Rosewood Hotels & Resorts just opened its first resort in Japan—on Okinawa's Miyako Island—and Travel + Leisure was the first in.

Operation Downfall, the Allied plan for the invasion of the Japanese home islands is set in motion. Start with Operation Olympic to capture Kyushu, and move on with Coronet, the landing near Tokyo.

The final year of the war would bring bloodshed and hardship to the U.S. soldiers, sailors and Marines who liberated territory closer and closer to Japan's home island, and take a tremendous toll ...

Hashima Island, Japan, was once a bustling hive of activity - but its sordid past has rendered it uninhabitable.

Thanks to digital mapping technology, Japanese geographers have identified more than 7,000 islands previously unrecognized in the country’s waters. The first such survey in 35 years revealed ...

Japan formally activated on Sunday a new joint maritime transport unit geared towards improving troop deployment capabilities ...

In 2021, the island also inspired Bad Bunny's chart-topping reggaeton song, Yonaguni, in which the Puerto Rican rapper sings in both Spanish and Japanese. Home to Japan's so-called 'Atlantis' The ...

and all the tiny islands beyond, all the way to Yonaguni which lies only 80km from Taiwan. Kyushu is home to Sakurajima, the most active volcano in Japan Kyushu is home to Sakurajima, the most ...

The final year of the war would bring bloodshed and hardship to the U.S. soldiers, sailors and Marines who liberated territory closer and closer to Japan's home island, and take a tremendous toll ...