Does it really rain 366 days a year on Yakushima island, the place that inspired ... the series "Lisa’s UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Japan," which depicts various parts of the country through ...

Yakushima, off Kagoshima Prefecture in Kyushu, is a magical island of primeval forest, rare micro-climate and pristine nature. It is also the first place in Japan to be recognized as a UNESCO ...

Two different groups of macaques have been spotted in Japan mounting sika deer. The behavior could be part of a shared “culture” between the animals.

An iconic 3,000-year-old cedar on Yakushima Island in southwestern Japan has been toppled, likely due to strong winds brought by Typhoon Shanshan, local tour guides said Tuesday. The 26-meter-high ...

The subtropical islands are said to be Japan's last ... from toilets in mountain lodges and for other purposes. Yakushima became Japan's first World Natural Heritage site in 1993, along with ...

One crew member has been confirmed dead from the crash off Yakushima island. The search for six others continues. First introduced in 2007, Ospreys have a history marked by fatal crashes.

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An earthquake measuring 6.9 magnitudes occurred near the southeastern coast of the Japanese island of Kyushu and tremors were ...

KAGOSHIMA -- Italian missionary Giovanni Battista Sidotti (1668-1714) landed on southwestern Japan's island of Yakushima in 1708, when the country was closed to foreigners in its "sakoku" period.

His recent work as a wildlife photographer has focused on the Japanese macaque and he’s travelled the whole of Japan from Yakushima Island in the south to Shimokita Peninsula in the north to ...