The 50th and final H2A liquid-fuel rocket was launched from Tanegashima Space Center in southwestern Japan at 1:33 a.m. on June 29, drawing the curtain on the series' 24-year career in support of the ...

A total of 46 evacuees left Akusekijima and Kodakarajima aboard a ferry Sunday morning after a series of strong earthquakes ...

Japan’s government on Saturday warned of more possible strong earthquakes in waters southwest of its main islands, but urged ...

More than 1,700 earthquakes strong enough to be felt by humans have struck the Tokara island chain in Kagoshima Prefecture, ...

A guide to Kagoshima, home to traditional pottery villages and the forest that inspired “Princess Mononoke.” A lounge at GuestHouse Carapan in Kagoshima City, Japan, looks across to the ...

Since June 21, the area has experienced as of early Monday what seismologists refer to as a swarm of 1,582 quakes.

TOSHIMA, Kagoshima Prefecture—A relentless series of earthquakes has shaken Akusekijima island here in the remote Tokara island chain, causing sleepless nights, emotional strain and growing ...

Japan has test-fired a missile on Japanese territory for the first time as the country accelerates its military buildup to ...

Japan has successfully launched a climate monitoring satellite using its H-2A rocket. This marks the rocket's 50th and final ...