TOKYO >> A new bird species has been confirmed in Japan for the first time in 45 years. A team from the Yamashina Institute ...

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

Weather officials in Japan are warning that torrential rain may heighten the risk of disasters in the southwestern prefecture ...

Sakurajima volcano roared back to life in early May 2026, punching an ash column roughly 11,500 feet into the sky and draping ...

Sakurajima volcano punched another column of ash into the sky above Kagoshima Bay early on May 17, 2026, extending a stretch ...

Police in the town of Yoron, which experienced the strongest shaking, have said there have been no reports of damage ...

Developed as a state-of-the-art successor to the AM6 Zero fighter in the later stages of the war, the Shiden Kai boasted high ...

A 5.9-magnitude earthquake struck Japan on May 20. “The quake registered an intensity of 5+ on the Japanese seismic scale of ...

Located on the southern tip of Japan’s third largest island, Kyushu, Kagoshima is a picturesque city known for its stunning landscapes, historical significance, and unique cultural attractions.

Japan’s space agency announced plans for seven or more lift-offs annually of its flagship H3 rocket from the Kagoshima ...

Kagoshima, once known as Satsuma, was home to major Meiji Restoration figures like Saigō Takamori and Ōkubo Toshimichi. The city is proud of its identity as a seat of this past. An exploration of the ...

Rising up from Kagoshima Bay, the peaks of Sakurajima form the dramatic backdrop to the city of Kagoshima, just 4 kilometers away. The island—technically a peninsula since a lava flow in a 1914 ...