The island of Chichijima, at first glance, may seem an unremarkable place in the vast Pacific Ocean. Part of the Ogasawara ...

Japan’s southernmost main island, Kyushu, is a land deeply connected to nature. Known for its volcanic terrain, lush forests, ...

The Japanese government has designated February ... grave visits will be resumed so he can offer incense at one on his home island.

In 1885, Japan's Ministry of Home Affairs instructed Okinawa governor Sutezo Nishimura to survey uninhabited islands between Okinawa and Fuzhou in East China's Fujian province, with plans to erect ...

Home to some of Japan's earliest settlers ... Dejima, once a 15,000 square miles man-made island, was the country's first international trading post, and the only place in the country where ...

Less than 750 kilometres from Taiwan and home to nearly 30,000 US troops, the Japanese islands of Okinawa would play a pivotal role should Beijing order the invasion of Taiwan.