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.

Family members Wednesday mourned the death of a then-22-year-old university student who was killed in one of the major earthquakes that hit Kumamoto ... level of 7 on Japan’s seismic intensity ...

In the 2016 Kumamoto Earthquake, two major tremors hit the region, each with a seismic intensity of seven, the highest level on Japan's scale. This resulted in a total of 278 deaths in Kumamoto ...