Kumamon celebrated 15 years as the mascot of Kumamoto Prefecture in southwestern Japan.The annual Kumamon birthday ...

The Kumamoto city government is also trying to secure a 20-hectare industrial park. TSMC’s move into the prefecture has created a demand for land that surpasses supply. Kanken Techno Co., a ...

A statue of the main character of Japan's popular anime series "Crayon Shinchan" has been unveiled in front of children in ...

He was dismissed prior to being arrested. The second case involved an officer in his 40s who allegedly committed indecent acts on a woman in her 20s on a street in Kumamoto City as she was returning ...

Tokyo is reportedly considering deploying long-range missiles to Kyushu, a move analyst says could deny Chinese ships access to the Pacific.

The Japan Ground Self-Defense Force already has land-based anti-ship missile units on Kyushu, and potential deployment sites ...

An 86-year-old man who had continued to seek a retrial over his conviction in a high-profile murder case in this eastern ...

The unlikely friendship of a Japanese cartoonist and an Italian Catholic archbishop has put a spotlight on Amakusa’s “hidden ...

The missiles may be deployed at the Ground-Self Defense Force's surface-to-ship missile regiment garrisons in Yufu in Oita ...

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — Taishin Bank President Lin Shu-chen (林淑真) said Wednesday the company may establish a third branch in Kumamoto should TSMC expand operations in Japan.

Deployment likely to begin at the end of next March, according to news agency report citing Japanese government sources.