TOKYO — Japan’s air force has begun emergency safety inspections on all of its nearly 200 military training aircraft after ...

Sakurajima volcano in Japan erupted on May 15, 2025, sending a 3,000-meter ash plume into the air, with authorities closely ...

The Japanese Air Self-Defense Force agency continued its search Thursday for two crew members and their plane which crashed ...

Raging Typhoon No. 14 caused extensive damage in wide areas as it ripped through the Japanese archipelago, killing three people in Miyazaki Prefecture and injuring 133 others in 21 prefectures.

Go to the <a href=" to get 20% off an annual membership ▶ In this video, we will explore the names of each prefecture in Japanese, their English translations, and the origins or etymology behind these ...

The exhibit is open in Sendai until May 6, after which it will be brought to the prefectures of Fukui and Miyazaki this summer and winter, respectively. (Japanese original by Hiroyuki Yamanaka ...

AKITA — Weeping cherry trees along a street lined with samurai residences and Someiyoshino trees along a riverbank are in full bloom in Akita prefecture, delighting visitors. Cherry trees in Semboku’s ...

But I won’t be depressed. Thanks to Hayao Miyazaki, we had 42 years of magic, enchantment, and great heroines who never had to strip down or dumb themselves down to be the center of attention. And ...

Kazuhito Yamashita from the Canon Institute for Global Studies (Credit: World Economic Forum) For example, Mori Michihiro, a farmer in Kushima City, Miyazaki Prefecture, once allocated 10% of his land ...

followed by Tokyo (89 cases), Hyogo Prefecture (86 cases), and Miyazaki Prefecture (72 cases). This year alone, Japan has recorded over 7,000 cases of pertussis, exceeding last year's total by ...

Fan art inspired by Studio Ghibli anime is nothing new, as the works of director Hayao Miyazaki and his cohorts have been ... a representative for Gifu Prefecture’s 4th district and member of the ...

Hayao Miyazaki, the visionary founder of Studio Ghibli, is renowned for creating enchanting worlds where even vehicles play significant roles as characters. His films are filled with whimsical ...