FUKUCHI, Fukuoka Prefecture—On a morning when the ... even the sound of a foot breaking a tree branch,” the 77-year-old hunter said of the wild swine. Suddenly, the barking of fierce dogs ...

KITA-KYUSHU--Once Japan’s most feared yakuza gang, Kudo-kai based here in Fukuoka Prefecture now exists ... “I felt much safer wandering around the town, as there were police officers ...

The most common way to enjoy Goto udon in Shinkamigoto is “jigoku-daki” (literally “hell boiling”), which involves taking the ...

A lodging tax of up to ¥500 (RM14) per night will be incurred from April 2026, joining a growing number of prefectures and ...

Teachers at a school in southern Japan are being mocked and condemned after a 14-year-old girl was punished ... a junior high school in the town of Kurume, in Fukuoka Prefecture, was snared ...

The new levies will take effect in 2026, subject to approval from the city assembly. Read more at straitstimes.com.

San Sebastián is a nice town that you hear a lot about ... so it still boasts its old city architecture. It's genuinely so beautiful, and I'd highly recommend seeing the city center at night." ...

Sister Inah Canabarro was born on June 8, 1908, in southern Brazil according to LongeviQuest an organization that tracks ...

Cathedrals, museums, and bell towers add to the old-world charm of Vigan ... Hoi An is famed for its UNESCO World Heritage-listed ancestral town (think ancient architecture, quirky souvenir shops, and ...

4-6 June YAMATO: Experience Taiko drumming, a centuries-old tradition in Japanese culture ... eyes as the World Naked Bike Ride pedals into town. Cyclists let it all hang out as they ride in ...

Koh Samet has emerged as the fastest growing destination for attracting international travelers visiting Thailand, according ...

A town in Nagasaki Prefecture’s Goto Islands in autumn last year set up a new section devoted to the area’s specialty noodles ...