A former high school classroom where literary giants Soseki Natsume (1867-1916) and Lafcadio Hearn (1850-1904) used to teach ...

Traditional crafts from the quake-hit Noto Peninsula, including Wajima lacquerware and Suzu ware, will be displayed for sale ...

A Japanese court has rejected the request of thousands of residents to suspend operations of two reactors at a nuclear power ...

A Japanese court on Friday rejected a request of thousands of residents to suspend operations of two reactors at a nuclear ...

A Japanese court on Friday rejected the request of thousands of residents to suspend operations of two reactors at a nucle ...

KAGOSHIMA--The long losing streak continued for Kyushu residents trying to shut down the Sendai nuclear power plant in ...

Scientists know that natural disasters have negative health effects on survivors, but long-term observations are lacking. To help fill this gap, a research team has investigated the connection between ...

Fujitsu Limited and Yokohama National University today announced the achievement of the world's first real-time prediction of multiple typhoon-associated tornadoes using advanced supercomputing ...

The strongest cold air mass of the season is likely to intensify snowfall and winds on the Sea of Japan coast from northern to western Japan from Tuesday. The influx of cold air is expected to ...

Beppu, Japan - January 13, 2025 A 6.6-magnitude earthquake has rattled the island of Kyushu in southwestern Japan, the European Mediterranean Seismological Centre said Monday. The EMSC said that ...

20h The Japan Meteorological Agency reported that on Monday, January 13, at around 21:19, a magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck the Hyuga-nada Sea off the coast of Kyushu Island, Japan, at a depth of ...

The quake, centered at a depth of 36 kilometers (22 miles), shook a wide area in Kyushu ... at nuclear plants in the area. Japan is frequently hit by earthquakes due to its location along the ...