A magnitude 5.3 earthquake jolted Japan's northern Hokkaido region, with no risk of a tsunami confirmed by the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA).

KAGOSHIMA--Sixteen evacuated residents of Akusekijima island boarded a ferry here on the evening of July 16 to return home ...

School principal Yoshiro Tobo is one of the few people left on his remote Japanese island, where the earth is constantly shaking from earthquakes, having chosen to stay behind while his family fled to ...

Nearly 2,200 earthquakes strong enough to be felt by humans have recently struck around a southwestern Japanese island chain.

Some residents who evacuated from a quake-hit remote island chain in Japan's southwestern Kagoshima Prefecture began heading home on Wednesday.

More than 900 earthquakes have shaken a remote and sparsely populated island chain in southern Japan over two weeks, keeping ...

In Akusekijima, the seismic impact reached a significant 6-lower on Japan's 7-point intensity scale. Meanwhile, nearby Kodakarajima experienced a 3 on the scale, with tremors of varying strengths ...

Authorities have evacuated dozens of people from remote islands in southern Japan that have been shaken by over 1,700 tremors in recent weeks.The Japanese government on July 1 approved significant ...

Akusekijima has a population of about 70. Its total area is just 7.5 sq km (2.9 sq miles). It is one of 12 small islands, all of which will enjoy the longest views of the eclipse anywhere. They are ...

VOX POPULI: Rich heritage rumbles on in quake-hit Akusekijima Vox Populi, Vox Dei is a daily column that runs on Page 1 of The Asahi Shimbun.

Kagoshima (Jiji Press) -- A total of 46 evacuees left Akusekijima and Kodakarajima aboard a ferry Sunday morning after a series of strong earthquakes rocked the Tokara chain islands in the village ...

The 52-year-old said he is exhausted and frightened to sleep, as “endless” quakes rumble around Akusekijima in the Tokara Islands, which have endured more than 1,800 earthquakes in the past ...