This video documents a noodle-focused tour through Fukuoka, Japan, highlighting regional variations in preparation and flavor. Dishes include spicy tsukemen with concentrated dipping broth and soba ...

There are endless urban centers to visit in Japan beyond Tokyo and Kyoto. To shift in a different direction from those two heavily touristed cities, head southwest to the island of Kyushu and its ...

Fukuoka has prospered as a hub for diplomacy and trade with Eurasia since ancient times. These days the city is known for being Japan’s liveliest regional center, topping nationwide rankings of ...

This afternoon I found myself in Fukuoka, a city of 1.6 million inhabitants on the northern shore of Japan’s Kyushu Island. Arriving at 5pm, I had only 45 minutes to take in the sights, but the brief ...

Fukuoka sits in a pocket of land on the northern coast of Kyushu, Japan's third-largest island. The city's most famous landmark is Fukuoka Tower, and while it is not the prettiest of buildings, it ...

It’s 7pm and I’m elbow-to-elbow with a fellow diner, perched on one of 10 stools surrounding a street stall. Not that I’m complaining; the chef who’s just prepared my meal has even less space at his ...

The Fukuoka High Court rejected an appeal on Monday for a retrial for the 1992 murder of two 7-year-old girls in the city of ...