Japan’s Kyushu has unveiled plans to offer free one-way Shinkansen tickets from Fukuoka to foreign visitors, as part of a ...

Kagoshima plans to offer free Shinkansen tickets from Fukuoka to boost tourism in Japan, targeting select international ...

As powerful Typhoon No. 10 approaches southern Kyushu, the Japan Meteorological Agency on Aug. 28 issued emergency warnings for wind storms and high waves for Kagoshima Prefecture, calling for the ...

Home to frogs with Wolverine claws, primitive rabbits, and stunning beaches with crystalline waters, Japan's lesser-known ...

The Meteorological Agency announced Friday a significantly heightened risk of rain-induced disasters, including flooding and landslides, in Kagoshima Prefecture due to the formation of linear rain ...

The plan is to promote tourism to other regions of Japan beyond Tokyo, Kyoto, Osaka and Kobe ...

Aug. 28 (UPI) --The Japan Meteorological Agency Wednesday issued a rare emergency typhoon warning for Kagoshima Prefecture, with storm surge warnings for four municipalities. "A special storm and wave ...

TOSHIMA, Kagoshima Prefecture–A series of earthquakes that have rattled remote islands and put residents on edge here continued on July 2, with one of the strongest tremors so far rocking Kodakarajima ...

Japan’s shinkansen (bullet train) network is made up of a number of different lines, but often when international travelers talk about taking “the shinkansen” they’re referring to the Tokaido ...

The dark-tinted rice wine Kurozake has roots stretching back over a millennium. Brewer Higashi Shuzō in Kagoshima Prefecture makes the sake the old-fashioned way, with traditional ingredients. A rich ...