Ballooning costs, inconvenient access and a local feud are clouding the future of the Kyushu Shinkansen Line’s Nishi-Kyushu route that will partially open on Sept. 23. The 66-kilometer course, the ...

Named for the island’s status as the world’s 36th largest, the train offers a slower way to see some of the region’s rural ...

The Meteorological Agency warned of landslides, river flooding and inundation in low-lying areas in the Kyushu region and Yamaguchi Prefecture as heavy rain continued over the weekend. A linear ...

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 ...

Heitman LLC ("Heitman"), a global real estate investment management firm, today announced the acquisition of the Tosu Central Distribution Center ("Tosu Central DC"), located within one of Kyushu's ...

I am not a cyclist. I don’t even own a bicycle. So I was surprised to discover, after pedaling around one of Japan’s main islands, that it might be my favorite new way to travel. I always associated ...

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 ...

If I stared too long, the glossy, petrified tree trunk seemed to pulsate energy through the roof, down into the walls and past the fragile washi paper screens. “The house breathes,” Akihiro Tokunaga, ...

Nikkei Asia reports US-based investment firm Asia Pacific Land (APL) is planning to build a $845 million (125 billion yen) facility in the city of Kitakyushu. APL reportedly hopes to develop a 150MW ...