If you’re burnt out on the Tokyo–Kyoto–Osaka tourist circuit and craving something less overrun, Fukuoka is a breath of fresh air. It’s the largest city on Kyushu, Japan’s southernmost main island, ...

Japan’s sidewalk restaurants, known as “yatai,” have almost entirely disappeared—except in Fukuoka, where they’ve undergone a ...

Yumiko Shiragaki, a 65-year-old Fukuoka resident, spoke haltingly about losing her husband to an illness about 30 years ago.

A century-old ryokan traditional inn in southwestern Japan has only been changing its hot spring bathwater twice ... The Daimaru Besso inn in Chikushino, Fukuoka Prefecture, which says on its ...

First, we will open a new studio in Osaka, Japan. We expect it to launch in spring 2024. Each CyberConnect2 studio—CyberConnect2 Fukuoka (head office), CyberConnect2 Tokyo Studio, and ...

Later, as I soaked in the onsen (natural hot spring) Manyo-no-yu in Hakata, I pondered this piece of Hollywood history within the puzzle of Fukuoka. And it seemed totally aligned with the city’s ...

Start your day with breakfast in Hakata, once Fukuoka’s merchant quarter and still the city’s heart, home to most of its major sights. Keep an eye out for the local speciality of mentaiko ...

Laney Fukuoka has heard it all. The out-loud wise cracks, the subtle digs, the snickers. The Kennedy High School senior pitcher has also caught the expressions of discord and doubt when taking the ...

Over 30% of this spring's new hires at Japanese companies say they want to work at the same firms until retirement, reflecting young workers' ...

FUKUOKA—A 4-year-old boy died after falling from a hotel here, authorities said, the latest accident involving an unattended small child. According to police, the boy, who was traveling with his ...