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

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

Work is under way to ship sweet peas in Nichinan, Miyazaki Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Jan. 21, 2025.

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

A crowd of prospective buyers gather as boxes of fully ripe "Tamatama" brand kumquats produced in Miyazaki Prefecture in southwestern Japan are sold in the season's first auction in the city of ...

It says the updated possibility for a Nankai Trough quake was not affected by Monday's strong jolt off Miyazaki Prefecture, southwestern Japan, or by another powerful quake in the area in August.

TOKYO — A tsunami advisory was issued for part of southwest Japan after a magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck Monday, but the warnings to stay away from coastal areas were later lifted. A few instances of ...

Japan issued a tsunami advisory on Monday after a magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck the southwest of the country. The public ...

A strong earthquake struck southwestern Japan today, and local authorities issued a tsunami warning. The US Geological Survey said the 6.8-magnitude quake struck Miyazaki Prefecture at a depth of 48.9 ...

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 ...

The Japan Meteorological Agency said the earthquake occurred at around 9:19 p.m. local time at a depth of 36 kilometers in the Hyuga Sea off the coast of Miyazaki Prefecture. It temporarily issued ...