Japan’s cherry blossoms, a hallmark of spring, are expected to bloom on schedule this year, with Tokyo’s first flowers ...

Freeze-dried green tea drink is seen in this image provided by Kagoshima-Osumi Food Technology Development Center. KAGOSHIMA -- The Kagoshima Prefectural Government has patented a freeze-drying ...

When people think of southern Japan, the incredible island ... you must consider trying sand bathing, known in Japanese as sunamushi. Here, next to Kagoshima Bay, you will be actually covered ...

Kagoshima, Feb. 2 (Jiji Press)--Police in Kagoshima ... year-old nursery teacher on Tokunoshima Island in the southwestern Japan prefecture last November. The student was acquainted with the ...

The Ise Bay Typhoon, also known as Typhoon ... between Kumamoto and Kagoshima-Chuo stations on the Kyushu Shinkansen Line from the evening of Aug. 28 to Aug. 29 Kyushu Japan Railway Co. plans ...

Western Japan's Kyushu region is known for its distinctly sweet soy ... Oita, Miyazaki, and Kagoshima. Fukuoka has the most in the country, with over 100. Each brewery's soy sauce is distinctive ...

The slow-moving typhoon, also known as ... according to the Japan Meteorological Agency. As of 9 a.m., the maximum level 5 evacuation order was issued to 202 households in Kagoshima Prefecture ...