Visitors to Takaikamishima, in western Japan, are welcomed by a colorful cast of characters from Japanese manga which far o ...

In October last year, Hasebe jointly opened the island's only cafe, Manga Tei, with Masanori Baba, 50, who had been a company employee in Aichi Prefecture, central Japan. According to a 2023 count by ...

Japanese elders emerge from their homes to thank you for visiting, bringing emphatic bowing and crinkle-eyed smiles to the ...

Five paddlers completed a journey from Taiwan to Yonaguni Island, across some of the world's fastest oceanic currents, ...

Explore the eerie ruins of Hashima Island, once a bustling coal mining hub. Discover its ghostly remains, intricate history, and how it became known as "Japan’s Ghost Island" in this captivating story ...

The finished dugout canoe before departure, with leaf wave guards at the bow (right) and stern (left). Vertical sticks at bow ...

A Japanese court has found a U.S. Marine guilty of sexually assaulting a woman on Okinawa and sentenced him to seven years in ...

More than 4,000 people on Monday filled an Okinawa park to mark the 80th anniversary of Japan's final WWII battle.

Okinawa marked the day when one of the harshest battles of World War II fought on the southern island ended 80 years ago.

The Ghost of Yotei developers have emphasized their commitment to portraying feudal Japan in a respectful way, this time ...

Japanese researchers turned to “experimental archaeology” to study how ancient humans navigated powerful ocean currents and migrated offshore.

Discover the incredible $60 million effort to salvage the Ehime Maru, one of the most challenging underwater recoveries in history.