Scientists believe declining populations may be a key factor and have warned that a long-term analysis is needed to assess ...

A 20-year-old man wanted on suspicion of breaking into a house in Karatsu City, Saga Prefecture, assaulting the woman who lives there and robbing her, has been arrested in Satsumasendai City, ...

Construction of an Air Self-Defense Force base on Mageshima, an island in Kagoshima Prefecture, is likely to be delayed by ...

TANEGASHIMA, Kagoshima Prefecture--Japan’s space agency halted an engine combustion test of its flagship Epsilon S rocket here Nov. 26 after an apparent explosion. Live footage from the Japan ...

As a ferry with decorative taiko drums on its hull eases into the port of Iojima, a tiny island in southwestern Japan, a ...

IBUSUKI, Kagoshima -- The unique "Mendon" festival, featuring a parade of participants wearing bizarre masks who smear black ...

A nearly 7.0 earthquake rocked southern Japan on Monday with no reports of damage to the two nuclear power plants in the area.

Scattered light rain showers are expected. The high will be 46°. Good air quality (0-50) Primary pollutant O₃ 57 μg/m³ Amount of moisture present in the air relative to the maximum amount of ...

In an innovative step to protect the environment and declining “paper supplies,” Japan launched the world’s first ...

According to the National Weather Service's National Tsunami Warning Center in Palmer, Alaska, there is no threat of a ...

Mostly sunny with a high of 59 °F (15 °C). Winds variable at 5 to 9 mph (8 to 14.5 kph). Night - Cloudy. Winds from WNW to W at 4 to 12 mph (6.4 to 19.3 kph). The overnight low will be 45 °F (7 ...

Japan became the first country in the world to sell toilet paper made from used diapers. In the first batch, 30,000 rolls ...