Japan has gone to the polls in a Lower House election. Here's who won and lost in 11 key constituencies. Our site uses ...

TOKYO -- A tsunami advisory has now been lifted after an earlier warning in the wake of a strong earthquake Monday off the coast of Japan's Miyazaki Prefecture, officials said. The U.S. Geological ...

Gazing out at the Japanese-style garden and surrounding countryside from Obi Hattori-tei, it’s easy to imagine you’re at a samurai feast. The restaurant operates in a wooden building more than a ...

KUSHIMA, Miyazaki -- On Cape Toi in the city of Kushima, located at the southernmost tip of Miyazaki Prefecture, overlooking the Pacific Ocean, visito･･･ ...

Nearly 6,000 residents were ordered to evacuate in the city of Imabari due to the fire that has destroyed multiple buildings since Sunday (March 23), disrupting traffic and closing highways in the ...

Cyclist Paul Salisbury rides through Miyazaki’s warm coastal plains and forested mountains, meeting farmers, fishermen and artisans who embody the Kyushu spirit of living closely with the land.

Tens of thousands of people have been asked to evacuate in Tokyo as Shanshan, now a tropical storm, continued its northward march across the country. Six people have died and dozens were injured as ...

An event to try "beach seine fishing" took place on the coast of the city of Nobeoka, Miyazaki Prefecture, on October 25. About 80 children and their parents challenged themselves to catch fish by ...

MIYAZAKI, Japan It is a calamity for this quiet cattle community. A prized black calf born last fall will soon be killed, part of the mass destruction of livestock in Japan’s battle against its worst ...