A splash of flash at Coming-of-Age Day event in Kita-Kyushu

KITA-KYUSHU--Flashy outfits were a common sight at an adulthood ceremony here, a fashion statement that received a thumbs-up ...
朝日新聞社

Kyushu city aims to use unique fashion tradition as tourism draw

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 ...
Yahoo

Your essential guide to visiting Kyushu, Japan

If Japan is on your list to visit, you should consider visiting the southwestern region of Kyushu. It includes the neon-drenched cityscapes of Fukuoka and Nagasaki, the bubbling hot springs of Beppu, ...
The Globe and Mail

Typhoon hits Japan’s Kyushu; at least three dead, airlines, factories affected

Typhoon Shanshan lashed southwest Japan with heavy rain and very strong winds on Thursday, snarling air traffic and knocking out power to more than a quarter million households. At least three people ...
NDTV

Typhoon Makes Landfall On Japanese Island Of Kyushu: Weather Office

Typhoon Shanshan slammed into Japan's main southern island of Kyushu early Thursday, with authorities advising thousands of people to evacuate and issuing the highest warning level for wind and storm ...
ジャパンタイムズ

Kita-Kyushu fest takes pop approach

Running over the course of the next three weekends until Nov. 17, the 2006 Kita-Kyushu International Music Festival, inaugurated in 1988 to commemorate the 25th anniversary of Kita-Kyushu City, ...