The scent of wasabi wafted faintly in the air as I walked by terraces filled with the distinctive plants in Japan’s Izu Peninsula. The cool, shady mountain slopes were ideal for hiking ...

Japan’s remote Izu islands south of Tokyo were hit by a small tsunami on Tuesday with no immediate reports of damage, after a magnitude-5.9 earthquake occurred near an unpopulated island farther south ...

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 ...

Donkeys, llamas and capybaras are among the 140 animals at Izu Shaboten Zoo, less than a three-hour drive from U.S. bases near the Japanese capital. Founded in 1959, the zoo and botanical garden ...

Two strong earthquakes measuring lower 6 on the Japanese intensity scale to 7 struck the Izu Islands south of Tokyo on Friday, the Meteorological Agency said. The first quake, estimated at 6 on ...

Japan on Tuesday lifted a tsunami advisory for some remote islands after making the warning hours earlier following a strong earthquake. Earlier, Japan issued a tsunami advisory for residents of ...

Japan's weather officials caution that atmospheric conditions are expected to become extremely unstable in the Izu Islands through late Monday night, and in the coastal areas of the Kanto region ...

Japan’s remote Izu islands south of Tokyo were hit by a small tsunami on Tuesday with no immediate reports of damage, after a magnitude-5.9 earthquake occurred near an unpopulated island farther ...

TOKYO, Sept 24 (Reuters) - Japan's remote Izu islands south of Tokyo were hit by a small tsunami on Tuesday with no immediate reports of damage, after a magnitude-5.9 earthquake occurred near an ...