Localized downpours with thunder are possible in Okinawa Prefecture through Sunday evening, while the Amami region in Kagoshima Prefecture could also be hit by heavy rain, according to the JMA. The ...

Japan's weather agency on Sunday urged Okinawa residents to be on high alert for mudslides and other disasters as torrential ...

Torrential rains are drenching Japan's southern prefecture of Okinawa. The public is being advised to be on high alert for ...

AMAMI, Kagoshima Prefecture--With a new focus on “environmental culture,” the city-run Amami Museum here has regained popularity after renewing its exhibits this summer. Through video footage ...

In Kagoshima's Amami region and the northern part of Okinawa's main island ... According to the Kagoshima prefectural ...

Localized downpours with thunder are possible in Okinawa Prefecture through Sunday evening, while the Amami region in Kagoshima Prefecture could also be hit by heavy rain, according to the JMA.

In Kagoshima's Amami region and the northern part of the main island of Okinawa Prefecture, warm and humid air flowed in ...

In Kagoshima's Amami region and the northern part of the main island of Okinawa Prefecture, southernmost Japan, warm and humid air flowed in between Friday night and early Saturday, causing ...

This phenomenon, known as coral bleaching, was broadly observed off Amami-Oshima island in Kagoshima Prefecture in August. The Amami Marine Life Research Association found that 90 percent of ...

The Meteorological Agency urged people in the affected region to be on high alert for landslides, inundation of low-lying ...