When caught committing crimes for economic gain in Japan, it’s common for the accused to say their motive was to obtain money ...

UTO, Kumamoto Prefecture--Kids caught napping in the classroom at prefecture-run Uto Junior and Senior High School here are not punished. Quite the reverse. They are encouraged. During the week ...

KUMAMOTO -- The price of tomatoes in Kumamoto Prefecture, which boasts Japan's largest production, more than quadrupled on Nov. 19 from the day before due to a poor harvest and Black Friday demand.

At Koga Falls in the city of Aso, Kumamoto Prefecture, the water flowing down the falls has frozen completely again this year with the coldness of win･･･ ...

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Kumamoto Gov. Takashi Kimura shared with Japan Times the country’s hopes to attract Taiwan Semiconductor’s third plant in the prefecture. The new plant, located in Kikuyo, began ...

The Japanese railway company Shikoku Railway Company, better known as JR Shikoku, has confirmed its plans to build a new land ...

Night - Partly cloudy with a 53% chance of precipitation. Winds from WNW to W at 8 to 9 mph (12.9 to 14.5 kph). The overnight low will be 36 °F (2.2 °C). Partly cloudy with a high of 45 °F (7.2 ...

JASM, TSMC's majority-owned subsidiary, began production at its first wafer fab in Kikuyo, Kumamoto Prefecture, in December 2024. The fab produces 12/16nm and 22/28nm mature-node chips ...

At Koga Falls in the city of Aso, Kumamoto Prefecture, the water flowing down the falls has frozen completely again this year with the coldness of winter. One of the waterfalls is 100 meters tall.