The island of Kyushu had been sitting pretty on my travel list for nearly a decade. I had always planned to explore the entire region in one go, but once I actually started researching, I realized ...

Kyushu is the third-largest island in Japan and is located in the southwestern part of the country. It is one of the four main islands of Japan, along with Honshu (where Tokyo, Osaka, Kyoto, and ...

The Soldier on occupation duty in Kyushu is first of all a fighting-man. The major portion of his time is given to a rigorous training schedule. But, once his training day is over, he finds a variety ...

Luxury hotels are increasingly opening around Kyushu on expectations that wealthy tourists will flock to Japan’s main southern island. Although pricey accommodations are operating in Nagasaki ...

TOKYO, July 24 – A volcano on Japan’s major western island of Kyushu erupted on Sunday evening, sending black smoke billowing high into the air, but there were no immediate reports of any damage or ...

KITA-KYUSHU, Fukuoka Prefecture--The mayor here is hoping to turn the trend of many young people donning eccentric costumes for the traditional coming-of-age ceremony into a tourism opportunity. Super ...

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An earthquake of magnitude 5.8 struck Kyushu, in Japan, the German Research Centre ⁠for Geosciences ⁠said today.The ⁠quake was ⁠at a depth of ⁠122 ...