Welcome the Miyazaki mango, a high-end fruit from Japan, popularly referred to as the “Egg of the Sun” due to its radiant ...

A 58-year-old employee of Ozu, Kumamoto Prefecture, has been arrested on suspicion of indecent assault after he forcibly kissed a female acquaintance in her 50s. The incident occurred at around 4 p.m.

A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck off the eastern coast of the Osumi Peninsula at 11:04 p.m. on April 2, registering a ...

There is a larger risk that a Nankai Trough earthquake, once it occurs, could cause unprecedented damage. It is essential for ...

TOKYO, April 2 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.0 struck off the eastern coast of Japan's Osumi Peninsula on Wednesday, said the country's weather agency.

Artificial intelligence risks taking Japanese anime artists' jobs, but nothing can replicate Hayao Miyazaki, the creative ...

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The Mainichi Shimbun answers some common questions readers may have about a "half-cracked" scenario for a predicted megaquake ...

The estimated death toll in the event of a massive earthquake in the Nankai Trough was lowered to about 298,000 from the ...

A long-feared megaquake off Japan’s southern coast could result in almost 300,000 deaths, according to a new model released ...

Up to 298,000 people in Japan could die in a megaquake occurring in the Nankai Trough, a revised estimate by the government's earthquake task force showed Monday, with efforts to mitigate damage ...

The Cabinet Office released on March 31 slightly lower death and disaster projections from an expected Nankai Trough ...