An 18-year-old high school student was arrested Saturday for allegedly stabbing to death a woman on a southwestern Japan ...

Sakurajima roared to life once more on February 6, with an explosive eruption at 7:02 a.m., sending a plume of ash 1,000 ...

Kagoshima, Jan. 30 (Jiji Press)--Sea turtle nesting has declined on Amami-Oshima Island in Kagoshima Prefecture, likely due in part to a drop in their population. The reptiles are a year-round ...

The Japan Meteorological Agency extended its heavy snowfall warning to around Feb. 9, mainly on the Sea of Japan side, after ...

Kagoshima, Feb. 2 (Jiji Press)--Police in Kagoshima Prefecture have arrested an 18-year-old male high school student for allegedly murdering a 55-year-old nursery teacher on Tokunoshima Island in ...

Construction of an Air Self-Defense Force base on Mageshima, an island in Kagoshima Prefecture, is likely to be delayed by three years. Initially, the base was projected to be completed in 2027 ...

Scientists believe declining populations may be a key factor and have warned that a long-term analysis is needed to assess ...

An 18-year-old high school student was arrested Saturday for allegedly stabbing to death a woman on a southwestern Japan island last year, police said. The suspect is accused of fatally stabbing ...

KAGOSHIMA (TR) – Kanagawa Prefectural Police have arrested a male high school student over the alleged murder of a ...

Sakurajima volcano erupted, sending an ash cloud 1,100 meters into the sky in Japan. Officials said the explosive eruption ...

Japan is battling the coldest wave of the season with record-breaking snowfall in the northern main island of Hokkaido. Traffic has been hit and airports closed. Weather agencies have said the extreme ...

AMAMI, Kagoshima Prefecture--The Environment Ministry said Sept. 3 it has eliminated all invasive mongooses from Amami-Oshima island here, describing the eradication program as a “worldwide ...