Ishigaki, Japan — President Biden hosted Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida at an official state dinner in Washington on Wednesday evening, showcasing the importance of the U.S.-Japanese ...

ISHIGAKI, Okinawa Prefecture--Despite local backlash, the city assembly here voted to rewrite an ordinance that lets residents force a referendum if they collect enough signatures from voters on a ...

Ishigaki logged a record 25 new COVID-19 cases on May 31. The number of new infections in the most recent week per 100,000 population was 209.84, far higher than that of the entire Okinawa ...

The missile installation going up on Ishigaki is intended to protect Japan. But if Beijing were ever to invade Taiwan, the anti-ship and antiaircraft systems could in theory be turned on Chinese ...

In 1978, cane toads, which are native to South and Central America, were introduced for pest control to Ishigaki island in ...

On Ishigaki, too, polls show a majority support the new base. In last year's mayoral election, a pro-base incumbent, Mayor Yoshitaka Nakayama, fought for a fourth term against an anti-base rival ...

Within the fields are the black outlines of the famous Ishigaki cattle, renowned for their fatty savory flavor. What stands out from that height is that, unlike the coastline of the U.S., waves do not ...

The last outpost for boats and travelers from Japan headed to a disputed island chain in the East China Sea claimed by Japan, China and Taiwan, is a city called Ishigaki. On the front lines of the ...

In the Ishigaki branch office of the SDF, the commander speaks off the record about the future. Soon, he hopes, Tokyo will approve a military base and quick-response unit on Ishigaki, ready to fly ...

The Ishigaki base is Japan’s fourth such military station since 2016 when the Yonaguni outpost was staffed with 160 troops to conduct coastal surveillance. Two more bases in Amami Oshima and ...