Escape the crowds and visit 3 of Japan’s lesser-known treasures: Taketomi Island’s beaches, Yamaguchi’s history and Nasu’s ...

making it the most densely populated island in Japan. Within the 1.2km-long perimeter were most of the things one would need for daily life, including an elementary and junior high school ...

China had protested what it called "close-in reconnaissance" of Chinese territory by the U.S. military in the past.

Renaming it the Gulf of America would apply only in the US. And the long global history of disputed place names suggests it ...

A Pokemon fan creates a map of where some early game regions would fit on the actual map of Japan and shares their handiwork ...

Islands can literally pop out of nowhere if an underwater volcano begins to erupt and recently, just off the coast of Japan, that’s exactly what happened. Experts now say the violent eruption has ...

The trail circumnavigates Shikoku, the smallest of Japan’s four main islands: mountainous, forested and ringed by rugged coast, it’s also the least visited by tourists. To complete the trail ...

Japan saw scrambles by the Japan Air Self Defense Force decrease for the first three quarters of the Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 ...

If you read Kyushu's palms, you will find lines that run deep, telling vivid stories of Japan from a precious past, perhaps forgotten elsewhere. In its present is a world of Japanese culture ...

The security cabinet of the Israeli government is set to vote on the ceasefire deal with Hamas, paving the way for a truce and release of hostages as early as Sunday. Until then, Israel is continuing ...

Onion Island, officially Awaji Island in Japan, has gained fame due to its sweet-flavored onions, thanks to its unique climate and soil. Popularized on social media, highlights include a giant ...

A man has been arrested and charged with kicking a rabbit to death on Okunoshima, an island off the city of Hiroshima that has become internationally renowned as Japan’s “Rabbit Island”.