Kumamoto’s Tatsuda Nature Park is a little-known treasure; an off-the-beaten-track destination. It is a pleasant green space with well-groomed paths, yet the lack of crowds and its various remnants of ...

KUMAMOTO, Japan – A sister state moment: I’m in Suizenji Park, one of Kumamoto City’s iconic locations, when I notice a gathering of men and women in formal dress. As I prepare to photograph ...

In late March 2025, Kumamoto Prefecture unveiled the Kumamoto Science Park Promotion Vision, a plan to build a semiconductor-centered science park alongside a broader innovation ecosystem. The ...

YATSUSHIRO, Kumamoto -- A hot spring inn called " Kinparo," literary translating to "golden wave tower," in this southwestern Japan city has been attracting guests for more than a century.

Bereaved family members and government officials attended a memorial in Hitoyoshi, Kumamoto Prefecture, on Sunday, just under five years since torrential rain left 67 people dead and two people ...

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 ...

Minamiaso, Kumamoto Pref. – Family members Wednesday mourned the death of a then-22-year-old university student who was killed in one of the major earthquakes that hit Kumamoto Prefecture in 2016.

On August 8, 2024, a 7.1 magnitude earthquake struck Kumamoto, Japan. The earthquake caused noticeable swaying of buildings in the area. The event was documented in a video shared by @sho_desuyotabun.

KUMAMOTO--The trek for an annual ritual started here in frigid predawn temperatures so that participants could experience some degree of suffering.

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 ...

Airlines and local businesses are preparing to cash in on the surge in visitors from the island following the opening of the chip maker’s first plant in Japan.

Kumamoto’s Tatsuda Nature Park is a little-known treasure; an off-the-beaten-track destination. It is a pleasant green space with well-groomed paths, yet the lack of crowds and its various remnants of ...