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

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 ...

Boasting thousands of years of history and a World Heritage listing, Okinoshima is Japan's very own treasure island. It's also completely off limits to women.

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

Japan is preparing to test mud containing rare earth elements from the seabed near the remote island of Minamitorishima in ...

A corrugated metal roof topped by a skylight shelters the timber-lined interiors of Amami House, an off-grid home in Japan ...

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 ...

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 ...

Japan’s biggest island is home to so many of the country’s popular highlights that the classic tour has become known as Japan ...

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 ...

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