Are you one of 40 million travelers expected to visit Japan soon, but want a place less touristy than Tokyo and Kyoto?

Residents of the Japanese island see U.S. bases as a legacy of war and colonialism, but younger generations also worry about ...

Dispersing U.S. forces to more locales on the main islands of Japan would go a long way to easing political pressures. The separation of U.S. and SDF forces no longer makes operational sense either.

he will get confirmation that Japan’s security treaty with the United States covers the defense of the Senkaku Islands, which are also claimed by China. Ishiba also said he intends to seek ...

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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 ...

It also included visits to Hiroshima and Miyajima Island and a week in central Japan. The trip cost about $3,400, not including the airfare, which I paid for with credit-card points. As a cost ...

China’s coast guard also spent a record 355 days in waters around the Senkaku Islands. Japan administers the small islets and rocks in the East China Sea, which are also claimed by China and Taiwan.

When folk musician Herb McGwyer (Tom Basden) arrives on the remote, sea-swept Wallis Island, he believes he’s coming to play an intimate gig for a few fans. In reality, the concert is for one man: ...

Scientists have discovered two continent-sized regions hidden deep within Earth’s mantle, referred to in a recent study as “islands.” Research from Utrecht University reveals that these regions are ...

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 ...

The suspect in a case involving the death of a 37-year-old woman on a remote Tokyo island has told police investigators that the victim died by suicide, people familiar with the investigation said ...