Each prefecture's name has a unique meaning and ... 07:52 Kanagawa (神奈川) 08:14 Kōchi (高知) 08:31 Kumamoto (熊本) 08:50 Kyōto (京都) 09:02 Mie (三重) 09:43 Miyagi (宮城 ...

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

A powerful earthquake with a maximum intensity of just under 6 on the Japanese seismic intensity scale of 7 struck in the Hyuganada Sea off Miyazaki Prefecture around 4:43 p.m. on Aug. 8 ...

According to the Japanese Meteorological Agency, tsunami warnings have been issued for Miyazaki Prefecture, the southwestern island of Kyushu and nearby Kochi Prefecture. Residents have been to ...

The Aug. 8 quake, which occurred at 4:42 p.m., registered a maximum intensity of lower 6 on the Japanese seismic scale of 7 in Nichinan, Miyazaki Prefecture. The epicenter was around 30 kilometers ...

Miyazaki city daytime aerial view from airplane Taro Hama/Getty Images, FILE In Kochi Prefecture, residents of some areas were advised to evacuate. Japanese weather officials said about an hour ...

MIYAZAKI, Japan -- Miyazaki prefecture, on Japan's southernmost main island of Kyushu, is leveraging anime and manga for tourism promotion through public-private partnerships. One such initiative ...

The earthquake occurred off the coast of Miyazaki Prefecture on the main island of Kyushu at 4:42 p.m. local time (3:42 a.m. ET), at a depth of about 18 miles, according to the Japan ...