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 ...

In Japan, swarms of earthquakes are fueling a dip in tourism and a viral panic over predictions of the next 'big one' ...

A Japanese researcher has found that two small islands in southwestern Japan moved nearly 10 centimeters apart in just three ...

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

Japan’s Ground Self-Defense Force (GSDF) on Wednesday, July 9, 2025, opened a new base in the southwestern prefecture of Saga to host its fleet of Ospre ...

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

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 ...

The Ground Self-Defense Force on Wednesday opened a new camp in southwestern Japan to host its fleet of Osprey transport ...

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

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

More people evacuated from small islands in southwestern Japan on Sunday as quakes continued to rattle the area, heading to ...

TOKYO: An earthquake with an estimated magnitude of 5.5 hit off the Tokara Islands in Kagoshima Prefecture, at around 3:30 ...