Kyushu is the southernmost of Japan’s four main islands. The area is known for active volcanoes like Mount Aso, hot spring resorts like Beppu and Yufuin, and historic sites like Nagasaki’s Peace Park.

Japanese officials believe they're taking steps to better manage visitor numbers at Mount Fuji. For now, Japan's tourism boom is showing no signs of slowing down. Japan has introduced a $27 entry ...

Wildfires have hit several regions in western Japan ... Imabari and Aso broke out Sunday, quickly burning hundreds of hectares. Six homes have been damaged in city of Okayama, where a fire started on ...

Imabari and Aso broke out Sunday, quickly burning hundreds of hectares (acres). Six homes have been damaged in city of Okayama, where a fire started on Mount Kaigara and burned 250 hectares (600 ...

All residents in the zone from Mount Fuji to Sagamihara, Kanagawa Prefecture, just west of Tokyo, should evacuate in the event of a major volcanic eruption at Japan ... and Mount Aso in Kumamoto ...

Japan has released a report detailing countermeasures to be taken if Mount Fuji were to erupt and release vast amounts of volcanic ash across the east of the country, including Tokyo. While there ...

Japanese authorities have issued guidance on how the public should respond if the famous Mount Fuji volcano, near Tokyo, were to erupt. Experts recommend sheltering at home and maintaining a two ...

TOKYO (AP) — Wildfires have hit several regions in western Japan, injuring at least two people ... The fires in the western towns of Okayama, Imabari and Aso broke out Sunday, quickly burning ...

Mount Fuji last erupted in 1707. In the worst-case scenario, a massive eruption of Japan's highest peak could spew 30 centimeters of ash (nearly 12 inches) or more over Tokyo, about 100 kilometers ...

Mount Fuji is a UNESCO World heritage site, a world-famous landmark and an icon of Japan. But it has also become a “trash mountain” overcrowded by millions of tourists. To try and bring more ...