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.

Musashi was a legendary swordsman said to have gone undefeated in the numerous duels he fought across Japan, many using only a wooden sword. He saw out his final years in Kumamoto and lived as a ...

The Kumamoto prefectural government has established a new section to help TSMC employees adapt to life in Japan. Taiwanese ... “I now believe that a new ‘forest’ can be reborn from the ...

TAKAMORI, Kumamoto Prefecture--A local railway line wrecked by earthquakes in southwestern Japan seven years ago ... to the greenery of surrounding forest scenery as the first train crossed ...

Kumamoto Gov. Takashi Kimura, right, and a representative of Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency pose for a photo after a signing ceremony in Kumamoto on Jan. 17, 2025. (Kyodo) KUMAMOTO ...