UTO, Kumamoto Prefecture--Kids caught napping in the classroom at prefecture-run Uto Junior and Senior High School here are not punished. Quite the reverse. They are encouraged. During the week ...

UTO, Kumamoto Prefecture--A high school science club here enlisted the help of local fishermen to reproduce a rare type of atmospheric optical phenomenon that can be glimpsed in the Yatsushiro Sea ...

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A historic city on Kyushu, the southernmost of Japan’s four main islands, Kumamoto is renowned for its imposing castle, rich regional food culture and friendly, welcoming inhabitants.