a book written in 720 - it's one of the oldest official recordings of Japan. It states that about 2000 years ago a princess escaped here to avoid a marriage and so the island got its name ...

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Japan’s national broadcaster ... in March that footage from the documentary Midori Naki Shima (The Island That Has No Green) was not filmed on location at Hashima Island and could not be ...

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 ...

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 ...

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs on April 8 released a statement strongly protesting the Japanese government's latest territorial claim to Dokdo Island in its Diplomatic ... continue to respond firmly ...

Japan has rolled out a brand-new military unit tasked with one mission: move troops faster, farther, and more securely across its vulnerable southern islands. The Maritime Transportation ...

The Japanese government is determined to conclude a peace treaty with Russia, despite the difficult situation in relations. This is stated in the annual report on diplomacy of the Japanese Foreign ...

A peace treaty formally ending World War II has never been signed by Russia and Japan, largely because of disputes over a group of Russian-occupied islands claimed by Japan. Former Russian Prime ...

The Japanese Foreign Ministry said in its 2024 annual report that despite strained relations with Russia, it remains committed to signing a peace treaty in hopes of reclaiming the southern Kuril ...

The archipelago, known in Russian as the Kuril Islands and in Japanese as the Northern Territories, lies off the northeast coast of Japan.