Aoshima is a tiny island in Japan's Ehime prefecture where cats outnumber people eight-to-one. The so-called cat island is a tourist destination in the summer, but in the dead of winter the number ...

Located off the coast of Ehime Prefecture in Shikoku, you'll find Aoshima, one of Japan's famous dozen or so "cat islands." Originally a fishing village, the human population has dwindled as ...

a strait separating the Japanese islands of Kyushu and Shikoku, the agency said. Ehime and Kochi prefectures were hit by the quake with an intensity of 6 on Japan's 1-7 scale, the JMA said.

A 5-year-old boy drowned after he went missing from his relatives’ home on Iwaki island in Kamijima town, Ehime Prefecture, on Wednesday. According to police, the boy, Saku Tanaka, and his family who ...

This route in Kamijima (Ehime Prefecture) connects four scenic islands—Iwagijima ... At the westernmost tip of mainland Japan is Yamaguchi Prefecture, where an appealing blend of folklore ...

Shikoku is the smallest of Japan's four main islands, but it delivers big on opportunities ... Divided into the four prefectures of Kagawa, Ehime, Tokushima and Kochi, Shikoku can be reached ...

Five people in Ehime Prefecture and one person in Kochi Prefecture were injured, while two were hurt in Oita Prefecture, which is on the southwestern main island of Kyushu. Shikoku Electric Power ...