Three years after the firm announced its plan to build the plant in Kumamoto, chip-related capital investment surged in the Kyushu region, leading to growing expectations for a return to being ...

Despite various unresolved problems, celebratory events were held Sept. 23 to mark the opening of the Nishi-Kyushu Shinkansen Line, the shortest bullet train line in Japan. The 66-kilometer route ...

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 ...

The gottan is a musical instrument native to southern Kyushu. Nurturing a new generation of players is proving a serious challenge.

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