Father suspected of killing his three children in southwestern Japan
Police in Kyushu said Saturday that a 41-year-old man is suspected of killing his three children and that he may have originally been planning to take his own life.
Mayor opposed to planned U.S. military drill site wins re-election
The return of Shunsuke Yaita to Nishinoomote, Kagoshima Prefecture, could upset government plans to allow Mage Island to be used for U.S. military plane takeoff and landing exercises.
'Japan’s Marine Corps': The nation's first responders for remote island defense
The Amphibious Rapid Deployment Brigade was established in 2018 to respond to security situations that require faster mobilization of land, sea, and air forces.
Alert level raised as Mount Otake erupts on Suwanose Island, off Kyushu
The Meteorological Agency raised the volcanic activity alert level by one notch to 3 on a scale of 5, to indicate that people should not approach the crater.
A female staff member suffered scratch wounds on her head and arms Tuesday when a black panther attacked her through a fence in a zoo in the southwestern city of Kagoshima, the zoo operator said. The woman in her 20s was observing the panther at ...
Man given death sentence for 2018 murders of five in Kagoshima
Immediately after the ruling was handed down, Tomohiro Iwakura lunged at the prosecutors and had to be restrained by prison officers.
Survey on proposed new site for U.S. military drills in Japan approved
Kagoshima Gov. Koichi Shiota announced at a local assembly meeting that he will accept a Defense Ministry request to start the survey in waters surrounding Mage Island.
Parents convicted for 10-day hotel break while kids, 1 and 3, home alone
Currently, the two girls have no health problems, according to the couple's lawyer.
A six-car train, equipped with carriages with tatami-covered floors, left Kagoshima-Chuo Station for a four-day luxury trip around the island.
The fish, which was likely caught in waters off Kyushu, has been raised at the Kagoshima City Aquarium since its opening in 1997.
Japanese authorities on Saturday resumed, and then later suspended, searching for dozens of missing sailors from a cargo ship that sank in a typhoon, as waves and strong wind caused by an approaching storm hampered the operation. The Japan Coast Guard found a second survivor ...
Ship carrying 43 crew and almost 6,000 cattle missing in typhoon off Japan
The Japan Coast Guard said it had rescued one crew member on Wednesday night while searching for the ship.
