The memorial event was held near the former site of the Chosei coal mine and was attended by about 450 people.

Eighty-three years after a devastating flood in the Chosei coal mine in southern Japan claimed the lives of 183 miners, a lone cave diver is set to explore the mine’s murky depths, hoping to recover ...

Mitsubishi Shipbuilding, a part of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) Group, has signed a contract with the Indonesian ...

A local civic group will launch another survey later this week to locate the remains of 183 people left at an underwater coal ...

A solitary sunfish at an aquarium in Japan lost its appetite, began banging into the side of the fishtank and appeared unwell ...

U.S. Marines and the Japanese Ground Self Defense will join for a bilateral exercise on Japan’s southwest islands, Japanese ...

Escape the crowds and visit 3 of Japan’s lesser-known treasures: Taketomi Island’s beaches, Yamaguchi’s history and Nasu’s ...

A solitary sunfish has been brought back from the brink with the help of fake humans. The rare fish at an aquarium in ...

Staff members believe the sunfish stopped eating when the aquarium was temporarily closed because it was lonely.

A lone sunfish in the Kaikyokan Aquarium has drawn attention online after the staff created cutouts of imaginary visitors ...

HOFU, Japan >> As entrance exam season approaches, Hofu Tenmangu Shrine in Hofu, Yamaguchi prefecture, is offering ...