Scientists believe declining populations may be a key factor and have warned that a long-term analysis is needed to assess ...

Kagoshima, Jan. 30 (Jiji Press)--Sea turtle nesting has declined on Amami-Oshima Island in Kagoshima Prefecture, likely due in part to a drop in their population. The reptiles are a year-round ...

The first missile site, on Amami-Oshima island in Kagoshima Prefecture, was completed in 2019, followed by one on Miyakojima island in Okinawa Prefecture in late 2019. The deployment to ...

Defense Minister Gen Nakatani gave assurances that residents here and on outlying islands would be protected in the event of ...

Breeding season has arrived for humpback whales, which means it is also time for them to migrate off the coast of Amami ...

The island is blanketed in native forest and skirted by vibrant coral reefs. Photo: Mackenzie L. Kwak (used with permission) Unsurprisingly Amamioshima is also home to scores of endemic species, ...

Off northwestern Amami-Oshima Island / 10 km / M 5.2 ...

A tidal wave warning of up to 20 centimeters was put in effect for Amami, Tokara, Tanegashima, Yakushima, and several areas of Honshu Island.

It was a different kind of island getaway. Scientists were intrigued after NASA satellites spotted a mysterious “ghost island” that formed and then disappeared just as quickly. The phantom ...

A series of images from NASA's Landsat 8 and Landsat 9 satellites have captured the island's appearance in the sea and its near-complete disappearance by the end of the following year. Satellite ...