Last spring, the Japan National Tourism Organization reported back-to-back months with more than 3 million inbound visitors, ...

Hakata-ku, is a ward in the city of Fukuoka in Japan. The ward is known to be home to several major festivals, including the ...

Umeshu” (plum wine) from breweries all around Japan gather at Hakata Station! Umeshu, a beverage that can also be made at ...

A department chief in the Fukuoka Municipal Government accused of harassing subordinates by glaring at them during meetings ...

FUKUOKA--After more than two years, a high-speed ferry connecting the Hakata district here in western Japan and Busan, South Korea, will resume services starting Nov. 4, JR Kyushu Jet Ferry Inc ...

We visit a Hakata ori textile manufacturer with over 160 years of history and explore the kimono sash designs created by their youngest worker, who is in her third year with the company.