If you're looking for places to explore outside of the 'Golden Route', Tohoku and Kyushu may be the perfect destinations.

Travelers are still being warned that strong aftershocks could persist for at least a week, with the next two or three days carrying the most risk, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency.

Fukuoka, July 30 (Jiji Press)--It remained unclear Thursday when services will be restored on all sections of the Kyushu Shinkansen bullet train line in southwestern Japan after a suspension caused by ...

At 8:15 a.m. on August 6, 1945, the course of World War II and the history of Japan changed when the US military dropped the atomic bomb on Hiroshima. Now, on the 81 st anniversary of the bombing, an ...

KUMAMOTO: The Kumamoto prefectural disaster response headquarters said Friday one more death had been confirmed following Tuesday’s powerful earthquake, bringing the death toll to 35, including one ...

On August 6, 1945, the United States dropped the Little Boy atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan. That first-ever use of an atomic weapon killed an estimated 140,000 people, most of whom were civilians.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. When an atomic bomb detonates, it produces a unique chemical environment that's nearly impossible to mimic in a lab—and amid its ...

It was a rare Earth metal. Often cited among the most destructive forces in history, the atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima, Japan, in 1945 also gave rise to a rare metal never seen on Earth, per a ...

The Hiroshima blast on Aug. 6, 1945, was one of the most devastating events in human history. Like all nuclear detonations, it created fleeting moments of extreme heat, pressure, mixing and cooling.

FUKUOKA – Kyushu, in Japan’s south-west, was once proudly dubbed “Silicon Island” during the country’s semiconductor golden age in the 1980s, when it produced about 10 per cent of the world’s chips.

Hiroshima Mayor Kazumi Matsui reads out the Peace Declaration during the peace memorial ceremony in Hiroshima's Naka Ward on Aug. 6, 2026. (Pool photo) HIROSHIMA -- The following is the full text of ...

HIROSHIMA – A tour offering views of Hiroshima’s reconstruction following the U.S. atomic bombing 81 years ago started Sunday, with guests riding a aboard a streetcar that survived the blast. The tour ...