A powerful earthquake with a maximum intensity of just under 6 on the Japanese seismic intensity scale of 7 struck in the ...

Miyazaki Prefecture sits on southern Japan’s Kyushu Island, known for its warm climate, professional baseball training camps, and surfable waves. The United States is its largest export destination ...

Nearly 6,000 residents were ordered to evacuate in the city of Imabari due to the fire that has destroyed multiple buildings since Sunday (March 23), disrupting traffic and closing highways in the ...

Japanese mangoes known as Taiyo no Tamago, or Egg of the Sun, are grown in the Miyazaki Prefecture. They are attractive, plump, red, perfectly unscratched, and wonderfully sweet. The best mangoes are ...

Water lilies, often likened to "water fairies," are now at their best at the Nobeoka botanical garden in the city of Nobeoka, Miyazaki Prefecture. In the garden's pond, cute white flowers peek out ...

Down in the sunny southeast corner of Kyushu, Miyazaki Prefecture is best known for sunny skies, pristine beaches and some seriously flavorful food. With rich farmland, top-tier livestock and tropical ...