Photo / 123RF It’s the first day of our Walk Japan experience on the southern island of Kyushu, but the trip has already gone to Hell, writes Brett Atkinson. High above the coastal city of Beppu ...

You sit at the long counter with a view ... city’s tallest building — the right-eye flounder arrives toward the end of the nine-course French dinner. The pillowy fish, covered with Japanese ...

Channel your inner samurai and visit these remarkable castles in Japan, from Osaka to Nagasaki and right across the land.

KUMAMOTO, Japan (Kyodo) -- A fossil found nearly three decades ago in southwestern Japan's Kumamoto prefecture has been identified to be a previously unclassified genus and species of pterosaur ...

This multimodal route through the country’s Northern Alps is a great alternative to the similar journey around Mount Fuji — ...

Takeshi Hasuda, the head of Jikei Hospital, said at a news conference on Jan. 4 that the woman who lives in western Japan first consulted ... “We want not only Kumamoto city but also the central ...

according to Japan Tourism Agency statistics released on May 31. The figure, the most of all countries and territories, accounted for about 30 percent of international guests to Kumamoto Prefecture.

The Higo Medical Education Museum showcases the deep-rooted tradition of medical education in Kumamoto, highlighting the legacy of world-renowned bacteriologist Shibasaburo Kitasato, whose portrait ...

Sunny with a high of 74 °F (23.3 °C). Winds variable at 6 to 9 mph (9.7 to 14.5 kph). Night - Cloudy. Winds variable at 4 to 6 mph (6.4 to 9.7 kph). The overnight low will be 49 °F (9.4 °C ...