A 6.9-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Miyazaki Prefecture east of Kyushu, Japan, and a tsunami warning was issued. The Japan Meteorological Administration announced that a 6.9 magnitude ...

Sakurajima volcano in Japan erupted multiple times early Sunday, spewing ash up to 4,400 meters high and causing about 30 ...

A volcano on Japan's major western island of Kyushu erupted multiple times on Sunday (Nov 16), sending a plume of smoke and ...

Powerful Typhoon No. 10 made landfall near Satsuma-Sendai in Kagoshima Prefecture around 8 a.m. on Aug. 29, prompting widespread evacuation orders and disaster-related warnings. Strong gusts of wind ...

Sakurajima volcano's explosive eruption took place around 1 am (local time) on Sunday at the Minamidake crater, sending a ...

Tokyo — A powerful storm lashed southern Japan with torrential rain and strong winds Thursday, causing at least three deaths as it started a crawl up the length of the archipelago and raised concerns ...

Early each weekday morning, local restaurants and hotels send staff to bid on freshly caught fish at a dockside market. Seabirds flutter about the boats as they unload their bounty pier side before an ...

Located on the southern island of Kyushu, Miyazaki Prefecture sits between Oita’s renowned onsen towns to the north and Kagoshima, the region to the south noted for its famed black pork. While often ...

Developed rain clouds are hanging over southern Kyushu, bringing intermittent downpours to Kagoshima Prefecture. In the hour through 4 p.m., Land Ministry rain gauges recorded 46 millimeters in Ebino ...

That's what popped into my head unbidden upon my return to Tokyo from a recent motorbike trip. And there was a lot packed into that tiny phrase: 4,000 kilometers worth of riding to, around, and back ...

Residents in southern Kyushu were urgently advised to evacuate as a very powerful typhoon approached, leaving tens of thousands of buildings without power. The special warning for heavy rains was ...