A memorial ceremony was held in Kumamoto Prefecture on Sunday to mark the sixth anniversary of the heavy rain disaster that ...

KUMAMOTO--A Taiwanese man who runs a real estate investment business in Japan was dealing with an influx of inquiries from ...

Kyūshū’s Kumamoto Prefecture, rich in history, is famed for its volcanic activity, with Mount Aso erupting frequently near a number of top-ranked hot springs. Kumamoto Prefecture is situated in ...

A national leprosy sanitarium here has found that drug trials conducted on residents during and after World War II violated ...

The Imperial Household Agency is making arrangements for Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako to visit Kumamoto Prefecture in late September, which marked the 10th anniversary in April of a pair of ...

Kumamoto Prefecture is the stage for cycling this time. The area, in the center of the island of Kyushu, is recovering from ...

A copy of the dialect handbook for foreign residents created by the Kumamoto Prefectural Government is seen in the city of Kumamoto on April 9, 2026. (Mainichi/Hiroshi Hisano) KUMAMOTO -- Kumamoto ...

TSMC Builds 3nm Semiconductor Plant in Japan Securing power from nuclear reactors and clean water from Mount Asos groundwater ...

Parts of Japan’s southwestern region of Kyushu saw a hot summer day on Saturday, with the mercury hitting a record-tying 39.3 ...