Located on the southern island of Kyushu, Miyazaki Prefecture sits between Oita’s renowned onsen towns to the north and Kagoshima, the region to the south noted for its famed black pork. While often overshadowed by its famous neighbors,

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 tectonic plates are in continuous motion, and when one plate is pushed under another,

Friday marks the 30th year since the Jan. 17, 1995, earthquake shook the Osaka-Kobe area, killing more than 4,000 people and destroying 400,000 buildings. The region is located adjacent the Nankai Trough, an undersea fault line running off the coast of Shizuoka prefecture near Tokyo to Miyazaki prefecture further southwest.

Escape the crowds and visit 3 of Japan’s lesser-known treasures: Taketomi Island’s beaches, Yamaguchi’s history and Nasu’s natural beauty await intrepid travelers.

Hayao Miyazaki is the face of Studio Ghibli, but this other founder is the director behind two of Studio Ghibli’s most celebrated films.

Japan's concerns over a potential U.S. retreat from the region have grown amid China's increasingly assertive military posture.

People in Japan commemorated the 30th anniversary of the Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake, which claimed over 6,400 lives.

Ghibli Park in central Japan's Aichi Prefecture will allow visitors to buy separate tickets for each of the park's areas from April, the Aic･･･

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

Writer Hannah Kirshner first moved to Yamanaka Onsen to better understand its craft culture. Almost 10 years later, she’s found a community and made a home.

Hayao Miyazaki’s explains how Princess Mononoke remains a cinematic masterpiece, intertwining ecological themes with Japan’s cultural identity.

A magnitude-5.3 earthquake that jolted the Tokyo area on the evening of Aug ... related to the Aug. 8 Hyuganada earthquake in Miyazaki Prefecture. The JMA said the focus of the quake was about ...