On Nov. 11, a Yasen-class nuclear-powered submarine passed through the Soya Strait, which separates Japan’s northernmost main ...

Japan’s southernmost main island, Kyushu, is a land deeply connected to nature. Known for its volcanic terrain, lush forests, ...

A Russian Navy surveillance ship made a nine-day cruise in the vicinity of Japan’s southwest islands approaching as close as ...

Eleven explosive ordnance disposal divers with the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force’s Sub Area Activity Okinawa unit ...

Creation legends and folk tales swirl like snow and leaves across the protected landscapes of Japan. This selection of four ...

[New Paper] Meet Delectopecten thermus, a new species of Glass Scallop from a deep-sea hot vent in Okinawa Trough, Japan! We ...

“You can feel that this tree is still alive.” Some 140 years ago, labourers on Kyushu, the southernmost of Japan’s four main islands, soaked a massive felled tree in the ocean for 12 month ...

If you read Kyushu's palms, you will find lines that run deep, telling vivid stories of Japan from a precious past, perhaps forgotten elsewhere. In its present is a world of Japanese culture ...

A tsunami warning has been issued for a magnitude 6.9 earthquake in the Hyuga-Nada Sea off the coast of Japan, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency.

The quake, centred at a depth of 30 kilometres (18.6 miles), shook a wide area in Kyushu, Japan's Meteorological Agency said. Japan is frequently hit by earthquakes because of its location along ...

"There is huge demand for more bases and greater infrastructure across southwest Japan as a result of the concentration of threats in the region of Okinawa and Kyushu," said Ryo Hinata-Yamaguchi ...