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

The government has appointed current ASDF head, Gen. Hiroaki Uchikura, as the next chief of staff of the Defense Ministry's ...

TOSHIMA, Kagoshima Prefecture–A series of earthquakes that have rattled remote islands and put residents on edge here ...

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

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

Evacuees from a quake-hit small island in Japan's Kagoshima Prefecture have arrived in the prefectural capital in the ...

As Japan prepares for the July 20 House of Councillors election, the presence of political YouTubers is growing. This trend ...

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

A magnitude 5.5 earthquake struck near the Tokara Islands in Kagoshima Prefecture at 4:13 p.m. Thursday, according to the Meteorological Agency. Authorities said there was no risk of a tsunami and ...

Japan’s government on Saturday warned of more possible strong earthquakes in waters southwest of its main islands, but urged ...

The US military also deploys Ospreys in Japan. The tilt-rotor transport aircraft has been involved in a series of major ...

More than 1,000 earthquakes have shaken the Tokara Islands in Kagoshima Prefecture since June 21, in a continued period of seismic activity.