The advisory, which appears to be the lowest level of warning, asks people on islands in the Izu chain, which stretches south from the center of the main Japanese island of Honshu, to stay away ...

or “akakokko” in Japanese, a member of the thrush family that only breeds on the Izu and Tokara island chains. The latter is located in Kagoshima Prefecture, southern Japan. The Izu thrush is ...

Earlier, Japan issued a tsunami advisory for residents of the Izu and Ogasawara Islands after an earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.9 struck in the Pacific Ocean near the uninhabited ...

Two Japanese military helicopters crashed into ... The helicopters were training off the Izu Islands when communication was lost with them. Rescuers "spotted what are believed to be part of ...

TOKYO (AFP): Japan issued a tsunami advisory for some coastal regions early Monday (Oct 9) following a series of shallow quakes in the Izu islands in the Pacific Ocean but it was later lifted ...

Japan's Meteorological Agency reported tsunami activity in the Izu Islands south of Tokyo on Monday morning. A 60 centimeter tsunami struck Hachijojima Island, and 50-centimeter tsunami waves hit ...

TOKYO, April 11 (Xinhua) -- The Japan Meteorological Agency on Friday issued a warning for unstable atmospheric conditions across western and eastern Japan, urging caution for possible thunderstorms, ...

Izu Peninsula Geopark is located in the southeast of Honshu Island. It is a unique meeting place of two ... Geothermal activity has also endowed this area with some of Japan’s most famous hot springs.

The metropolitan government aims to promote as "fish of Tokyo" Pacific bluefin tuna, splendid alfonsino and other high-end fish caught near the Izu Islands, which belong to Tokyo, and to ...

Japan stretches over 1,500 miles and includes more than 5,000 islands. As land mingles with ... In the mild central waters of the Izu Peninsula and Toyama Bay, a few hours' drive from the ...

A rapidly intensifying low-pressure system was unleashing heavy snow and strong winds across much of Japan, stretching ... moving eastward near the Izu Islands, bringing gusts of 88 kilometers ...