Okinawa is Japan’s sole subtropical region, attracting visitors seeking white sand beaches and swaying palms. Of the 160 or ...

With its laid-back seafaring culture and unique wildlife, the Yaeyama archipelago in Japan’s far southern Okinawa prefecture ...

The turquoise water lapping against Okinawa's pebbled beach is so clear that you can see an occasional parrotfish streaking ...

The two Asian giants are locked in an escalating row triggered by Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi commenting on ...

On a tiny Japanese island, the threat of war looms large. Located just 110km from the eastern coast of Taiwan, Yonaguni is closer to Taipei than it is to Tokyo. On a clear day it’s even possible to ...

TOKYO - The following is the latest list of selected news summaries by Kyodo News. ---------- China begins choking off ...

Japan’s defense minister promised to reduce the U.S. military’s footprint there and expand joint exercises near Japan’s ...

The governor of the prefecture talks to The American Conservative about the first of Japan’s island groupings that would be drawn into fighting over Taiwan.

Beijing’s ironic, abusive tantrums aimed at Japan since Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi publicly stated that a Taiwan contingency would be an existential crisis for Japan, have revealed for all ...

A suicide note left by Japan’s under-the-table negotiator on the 1972 Okinawa reversion is being exhibited at the Okinawa Prefectural Archives, telling visitors the envoy’s grief over brokering a ...

Japan's Gifu Prefecture offers a quieter travel experience away from the overtourism of major cities like Tokyo and Kyoto. Located two hours from Tokyo by bullet train, Gifu is known for its charming ...