Yonaguni, a tiny Japanese island near Taiwan, is getting soldiers, radar and missiles. As China’s dispute with Tokyo ...

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has vowed to increase patrols near the disputed Senkaku Islands in 2026.

A remote Japanese island inadvertently found itself in the crosshairs of China-Taiwan tensions. Less than 100 miles from Taiwan's capital, Japan's westernmost island has rapidly militarized. China's ...

As military tensions between China and Japan reach the highest level in more than a decade, the sparsely populated island of Yonaguni finds itself right on the front lines. Sitting just 110 kilometers ...

A Russian navy intelligence ship hugged Japan's lengthy coastlines during a pointed deployment that lasted at least 10 days, the Japanese Defense Ministry said earlier this month. The Kareliya ...

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. But the ...

As the legend goes, Japan’s Ryukyu Islands were created by the goddess Amamikyo, who is believed to have descended from the heavens and into the sea, just off the southern coast of what is now known ...

In November 2025, Japan's government-operated National Museum of Territory and Sovereignty displayed three historical records ...

An underwater volcano erupted off Japan's coast three weeks ago, giving birth to a new island. The unnamed undersea volcano, located about 1,200 kilometers (750 miles) south of mainland Japan and a ...

Every month, Japanese tourists join local residents to fling small balls containing bacteria and yeast into the Ala Wai canal that defines the northern edge of Waikīkī. These so-called “genki balls” ...

Japan’s Cabinet on Friday approved a record defense budget plan exceeding 9 trillion yen ($58 billion) for the coming year, ...