A great-grandson of Tome Torihama, who was a beloved motherly figure to kamikaze suicide attack pilots in World War II, is dedicated to preserving the stories of the pilots. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/08/20/japan/beloved-figure-to-kamikaze-pilots/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #wwii #kagoshima #chiran #imperialjapanesearmy
The Meteorological Agency issued a heavy rain emergency warning for the city of Kirishima in Kagoshima Prefecture, calling for the highest level of caution against landslides and rivers overflowing. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/08/08/japan/kagoshima-heavy-rain/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #kagoshima #kirishima #meteorologicalagency #heavyrain
Evacuees from the Tokara Islands, hit by a series of over 2,200 earthquakes since June 21, are expected to begin heading home as early as Friday night. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/23/japan/evacuees-to-return-to-tokara-islands/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #kagoshima #earthquakes #tokaraislands
The Meteorological Agency has said that it cannot present an outlook for volcanic activity at the Shinmoedake volcano in the country's southwestern region after a recent series of eruptions. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/09/japan/shinmoedake-volcano-activity/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #shinmoedake #volcanoes #miyazaki #kagoshima #meteorologicalagency
A total of 46 evacuees left Akuseki and Kodakara islands aboard a ferry Sunday morning from the village of Toshima, in Kagoshima Prefecture, after a series of strong earthquakes rocked the Tokara island chain. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/06/japan/more-residents-evacuate-remote-islands/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #tokaraislands #earthquakes #kagoshima
Japan's government on Saturday warned of more possible strong earthquakes in waters southwest of its main islands, but urged the public not to believe unfounded predictions of a major disaster. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/05/japan/japan-dismiss-doomsday-hype/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #tokaraislands #earthquakes #kagoshima
Residents of the Tokara Islands in the village of Toshima, Kagoshima Prefecture, have begun evacuation after a powerful magnitude 5.5 earthquake struck the region on Thursday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/04/japan/tokara-islands-residents-evacuate/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #tokaraislands #earthquakes #kagoshima
An earthquake with a seismic intensity of lower 6 on Japan's scale struck off the Tokara Islands on Thursday afternoon, amid a swarm of seismic activity in the area in recent weeks. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/03/japan/tokara-islands-shindo-6-quake/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #earthquakes #kagoshima #tokaraislands
Concerns are rising after more than 900 earthquakes have shaken the Tokara islands for almost two weeks, with the strongest reaching a lower 5 on the Japanese seismic intensity scale. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/02/japan/society/japan-earthquakes-tokara/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #society #earthquakes #kagoshima
A series of earthquakes has been shaking the seas near the Tokara islands in Kagoshima Prefecture since Saturday, with Japan’s Meteorological Agency warning that seismic activity could continue for some time. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/06/23/japan/science-health/tokara-earthquakes/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #sciencehealth #earthquakes #kagoshima