kilometer course ...