From mossy gorges to volcanic trails, Yakushima Island and Kagoshima in Japan’s far south are a hiker’s paradise.

Japan's Sakurajima volcano in Kagoshima erupted on Thursday, sending a towering column of ash nearly two miles into the sky.

The Sakurajima volcano in Kagoshima erupted on Thursday, May 15, with smoke reaching 3,000 meters. Nearby residents were ...

Locals and ecologists are troubled by the potential impacts a looming seawall could have on the biodiverse Japanese island of ...

Kagoshima finally dethroning the nation's top tea-growing prefecture sent shock waves through local producers.

This is the first time since statistics began in 1951 that southern Kyushu has entered the rainy season earlier than any ...

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For those looking for an escape into a unique and spectacular wilderness, Japan’s islands of Kyushu and Yakushima offer ...

CDP leader Yoshihiko Noda told reporters in Sapporo that if the ruling camp does not decide on the consumption tax cut, it ...

When Ayami Sato took the mound for the Toronto Maple Leafs on Sunday afternoon, the 35-year-old Japanese pitcher was the ...

Thankfully, this isn’t goodbye – as of May 1, Café Gyoen has relocated to a new space in Maxwell, where it has rebranded as a ...

Space agency officials from India and Japan met for the third time at the southern Indian city of Bengaluru, discussing ...