FUKUOKA (Kyodo) -- Residents of an area in southwestern Japan rocked by a strong earthquake late Monday voiced anxiety as the seismic event rekindled concerns about a bigger potential temblor that ...

A 6.6 magnitude earthquake shook Japan's Kyushu region ... Kyushu, which hosts several major cities including Fukuoka and Nagasaki, has a history of seismic activity due to its location along ...

Victims of Japan's 1995 Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake included an aspiring shogi player. His mother and his former shogi ...

Meanwhile, Kurume City in Fukuoka Prefecture recorded tremors at a level 4. The extent of damage was not immediately clear. Japan is frequently hit by earthquakes because of its location along the ...

Don’t give up.” Maki, who worked in an earthquake-stricken area for the first time, said after returning to Fukuoka, “Witnessing the survivor's life force hanging on so desperately ...

“(The earthquake) has taken its toll like a body blow,” he said. Kobe’s population began to decline after peaking at 1.545 million in 2011. It was surpassed by Fukuoka in 2015 and Kawasaki in 20 ...