China and Russia increased their deployments of intelligence-gathering vessels and aircraft around Japan in early February, and this appears to be a co-ordinated ...

Nesting activity among sea turtles in Amami Oshima, an island in Kagoshima Prefecture, has continued to decline, raising concerns among researchers about population numbers. While the island is ...

The Japanese government on Monday warned of heavy snowfall across ... Northern Kyushu may receive 30 cm, while Shikoku could see 20 cm, and southern Kyushu and the Amami Islands in the southwest may ...

Northern Kyushu may receive 30 cm, while Shikoku could see 20 cm, and southern Kyushu and the Amami Islands in the southwest may get 15 cm. Japan's snowy escape in northern Tohoku. Discover pristine ...

The GSDF camp is part of Japan’s strategy of positioning troops ... The first missile site, on Amami-Oshima island in Kagoshima Prefecture, was completed in 2019, followed by one on Miyakojima ...

In 1995, divers discovered a curious structure off Amami Ōshima Island in Japan. There on the seabed they spotted a giant circle seemingly carved into the sand. Nobody knew where it came from, or if ...

You’ll also find WiFi on trains (see what else you get on trains in my guide to Japanese trains and the JR Pass here). We’ve taken the ferry from Okinawa to Amami Island and had WiFi all the ...

The Yomiuri Shimbun 16:35 JST, February 1, 2025 AMAMI, Kagoshima — Breeding season has arrived for humpback whales, which means it is also time for them to migrate off the coast of Amami Oshima Island ...

The Japanese government on Monday warned of heavy snowfall across ... Northern Kyushu may receive 30 cm, while Shikoku could see 20 cm, and southern Kyushu and the Amami Islands in the southwest may ...

The Ogasawara Islands are the most distant region of Japan under Tokyo city administration ... broke off from the mainland sometime between 12 and 2 million years ago. Amami-Oshima’s Kinsakubaru ...

In the East Village, Kobano is a Japanese-Brazilian restaurant ... Astoria’s Somedays Bakery has a second location in Long ...