The city of Kumamoto is steeped in the spirit of its samurai past, which many of its citizens point to as a major influence on their hometown to this day. In addition to its famed castle ...

Farmers in Kumamoto Prefecture are struggling with a ... “I wonder where goods that should go into the Japanese people's mouths will be able to be produced from here on out,” he stressed.

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In the Kumamoto dialect, people who are open to new experiences are referred to as ‘wasamon’, a characteristic that visitors would be wise to aspire to when sampling the rich variety of food ...

a staff member of Kumamoto Driving School in Kumamoto city’s Kita Ward, near Kikuyo, presents lectures for foreign students. “People in our classes often need three to four hours to get used ...