5.7 magnitude quake hits Kyushu region of Japan, no casualties reported
Kyushu is the southwesternmost of Japan's main islands and is known for active volcanoes, natural hot springs, and beaches.
Oct 02, 2022, 06:21 AM IST
Typhoon Talim to make landfall in Japan's Kyushu island
Typhoon Talim is scheduled to make landfall in the Japanese island of Kyushu on Sunday, the weather agency announced on Saturday.
Sep 16, 2017, 14:37 PM IST
Japanese PM Shinzo Abe promises to help victims of floods; death toll up to 25
Torrential rain that began a week ago set off landslides and sent rivers surging over their banks on the southwestern island of Kyushu, at one point forcing more than 400,000 people from their homes.
Jul 12, 2017, 12:37 PM IST
No girls allowed: Japan's men-only island gets UNESCO nod
The tiny landmass of Okinoshima is permanently manned by a Shinto priest who prays to the island's goddess, in a tradition that has been kept up for centuries.
Jul 10, 2017, 15:27 PM IST
Powerful typhoon Chaba barrels toward Japan
Authorities issued storm and heavy rain warnings on Wednesday as powerful typhoon Chaba barrelled toward Japan, after it hit a South Korean resort island causing flight cancellations and flooding streets.
Oct 05, 2016, 10:18 AM IST
Searchers find body in twin Japan quakes, raising toll to 45
Some 100,000 evacuees endured chilly weather and another large aftershock overnight that hit the southern island of Kyushu, near the city of Kumamoto.
Apr 19, 2016, 15:15 PM IST
Japan quake breaches the historic walls of 400-year old Kumamoto Castle
The deadly earthquakes that struck the southern Japanese island of Kyushu on Thursday and Saturday breached the walls of Kumamoto Castle which had previously withstood bombardment and fire in its four centuries of existence.
Apr 16, 2016, 15:16 PM IST
Rescuers scramble for survivors after deadly quake hits Japan
Tens of thousands of people fled their homes after the 6.5-magnitude quake struck the southwestern island of Kyushu on Thursday night.
Apr 15, 2016, 10:26 AM IST
Japan's Mt Aso erupts, spews smoke 700 metres into air
Monday's eruption marked the first time Mt. Aso had erupted since October 23, with the latest eruption sending plumes of smoke about 700 metres above the first crater of Mt. Nakadake, which is one of the five peaks comprising the volcano.
Dec 07, 2015, 11:16 AM IST
7.0-magnitude quake hits off southwestern Japan, small tsunami reported
A 7.0-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Kyushu in southwestern Japan on Saturday, triggering a minor tsunami in the southern part of Kagoshima prefecture, Xinhua reported.
Nov 14, 2015, 08:10 AM IST
