Young women across Japan are leaving their rural hometowns bound for Tokyo in search of improved job prospects.

TOKYO >> Japan’s plan to evacuate about 120,000 people from several southwestern islands in the event of an emergency in ...

There were 2,284 certified patients of Minamata disease in Kumamoto Prefecture and neighboring Kagoshima Prefecture as of the ...

These days, it is often hard to find intact surviving examples of WWII Japanese aircraft, even in Japan itself. Those ...

Kim recently released his Autumn menu – a detailed degustation which he says celebrates various prefectures of Japan using ...

For those looking for an escape into a unique and spectacular wilderness, Japan’s islands of Kyushu and Yakushima offer plenty.

A memorial service was held Saturday in the Chiran district of Minami-Kyushu, Kagoshima Prefecture, for pilots who had died ...

Kagoshima prefecture is stepping up efforts to expand overseas sales channels for its "tencha" tea leaves to meet booming ...

Kagoshima Prefecture now has 100 female local assembly members, representing 14% of all seats, following April elections. The ...