With many eyes on Shintomi's recent election, a 71-year-old man who cast his ballot in early voting enthusiastically endorsed the city's move to voting electronically on a tablet.

In Part 2 of our epic tour of Japan’s Kyushu Island, we take you through Miyazaki Prefecture – where sun goddesses hide in cliffside caves, Kagura dancers summon ancient myths to life, and salt-tinged ...

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 ...

Early each weekday morning, local restaurants and hotels send staff to bid on freshly caught fish at a dockside market. Seabirds flutter about the boats as they unload their bounty pier side before an ...

From October 20, 2025, discounted fares to Miyazaki will be offered on the ANA flagship store within the Ctrip website and app operated by Trip.com Group. (Discounted fares will be available while ...

Many who’ve spent time in South Korea have enjoyed soju, a liquor mostly made from ethanol that’s fueled more than its share of big weekends on the peninsula. Japan has its own version, known as ...

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 ...

TOKYO -- A tsunami advisory has now been lifted after an earlier warning in the wake of a strong earthquake Monday off the coast of Japan's Miyazaki Prefecture, officials said. The U.S. Geological ...

The shipping of "shinko eel" began in Miyazaki Prefecture on July 14, ahead of "Doyo no Ushi no Hi" or the Day of the Ox in midsummer, which falls on July 19 and 31 this year. In Japan, there is a ...

An curved arrow pointing right. Taiyo no Tamago, or Egg of the Sun, are stunning, plump, red, perfectly unscratched, and incredibly sweet mangoes that are farmed in the Miyazaki Prefecture of Japan.