Fukuoka Prefecture, in the 1960s. The ruins are believed to be the former tomb of a king of Itokoku, a nation appearing in a Chinese history book known as “Gishiwajinden.” Tamura said the ...

Sosuke Ikematsu was intrigued to be offered a role in a Chinese film set in Yanagawa, Fukuoka Prefecture, his mother’s hometown famed for its network of canals. “Yanagawa” is directed by ...

The Fukuoka Asian Art Museum, which opened in 1999, houses about 5,000 paintings and artifacts from 23 countries and regions. Among them is a rare contemporary Chinese work of art whose value soared ...