30 building, Japan’s first reinforced-concrete apartment ... The likeness earned Hashima the nickname of Battleship Island. No residents have lived there since April 1974, after the mine ...

The government has expressed deep regret over Japan not implementing follow-up measures after listing the latter's modern ...

The island, also known as Gunkanjima (Battleship Island), was once home to the Hashima Coal Mine, an underwater coal mine that contributed to Japan’s modernization. More than 5,000 people ...

An island in Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan, has been abandoned for over ... Trips to the island, which is also known as Gunkanjima or "Battleship Island" due to its shape, are limited due to variable ...

Though officially known as Hashima, the island is sometimes called Gunkanjima, or Battleship Island ... it the most densely populated island in Japan. Within the 1.2km-long perimeter were most ...

Japan has summoned the Chinese ambassador in Tokyo, after a Chinese frigate sailed near disputed islands in the East China Sea. A foreign submarine was also spotted near the islands on Wednesday ...