The Japan Meteorological Agency issued its first megaquake advisory, covering 707 municipalities from Okinawa to Ibaraki prefectures, after a magnitude-7.1 earthquake struck off Miyazaki Prefecture on ...

Akita Prefecture sets along the Sea of Japan in the Tōhoku region in northern Honshū. It is Japan’s sixth largest prefecture by size. Largely mountainous, its main ranges are the north-to-south ...

Ōita Prefecture, in northeastern Kyūshū, is known for its hot springs, counted among Japan’s finest, and its deep history. Ōita Prefecture is located in northeast Kyūshū. It borders Fukuoka, Kumamoto, ...

Residents of at least one prefecture are not looking over their shoulders as a steady stream of bear sightings are reported across the Honshu mainland. As injuries and deaths from bear attacks have ...

Today’s the big day! You’ve finally made it to Japan and starting your new life in Yamagata Prefecture. After months, or maybe years, of studying Japanese, you show up for work, excited to put your ...