A relentless series of earthquakes has shaken Akusekijima island here in the remote Tokara island chain, causing sleepless nights, emotional strain and growing fears of a larger quake to come.

TOSHIMA, Kagoshima Prefecture–A series of earthquakes that have rattled remote islands and put residents on edge here ...

Soar above the awe-inspiring presence of Sakurajima, one of the world's most active volcanoes, with this breathtaking drone ...

Kagoshima, once known as Satsuma, was home to major Meiji Restoration figures like Saigō Takamori and Ōkubo Toshimichi. The city is proud of its identity as a seat of this past. An exploration of the ...

Rising up from Kagoshima Bay, the peaks of Sakurajima form the dramatic backdrop to the city of Kagoshima, just 4 kilometers away. The island—technically a peninsula since a lava flow in a 1914 ...

Kagoshima Prefecture aims to sell more local products in US Growing uncertainty over the situation in Iran is spurring Japanese firms and local governments to rethink their overseas business ...

Tapping strong demand for travel to Japan, Hong Kong Airlines resumed direct flights from Hong Kong to Kagoshima on March 31. One of the largest cities in Kyushu, Japan’s southernmost main island, ...

Criticism is mounting over a Kagoshima Prefecture plan to fully subsidize one-way shinkansen fares for foreign tourists, while officials are defending the measure as a necessary bet on inbound demand.

“How did you learn about Kagoshima?” Bro. Lawrence Aikee Esmeli asked. “I’m surprised you found out about Kagoshima. Usually, tourists would go to the famous prefectures.” Bro. Aikee is a teacher in ...