Miyazaki Prefecture sits along the Pacific coast of southeast Kyūshū. It is dominated by mountains, including the soaring volcanic peaks of the Kirishima range in Kirishima-Kinkōwan National ...

A powerful earthquake with a maximum intensity of just under 6 on the Japanese seismic intensity scale of 7 struck in the Hyuganada Sea off Miyazaki Prefecture around 4:43 p.m. on Aug. 8 ...

A 6.9 magnitude earthquake struck southwestern Japan, prompting tsunami warnings for Miyazaki and Kochi Prefectures. The quake occurred at 9:19 pm local time, with damage assessments ongoing.

The earthquake occurred off Miyazaki Prefecture at 4:42 p.m. local time (3:42 a.m. ET) at a depth of about 18 miles, the Japan Meteorological Agency said.

MIYAZAKI, Japan -- Miyazaki prefecture, on Japan's southernmost main island of Kyushu, is leveraging anime and manga for tourism promotion through public-private partnerships. One such initiative ...