Mysterious Source of Huge 200-Year-Old Volcanic Eruption Finally Revealed
The eruption was one of the largest of the 19th century, but the identity of the volcano responsible has long been unclear.
The sorrow, hope and longing of Japan’s ‘Missing Post Office’
An old post office in southern Japan has become a destination, both tourist and postal, for people who are not yet ready to ...
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Japan tracks Russian spy ship near its southern islands for over a week
A Russian intelligence-gathering ship spent more than a week in waters near Japan’s southern islands, including Okinawa and Kyushu, the country’s military announced Monday. The Vishnya-class ...
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U.S. Marines, Japanese Forces to Drill in Southwestern Japan in Iron Fist Exercise
Japan Ground Self Defense Force CH-47JA Chinook ... surface to surface anti-ship missiles and surface to air missiles to garrison remote islands in the region. With the exception of Okinawa ...
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The harsh reality of migration outflow on Okinawa’s least populated island
This is the only day care center on Tonaki Island in Okinawa Prefecture, but since its establishment in 2019, it has remained closed without a single child setting foot inside. Meanwhile ...
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A 5.6-magnitude earthquake struck near Japan's Izu Islands on Tuesday, the USGS said, triggering local weather authorities to issue a tsunami warning for the remote Pacific area off Tokyo.
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Japan’s strategic island airbase stalls, hurting its Taiwan crisis response
On a remote volcanic island south of Kyushu, Japan’s ambitious plan to build a cutting-edge military airbase has stalled. Mageshima, once a sleepy footnote of wartime history, was supposed to be ...