Dubai, one of the UAE’s seven emirates, is usually known for its tall skyscrapers, deserts and artificial islands. Today, it ...

Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki erupted on Tuesday and Wednesday (June 17 and 18), unleashing gigantic ash plumes and showering ...

The eruption alert was raised Tuesday to the highest level and the danger zone where people are recommended to leave was ...

Mount Lewotobi Laki‑laki erupted on Tuesday (June 17), sending a towering ash plume up to 11 km into the sky, which ...

If you’re curious about sumo, Japan’s national sport, and fortunate enough to visit in November, scoring tickets to the Grand ...

Before I even knew much about Fukuoka, I knew I wanted to explore Kyushu’s green, rural countryside. Fukuoka just happened to ...

On a lake that’s notoriously harsh to humans, the Apostle Islands are a relatively sheltered place. But that doesn’t mean they’re safe. “This is no place for amateurs,” says Dave Cooper ...

Located 60 km off the western coast of Kyushu island, the island of Okinoshima is an exceptional example of the tradition of worship of a sacred island. The archaeological sites that have been ...

Christianity spread rapidly in 16th century Japan when Jesuit priests had spectacular success converting warlords and peasants alike, most especially on the southern main island of Kyushu, where the ...

Two climbers were trying to reach the top of a snowy mountain in Washington when they slipped and fell, rescuers said. Rescuers received a call at about 11:20 a.m. June 3 from the north face of ...

On the rural islands of Nagasaki a handful of believers practice a version of Christianity that has direct links to a time of samurai, shoguns and martyred missionaries and believers.

After emerging from cloistered isolation in 1865, following more than 200 years of violent harassment by Japan’s insular warlord rulers, many of the formerly underground Christians converted to ...