KAMIJIMA, Ehime Prefecture—With only 11 inhabitants, the tiny isle of Takaikamishima in the Seto Inland Sea is trying to stave off extinction by becoming the “manga island of the world.” ...

TOKYO — Japan’s coast guard has dispatched a patrol ... the survey operation in the area off the southern coast of Miyako Island, according to the JCG. The JCG patrol vessel picked up the ...

PlexusAV, the professional AV division of Sencore, that offers a range of AV-over-IP (AVoIP) solutions, announced a new distribution agreement with Village-Island, a broadcast and AV distributor, to ...

In August, the island will mark the 38th anniversary of the three-day-long music festival, featuring the world-renowned Kodo taiko performing arts ensemble and guest artists from Japan and abroad.

Supported by By Ted Loos Visuals by Noriko Hayashi Reporting from Naoshima, Japan. On a tree-dotted hill on Naoshima, an island in Japan’s Seto Inland Sea, a museum was being completed ...

It was a desperate plea from a boy that prevented a mass suicide on a remote island in Okinawa Prefecture when U.S. forces landed 80 years ago. On March 26, 1945, the Battle of Okinawa began with ...

Japan's 10 biggest cities are spread out across its three largest islands: Honshu, Hokkaido, and Kyushu. While crowds are drawn to these destinations, the country's fourth main island, Shikoku ...

Taiwan is prepared to talk to China as equals but it will continue to build up its defenses, the island's President Lai Ching-te said Tuesday as he marked his first year in office. Lai ...

ranging from the southern coast of Japan’s main Honshu island to the southern tip of its archipelago near Taiwan, the study said. The new species was identified by its DNA, scale pattern ...

Ryan Chan is a Newsweek reporter based in Hong Kong, where he previously had over a decade of experience at a local newspaper, covering China and current events around the world. His focus is on ...

Residents’ fears are growing on Ishigakijima island in southwestern Japan that the government’s widening defense plan to protect the nation will put them in the line of fire. It has been one ...

TOKYO - Japan will launch pre-arrival screening of visa-free travellers in fiscal year 2028, as the government aims to boost its booming inbound tourism further, according to the Justice Ministry.