Localized downpours with thunder are possible in Okinawa Prefecture through Sunday evening, while the Amami region in Kagoshima Prefecture could also be hit by heavy rain, according to the JMA. The ...

Japan's weather agency on Sunday urged Okinawa residents to be on high alert for mudslides and other disasters as torrential ...

AMAMI, Kagoshima Prefecture--With a new focus on “environmental culture,” the city-run Amami Museum here has regained popularity after renewing its exhibits this summer. Through video footage ...

Torrential rains are drenching Japan's southern prefecture of Okinawa. The public is being advised to be on high alert for ...

The Japan Meteorological Agency on Saturday issued an emergency heavy rain warning for Kagoshima's Yoron Town, urging maximum ...

In Kagoshima's Amami region and the northern part of the main island of Okinawa Prefecture, warm and humid air flowed in ...

The Meteorological Agency urged people in the affected region to be on high alert for landslides, inundation of low-lying ...

In Kagoshima's Amami region and the northern part of Okinawa's main island, warm and humid air flowed in between Friday night ...

This phenomenon, known as coral bleaching, was broadly observed off Amami-Oshima island in Kagoshima Prefecture in August. The Amami Marine Life Research Association found that 90 percent of ...

They were headed to the Amami Rift hydrothermal vent field, an area where extremely hot water heated by magma bursts from the sea floor, creating a hostile environment, according to the National ...

But it wasn’t just the natural beauty that drew her to this remote corner of Japan; it was something she had learned, ...