The 9-acre patch of pristine forest, home to about 7,000 aged oak trees, was a place Miyazaki strolled while dreaming up the story for his beloved 1988 anime feature. By Patrick Brzeski Asia Bureau ...

An unexploded bomb likely dropped by the United States during World War II has exploded at an airport in Japan forcing the cancellation of nearly 90 flights, Japanese officials said. The explosion of ...

A recent whirlwind tour of the Kumamoto, Miyazaki and Kagoshima prefectures on Kyushu Island proved that Japan isn’t just a ...

In Part 2 of our epic tour of Japan’s Kyushu Island, we take you through Miyazaki Prefecture – where sun goddesses hide in cliffside caves, Kagura dancers summon ancient myths to life, and salt-tinged ...

Buildings and houses were shaking strongly seen from footage by local surveillance camera in Miyazaki city, with a population of roughly 400,000 people. Tsunami advisories for waves of a maximum ...