KUMAMOTO--Tourists from Taiwan are now flocking to Kumamoto Prefecture, site of a new semiconductor plant that is expected to generate huge economic benefits for the area. The prefecture has welcomed ...

KUMAMOTO—Kumamoto Prefecture experienced the highest growth rate of foreign tourism of any prefecture in Japan, helped by popular statues of characters from “One Piece,” the iconic manga and anime ...

Residents of the village of Kuma in Kumamoto Prefecture on Friday mourned the victims of deadly torrential rains that struck the prefecture five years ago. The July 2020 downpours, which caused floods ...

The chief executive of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. told Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on Thursday of the ...

The Kumamoto Prefectural government unveiled a new One Piece statue of Roronoa Zoro. The bronze statue is located at the Ozu Central Park in Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan. The official One Piece account ...

(Bloomberg) — The newly-elected governor of Kumamoto Prefecture said he’s ready to ensure wide-ranging support to woo Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. to build its third Japanese chip factory ...

TOKYO, Feb 18 (Bernama-Kyodo) -- Bodies believed to be those of three people aboard a sightseeing helicopter that crashed into a volcanic crater on Mt. Aso in Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan, ...

A naming ceremony was held in Kumamoto Prefecture at the Ariake Shipyard of Japan Marine United Corporation for a new VLGC (very large gas carrier) that NYK will charter under a long-term contract to ...