Japan’s Tokara Islands in Kagoshima Prefecture have been rattled by more than 2,000 earthquakes since June 21, marking the ...

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 ...

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

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

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 ...

Five residents evacuated the island on July 9. Islanders who wished to evacuate, started doing so on July 4. 59 residents ...

Japan's Defense Ministry has begun deploying Osprey transport aircraft to the Ground Self-Defense Force's new camp in Saga ...

Two small islands in the southwestern part of Japan have moved apart by nearly 10 centimetres over the course of three days ...

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

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