The Earth's surface is constantly reshaped by the movement of tectonic plates, which make up the continental crust on which we are living. These ...

Dating key tectonic events in Japan's geological history has long been often challenging due to poor microfossil preservation from intense heat due to metamorphism. Researchers tackled this by using ...

When Chiaki Kasai set out to make a documentary about Iwao Hakamata, a Japanese man who was acquitted in a retrial of a 1966 ...

Much like any other pop culture enthusiast, Studio Ghibli fans are eager to discover the Spirited Away real life locations in ...

scenic nature and delicious cuisine. Japan’s mythological roots lay in the mountains and seas around Miyazaki, while one of the country’s oldest national parks and most delectable poultry dishes can ...

The earthquake's epicenter was off the coast of Miyazaki Prefecture, leading the Japan ... hiking and history: Escape to nature on a trip to Lithuania’s tranquil national parks ...

Tsunami advisories were issued for Miyazaki prefecture, where the quake was centered, on the southwestern island of Kyushu, as well as nearby Kochi prefecture in Shikoku island, shortly after the ...

Staff clean up shattered and scattered glass caused by the earthquake at JR Miyazaki Airport Station, in Miyazaki, in southwestern Japan, Monday Jan. 13, 2025. (Kyodo News via AP) ...

An earthquake measuring an intensity of lower 5 on the Japanese seismic scale of 7 occurred in Miyazaki Prefecture at around 9:19 p.m. on Monday, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency. Miyazaki ...

The earthquake hit at 9.19 pm local time (3:19 pm CET), it added. Tsunami warnings were issued for Miyazaki Prefecture on the southwest island of Kyushu, the epicentre of the earthquake ...

Following the earthquake in the Miyazaki prefecture, the Japan Meteorological ... tectonic plates that grind together, constantly, Nature explains. The country sees some 1,500 earthquakes ...