Kumamoto

EDITORIAL: Relief program for Minamata disease...
New apparent cases of Minamata disease continue to be found. The government announced it will stop accepting applications for its relief program for victims of the neurological ...
Hospital's 'baby box' still controversial after 5...
A nurse checks a letter for parents who put their babies in the “Akachan Post” installed in Jikei Hospital in Kumamoto, Kumamoto Prefecture. (Asahi Shimbun file photo)
KUMAMOTO--Controversial when it started five years ago, the Jikei Hospital's "Akachan Post" (Baby box) remains a source for critics, despite its successful track record for...
JAPAN HERITAGE Takachiho: Visit the epicenter of...
Yokagura, a traditional event of Shinto music and dance staged at night, is the glue that binds residents of Takachiho, Miyazaki Prefecture. (Asahi Shimbun file photo)
In the Kyushu Highlands, dubbed "the roof of Kyushu," the town of Takachiho in Miyazaki Prefecture is a land of myths.
JAPAN HERITAGE Mount Aso: A visit to the...
Though Mount Aso is an active volcano, its surroundings create idyllic atmosphere. (ASAHI SHIMBUN FILE PHOTO)
Massive volcanic explosions that started 270,000 years ago created Mount Aso, whose top later sank to leave a massive caldera basin that has attracted visitors since the dawn...
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