China is preparing to take the next step in its campaign to challenge Japanese control of the disputed Diaoyu Islands by unilaterally ... the Diaoyus – known in Japan as the Senkakus ...

They are among the produce benefiting from the island’s abundant sunshine and soil rich in volcanic and ocean minerals. Across Japan, shoppers, foodies and Michelin-starred chefs alike seek them ...

At Rosewood Hotels & Resorts' first property in Japan, on Miyako island in Okinawa prefecture, there are 55 oceanside villas with direct access to the beach. Miyakojima is part of the Ryukyu ...

WAKAYAMA -- Wakayama Gov. Shuhei Kishimoto died at a hospital in this western Japan city April 15 after being found unconscious the previous day. He was 68. A secretary found Kishimoto collapsed ...

Japan said Thursday it has lodged a protest with Russia over its move to temporarily restrict the passage of foreign military and government ships in waters around the Russian-held, Japanese-claimed ...

Explore the abandoned Hashima Island, Japan—also known as Battleship Island—through stunning drone footage. Once a thriving coal mining hub, this eerie ghost town now stands frozen in time ...

Hyundai Motor holds handover ceremony with Iwasaki Group on Yakushima Island, Japan, for Hyundai ELEC CITY TOWN electric buses Hyundai ELEC CITY TOWN buses are optimized for Yakushima's ...

HIROSHIMA (Kyodo) -- A court on Monday sentenced a man to one year in prison, suspended for three years, for abusing rabbits on an island in western Japan. Riku Hotta, 25, killed or injured seven ...

March 28 (UPI) --Japan Thursday disclosed an evacuation plan for 120,000 residents of islands near Taiwan as it announced an evacuation drill in fiscal 2026. Japan's Chief Cabinet Secretary ...

Shuhei Kishimoto, the governor of Wakayama Prefecture ... as well as the opposition Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan and the Democratic Party for the People, and was serving his first ...

Japan formally activated on Sunday a new joint maritime transport unit geared towards improving troop deployment capabilities in Japan’s southwest islands. The Maritime Transport Group of the ...