Japan’s plans to transform the remote uninhabited island of Mageshima into a strategic military hub have hit a wall.

Transit in most global cities is government-run. But in Japan, that’s not the case. There, private companies run a sprawling ...

Japanese mobile carrier KDDI Corporation has launched Starlink's WiFi service on-board an overnight ferry. In an announcement, KDDI confirmed the service will be free to use for customers, and said it ...

Kyushu, the southernmost of Japan's four main ... Although the castle was damaged during an earthquake in 2016, its tower has been meticulously restored, and ongoing efforts continue to rebuild ...

The Great East Japan Earthquake on March 11 ... Prefecture and upper 5 in parts of Tokyo to a barely perceptible 1 in Kyushu. There have been only five occasions when a level 7 was recorded ...

An unprecedented left-handed batter raised in Japan has accomplished yet another feat. His brilliant performances and ...

An earthquake of magnitude 4.8 on the Richter Scale jolted Myanmar in the early hours of Friday, the National Center for Seismology (NCS) said. According to NCS, the magnitude 4.8 earthquake ...

Two earthquakes jolted the Philippines several hours apart on Thursday, authorities said, but there were no immediate reports ...

The United States Geological Survey confirms an earthquake happened in New Jersey Friday afternoon. The magnitude 2.4 earthquake was centered near Paramus, according to the USGS, and occurred ...

Despite various unresolved problems, celebratory events were held Sept. 23 to mark the opening of the Nishi-Kyushu Shinkansen Line, the shortest bullet train line in Japan. The 66-kilometer route ...

KITA-KYUSHU--Once Japan’s most feared yakuza gang, Kudo-kai based here in Fukuoka Prefecture now exists mostly in name only. Its leader is in prison, the group’s ranks are depleted and those ...