White smoke rose above Shinmoedake volcano in Takaharu, in Miyazaki Prefecture, Japan due to volcanic activity. Video credit: ...

Shinmoedake, in the Kirishima mountain range straddling Miyazaki and Kagoshima prefectures, erupted more intensely at 11:43 a ...

Fujitsu Japan Limited today announced the launch of its cloud-based Fujitsu’s AI-powered Library Search Service in Japan. This service utilizes AI to aid users in book searches using natural language, ...

In an age of Y2K-inspired loud graphics (think neon chrome, pixel motifs and holograms), a contrasting movement has quietly ...

This is the fifth and last installment in a series of articles taking an in-depth look at industries with growth potential in ...

The origin of red beans — also called adzuki — has been murky. A new study says Japan is where it all started.

Police in Tokushima Prefecture, western Japan, are investigating the cause of the deaths of two men who were found collapsed ...

Early ripening peaches have reached their harvest season in the city of Nobeoka, Miyazaki Prefecture. These juicy, ...

Japan’s Meteorological Agency raised the alert level for Mount Shinmoedake, part of the Kirishima mountain range ...

The commissioner of the Japan Tourism Agency, Naoya Haraikawa, said on Wednesday that a new round of applications in the ...

The sea off the Tokara Islands in Kagoshima Prefecture was hit with 336 earthquakes measuring at least a 1 on the Japanese ...