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

Since Mount Shinmoedake began erupting on June 22, experts are continuing to closely monitor the southern Kyushu volcano in ...

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

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

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

Authorities have evacuated dozens of people from remote islands in southern Japan that have been shaken by over 1,700 tremors ...

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 ...

A total of 46 evacuees left Akusekijima and Kodakarajima aboard a ferry Sunday morning after a series of strong earthquakes ...

The previous earthquake of a similar strength in Kagoshima Prefecture occurred in May 1997 in the Satsuma region on the southwestern main island of Kyushu.

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

The highest number of tremors in a 10-day span, with a 5.5 magnitude quake recorded on July 3. Authorities urge evacuation ...