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This Popular Asian Island Has UNESCO Sites That Are Typically Closed to the Public—but You Could See Them This Summer
Korea's Jeju Island, a lush tropical destination full of natural wonders, is bringing back its World Heritage Festival this ...
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Japan’s 10,000-Year-Old Underwater ‘Pyramid’ Is Still One of the World’s Biggest Unsolved Mysteries—No One Knows Who Built It
Off the coast of Yonaguni Island in Japan, a submerged structure has puzzled divers, researchers, and archaeologists since its discovery nearly four decades ago. The monument, hidden beneath the ...
‘A huge loss.’ In remote Nagasaki islands, a rare version of Christianity heads toward extinction
On Ikitsuki and other remote sections of Nagasaki prefecture, Hidden Christians still pray to these disguised objects. They ...
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Japan's Hidden Gem Island Is A Total Paradise Of Temples, Food, And Coastal Charm
This beautiful island in Japan is wildly underrated, considering how much it has to offer travelers in terms of food, natural ...
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Japan and China accuse each other of violating airspace near disputed islands
Japan and China have accused each other of violating the airspace around the Japanese-controlled East China Sea islands, which Beijing also claims. The latest territorial flap came as both ...
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Japan, China accuse each other of violating airspace around disputed East China Sea islands
Japan and China are accusing each other of violating the airspace around the Japanese-controlled East China Sea islands that Beijing also claims. Japan’s Foreign Ministry issued a statement ...
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Why this Japanese island has more cats than humans—and tourists love it
The island is thought to have less than ten permanent human occupants and more than 100 cats. That is an absolutely paws-itively ridiculous cat-to-human ratio. Why visit this island ...
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The tiny Japanese island militarizing on Taiwan’s doorstep
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.
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The tiny Japanese island militarizing on Taiwan’s doorstep
A general view of a fishing port at Kubura village on Yonaguni, a tiny island on Japan’s western frontier on Feb. 14. (Ayaka McGill/AP) YONAGUNI, Japan — This tiny island on Japan’s western ...
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Stress and fear roil a tiny, rapidly militarising Japanese island near Taiwan
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 ...
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Stress and Fear Roil a Tiny, Rapidly Militarizing Japanese Island near Taiwan
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.
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Okinawa, a Small Island Caught Between Big Powers
Residents of the Japanese island see U.S. bases as a legacy of war and colonialism, but younger generations also worry about a threat from China. By Martin Fackler and Kiuko Notoya Reporting from ...