If you are afraid of heights, please bear with it for a little while,” the train driver called out while blowing shimmering ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Updated [hour]:[minute] [AMPM] [timezone], [monthFull] [day], [year] TOKYO (AP) — Japan on Thursday ...

The Seto Inland Sea, located between the main islands of Honshu, Shikoku, and Kyushu, is historically known for piracy, especially during the Sengoku period in Japan. The One Piece Shinkansen ...

Located on the southern island of Kyushu, Miyazaki Prefecture sits between ... ram87/Pixta Amano Iwato Jinja is associated with Amaterasu, one of Japan’s most ancient deities. The shrine sits above ...

TOKYO -- Japan welcomed a record 36.87 million tourists in 2024, up 47.1% from the previous year thanks to the weak yen, according to data released Wednesday by the Japan National Tourism ...

A Japanese government committee on earthquake research has changed its estimate of the chance of a Nankai Trough megaquake in the next 30 years to around 80 percent, from the previous 70 to 80 ...

TOKYO – Record numbers of tourists flocked to Japan in 2024, figures showed on Jan 15, as the weak yen bolstered the appeal of the “bucket list” destination despite overcrowding complaints ...

Japan Earthquake: A strong earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.9 hit the Kyushu region at 9:19 pm local time in southwestern Japan on Monday (January 13), according to the Japan ...

A few instances of minor damage were reported. Japan’s Meteorological Agency initially estimated the magnitude was 6.9 but later revised it to 6.6. One man was slightly injured in Kyushu after falling ...

Tsunami warnings in Japan's two prefectures were lifted nearly three hours after a 6.9 magnitude earthquake struck Japan's Kyushu region. There were no reports of damage and injuries. Listen to Story ...

A 6.8-magnitude earthquake struck southwestern Japan late on Monday, causing two small tsunamis in the area but no damage reported. The quake struck at a depth of 36 kilometres around 18 kilometres ...

A 6.8-magnitude earthquake struck southwestern Japan late on Monday, causing two small tsunamis in the area but no damage reported. The quake struck at a depth of 36 kilometres around 18 ...