A threatened woodpecker species has been identified from a 2021 photograph in what marks the first sighting on Japan's main ...

The first rotational Bomber Task Force (BTF) mission involving B-1B Lancer strategic bombers to Japan had a rocky start ...

The tsunami on Oct. 9 was observed over a wide area of Japan along the Pacific, including the main islands of Honshu, Kyushu and Shikoku, but how it was generated remains a mystery. The research ...

Located on the west side of the island of Honshu, Japan’s main island, Wakayama Prefecture is known for spiritual legends that date far back. To this day visitors to the mountainous regions ...

At one end is Kobe, located on Honshu island, which stands as the third-largest port city in the country after Tokyo and Yokohama. At the other is Iwaya, an area located on the small Awaji island ...

The lake is located in Morioka’s Yabukawa district, known as the coldest place on the main island of Honshu. Temperatures sometimes dip below minus 20 degrees, and the lake becomes covered with ...

Nestled between the Japanese islands of Honshu and Shikoku, the island of Awaji (or Awajishima) has more than a few claims to fame. According to the Shinto creation myth, Awaji was the first of ...

Sendai, on the Japanese island of Honshu, is the largest city in the Tohoku region, northeastern Japan. It was founded in 1601 by Date Masamune, a samurai whose name is known to all Japanese.

located in Hiroshima Prefecture on the main island of Honshu. Nakatani said the global security environment is currently extremely severe and strengthening the ability to deploy quickly to the ...