The Japanese government will provide an additional ¥732 billion ($4.86 billion) in subsidies for Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. to expand its plant in the country, Economy Minister Ken ...

YATSUSHIRO, Kumamoto -- A hot spring inn called "Kinparo," literary translating to "golden wave tower," in this southwestern Japan city has been attra･･･ ...

The factory “will, I believe, improve the resiliency of chip supply for Japan and for the world,” TSMC’s 92-year-old founder Morris Chang said on Saturday at an opening ceremony.

KUMAMOTO, Japan -- Efforts are underway to ensure water safety in Japan's Kumamoto prefecture, home to a burgeoning chip hub centering on new and planned Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co ...

Kuma Village in Kumamoto saw a record-breaking 83.5 mileometers of rainfall in one hour on Saturday morning, according to the meteorological agency, while Kanoya city in Kagoshima had 109.5 mm in ...

TOKYO -- Japan intends to provide about 730 billion yen ($4.85 billion) in subsidies for Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co.'s second Kumamoto plan New fab, set to open in 2027, will handle ...

According to distributer Kumamoto Daido Seika Co., boxes of 24 tomatoes weighing 4 kilograms were traded for 5,770 yen (about $37) each on Nov. 18, but the price jumped to 23,900 yen (roughly $154 ...

A fire has broken out in Mashiki, a town near the epicentre (Picture:: Sky News) A powerful earthquake with a magnitude of 6.4 has struck Japan leaving at least two dead with hundreds injured. So ...

The 5- by 18-meter mural showing some 50 characters from One Piece was unveiled at the airport in Mashiki, Kumamoto Prefecture, on Dec. 2. As the manga's author Eiichiro Oda hails from the city of ...

Kumamoto City is blessed with rich greenery and abundant groundwater. The city, in central Kyushu, the largest southern island of Japan, supplies all of its 730,000 citizens with drinking water ...