With many eyes on Shintomi's recent election, a 71-year-old man who cast his ballot in early voting enthusiastically endorsed the city's move to voting electronically on a tablet.

In Part 2 of our epic tour of Japan’s Kyushu Island, we take you through Miyazaki Prefecture – where sun goddesses hide in cliffside caves, Kagura dancers summon ancient myths to life, and salt-tinged ...

Fruits are often regarded as one of the most affordable and common food items in our daily lives. We often buy apples, bananas, or oranges without giving much thought to the price. In some parts of ...

March 31 will mark the first deployment of two new Japanese systems: the Hyper Velocity Gliding Projectile (HVGP) for island ...

Thousands of Taiwanese fans yesterday descended on the Tokyo Dome for the World Baseball Classic (WBC) opener, displaying banners proclaiming “Team Taiwan” as opposed to their official designation in ...

Japanese cuisine is playing a starring role in Hollywood this awards season. After the 98th Academy Awards on Sunday night, ...

A new weekly RORO shipping route linking Miyazaki Port with Osaka’s Nanko port will begin operations on April 2, expanding ...

Wish you could step into a Studio Ghibli movie? Misty forests, fairy-tale villages, and lantern-lit towns bring the magic to ...

The following is the latest list of selected news summaries by Kyodo News. ---------- Japan ruling bloc led by Takaichi rams FY 2026 budget through lower house TOKYO - Japan's ruling coalition, led by ...

In junior high school, Yamamoto mostly played as a second baseman for his hometown team in Okayama Prefecture. However, his trajectory was altered when he entered Miyakonojo High School in Miyazaki ...

The Defense Ministry plans to deploy long-range surface-to-surface missiles designed to defend remote islands at a Ground Self-Defense Force base in central Japan on March 31, Jiji Press learned ...

Sip shochu made from local sweet potatoes, eat sashimi from Kinkowan Bay, hike forest trails, and relax in mineral-rich baths in Kyushu.