A research team led by Professor Eiji Inoue from the Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Toho University have ...

Mysterious geometric patterns dubbed “underwater crop circles” are appearing on the seafloor as the spawning season of a ...

Munakata Taisha is a shrine that consists of three distinct worship sites – Okitsu-miya on Okinoshima, Nakatsu-miya on Oshima, and Hetsu-miya on the main island of Kyushu, all of which are located ...

There are a number of breathtaking trails that bikers should visit around the world, and Japan's Shimanami Kaido is a hidden ...

Researchers used droppings and DNA to track invasive Japanese weasels on two islands, revealing that forested habitats boost ...

Nesting activity among sea turtles in Amami Oshima, an island in Kagoshima Prefecture, has continued to decline, raising concerns among researchers about population numbers. While the island is ...

The quake’s epicentre was 10km under sea level, off the northeast Coast of Amami-Oshima Island, the country’s meteorological agency said. This is the south of the main islands of Japan ...

Ukushima was sailing in the East China Sea in an area 1.5 miles off Oshima Island off the coast of Fukuoka Prefecture on the main island of Kyushu. Japanese media NHK’s Fukuoka’s branch posted ...

U.S. Marines soldiers demonstrate the HIMARS during the U.S. and Japan joint military exercise in Amami Oshima Island, Kagoshima-Prefecture, Japan in 2022. On Monday, the Pentagon announced a new ...

This is incredibly good news for Amami, which is itself an incredible place. A mighty effort, Amami has a lot of bush that is pretty inaccessible. Interestingly, Mongoose busters as they are known ...

The Environment Ministry on Tuesday declared the eradication of nonnative mongooses on Amami-Oshima island, a UNESCO World Natural Heritage site in Kagoshima Prefecture. The declaration was based ...

Tanaka Isson, an artist known as Japan's "Gauguin," moved to the subtropical island of Amami Oshima at the age of 50 after years of struggle. He then spent years there painting its striking flora ...