A memorial ceremony was held Monday to mark nine years since the powerful 2016 earthquakes in Kumamoto Prefecture ... the highest level on Japan’s seismic scale. In the town of Mashiki, where ...

The southwestern Japanese prefecture of Kumamoto on Wednesday marked the ninth anniversary of a deadly earthquake, the more intensive of a pair of quakes that hit the region, with over 270 victims ...

A historic city on Kyushu, the southernmost of Japan’s four main islands, Kumamoto is renowned for its imposing castle, rich regional food culture and friendly, welcoming inhabitants.

Japanese university students studying English in Sydney have decided to hold a charity event called "Pray for Kumamoto" on the 15th of this month to support the people affected by the earthquakes.

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. The "ryokan" ...