CHINA, Kagoshima Prefecture--The dominance of standard Japanese in colloquial speech across the archipelago has obvious advantages. But it comes at the risk of killing off rare dialects spoken on ...

But as things stand, six H3 lift-offs a year is the best that Japan can do because of equipment limitations at the Tanegashima Space Center in Kagoshima Prefecture. The capacity of liquid oxygen ...

A low-pressure system is expected to bring rough weather including strong winds, rain and snow in eastern and northern Japan ...

The Sakurajima volcano in Japan's Kagoshima Prefecture erupted once again on February 9. Footage sped-up in post shows plumes of ash blasting 1.2 miles into the air. This is the volcano's 31st ...

Miyako is part of Okinawa prefecture. It then continued northeast up the Ryukyu island chain until reaching Amami Oshima, an island in Kagoshima prefecture, where it turned around and flew back to ...

The rat is about 9-16 centimeters long and has spiny hairs among its brown and black fur. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Let's have a look at Hisatsu Orange Railway's tourist train that has been running for over 10 years.

As reasons for the about-face, the government cited the need to ensure stable electricity supplies and secure carbon-free ...

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A Japanese court has rejected the request of thousands of residents to suspend operations of two reactors at a nuclear power plant in Kagoshima Prefecture in southwestern Japan. The power complex is ...

Cloudy with a high of 64 °F (17.8 °C). Winds variable at 6 to 9 mph (9.7 to 14.5 kph). Night - Cloudy with a 71% chance of precipitation. Winds from E to ENE at 8 to 11 mph (12.9 to 17.7 kph ...