FUKUOKA—As the aging and shrinking of communities across Japan threaten many cultural festivals with extinction, the ...

FUKUOKA--Ten years after prefectural police departments across Japan started to recruit and promote more female police officers, Fukuoka prefectural police are still playing catch-up. The prefectural ...

Fukuoka has prospered as a hub for diplomacy and trade with Eurasia since ancient times. These days the city is known for being Japan’s liveliest regional center, topping nationwide rankings of ...

Ho Tzu Nyen has won the Fukuoka Grand Prize, the Japanese award which recognises individuals who have significantly ...

Team members pitch in to carry the “kakiyama” float. It’s 4:59 a.m. but the city streets of Fukuoka are packed—as they are every July 15 at this time. It is the moment when the sound the crowd has ...

This is part of Uncovering Japan, a collection of stories that spotlight the lesser known gems that belong on your Japan itinerary, offering everything from a wellspring of local craft and a vibrant ...

She joins the cast of Broadway Beng 20th Anniversary Twenty Poon Pipi as a special guest performer in July. Read more at ...

Fukuoka Airport, Japan's fourth busiest, was the third to be privatised (in 2019) in a process that began in 2013 - but which ...