The mother of a U.S. Air Force CV-22 Osprey crew member who died in a crash off Yakushima Island in southwestern Japan two ...

Ssuk~dae~meori!” The heartrending voice of Chunhyang in prison longing for Mongryong stole the hearts of over 500 Japanese ...

Michibiki No. 7 satellite will be launched on an H3 rocket from Tanegashima Island in Kagoshima prefecture on Feb. 1 - ...

Japan's Sakurajima volcano erupts with a 4,400m ash plume, triggering ashfall warnings, flight disruptions and renewed monitoring across Kagoshima and Kyushu.

The Meteorological Agency temporarily issued a heavy rain emergency warning for the city of Kirishima in Kagoshima Prefecture on Friday, calling for the highest level of caution against landslides and ...

Japan’s Sakurajima volcano erupted for the first time since October, sending a tall plume of ash into the air and prompting ashfall alerts in nearby prefectures. View on euronews ...

Kagoshima, Sept. 29 (Jiji Press)--A Chinese survey ship was spotted within Japan's exclusive economic zone off the island of Amami Oshima Island in the southwestern prefecture of Kagoshima on Sunday, ...

The carefully made Kareigawa Bento, featuring local Kagoshima cuisine, is sold at a wooden train station more than 120 years ...

Sheraton Hotels & Resorts, part of Marriott Bonvoy’s global portfolio of 31 extraordinary hotel brands, announces the opening of Sheraton Kagoshima, hallmarking the brand’s 150th property in ...

A few years ago, 17 Jomon archeological sites in Japan’s four northernmost prefectures received UNESCO World Heritage designation, sparking fresh interest in Japan’s ancient Jomon heritage. Jomon is ...