Most of the 47 people on the island were U.S. and Australian cruise ship passengers on a walking tour, along with their local guides. The company, Whakaari Management — run by three brothers who own ...

A top adviser to Fuji Television Network Inc. resigned on Thursday from his post as a member of the management advisory panel, the Japanese broadcasting giant said, in the wake of criticism over the ...

This tiny island on Japan's western frontier has no chain convenience stores. Nature lovers can dive with hammerhead sharks and watch miniature horses graze on a hill. But the wooded mountain ranges ...

YONAGUNI, Japan — This tiny island on Japan's western frontier has no chain convenience stores. Nature lovers can dive with hammerhead sharks and watch miniature horses graze on a hill.

Japan and its ally, the United States, hold joint military exercises in Yonaguni, western Japan. A southern cattle ranch has been replaced with the Japanese Ground Self Defense Force’s Camp. The ...

Mopeds seized in a raid are seen at Kanagawa Prefectural Police headquarters in Yokohama, Feb. 19, 2025. (Mainichi/Daiki Yano) YOKOHAMA -- Kanagawa Prefectural Police raided the headquarters of a ...

Okunoshima, affectionately known as Rabbit Island, is a captivating little spot in Japan where the charm of wild bunnies far outweighs the darker history that once plagued the island. Nestled in ...

Ukraine's ambassador to Japan has stressed his country needs security guarantees as a condition for a cease-fire in its fight against Russia, amid concerns over U.S. President Donald Trump's ...

Japan will allow people from Taiwan to list the island as their place of origin in the country's family registry instead of China, a justice ministry official said Tuesday.

Keiko Itokazu Okinawans have long felt caught between the United States and Japan, which sent troops to claim the Okinawan island chain in the 1870s. Prior to that, Okinawa was known as the ...

TOKYO -- Japan and Australia are partnering to foster the development of IT personnel in Pacific island nations, looking to counter China's growing presence in the region. Japan's Ministry of ...