On Feb. 25, the trial began for the 29-year-old defendant. The man said that he was lured to participate in the bonsai theft by being told that it would be a “300,000 yen to 400,000 yen job.” ...

Kumamoto appears to have sensed that something was wrong soon after Hakamada’s trial began. The prosecutors had no plausible ...

Researchers at Kumamoto University have successfully executed a practical trial of a new genome-editing technique that allows for the partial inhibition of essential gene function without causing ...

The southwestern Japanese prefecture of Kumamoto on Wednesday marked the ninth anniversary of a deadly earthquake, the more intensive of a pair of quakes that hit the region, with over 270 victims ...

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 ...

Leveraging reporter Julie Watson’s long-standing relationship with the San Diego Zoo, an AP all-formats team produced a ...

As a result, Goto took it upon himself to propose a power nap routine at the Kumamoto school. His suggestion was greeted with incredulity. However, the school introduced power naps on a trial ...