Authorities are warning of more earthquakes around the Tokara island chain in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan. 1,900 ...

The late Toshimi Shimono (1929-2022), a renowned Japanese folklorist and leading authority on the folk traditions of southern ...

Following a series of earthquakes off the Tokara Islands in Kagoshima Prefecture, a ferry carrying five evacuees left ...

A relentless series of earthquakes has shaken Akusekijima island here in the remote Tokara island chain, causing sleepless ...

A tropical depression in the East China Sea is forecast to approach the Kyushu region in southwest Japan toward Monday, ...

Mount Shinmoedake in Kirishima City, Kagoshima Prefecture, erupted, sending a plume of smoke more than 500 meters above the crater, according to the Kagoshima Local Meteorological Observatory. It was ...

Aug. 28 (UPI) --The Japan Meteorological Agency Wednesday issued a rare emergency typhoon warning for Kagoshima Prefecture, with storm surge warnings for four municipalities. "A special storm and ...

Japan has test-fired a missile on Japanese territory for the first time as the country accelerates its military buildup to deter China.

The three countries have been stepping up maritime cooperation amid Beijing’s aggressive maritime behaviour. Read more at ...

Kagoshima, the prefecture that wraps around the southern end of the Japanese island of Kyushu, is said by some to resemble the head of a dragon. At the mouth of this dragon stands Sakurajima, ...

Aug. 28 (UPI) --The Japan Meteorological Agency Wednesday issued a rare emergency typhoon warning for Kagoshima Prefecture, with storm surge warnings for four municipalities. "A special storm and ...