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TOKYO: Japan's Kyushu Railway rocketed Tuesday (Oct 25) as the former state-owned firm made its trading debut in Tokyo after scoring one of this year's biggest initial public offerings. The firm soared as much as 20 per cent in the morning before ending...

I recently went on a 6-day, 5-night trip around Northern Kyushu, where I visited Fukuoka, Kumamoto, and Nagasaki. Truth is, just in Nagasaki alone, 6 days may not be enough because the prefecture is huge and there are quite a number of historical places...

The irresistible world of “JR Kyushu” for train-spotters In Japan, the number of trainspotters have increased, leading to them being called "Tetsu-chan" or "Tetsuko" ("tetsu" being derived from "tetsudou," or railroad). Among Japanese transpotters,...

I’m not quire sure how to begin this post. I’ve retyped the first paragraph several times now, and nothing seems to quite encapsulate what I want to say, so please bear with this post and its emotional tone. A few days ago, on the night of April 14th...

Close Kumamoto Earthquakes Japan National Tourism Organization Updated: April 18, 2016, 18:00 JST On April 14th, 2016 at 9:26 pm (Local Time), a strong earthquake (Magnitude 6.5) occurred in the Kumamoto area of Kyushu, followed by the second one...