I was driving down a desolate, narrow road late in the afternoon in the northern part of Amami-Oshima island, making my way ... kayaking through Japan’s second-largest virgin mangrove forests ...

Baldwin Beach Park and much of the surrounding land used to be owned by Maui’s Hawaiian Commercial & Sugar Company, or HC&S, ...

Five Diet members inspected areas around the disputed Senkaku Islands in the ... Yamada and Shigeharu Aoyama—and Lower House member Yuichiro Wada of Nippon Ishin (Japan Innovation Party ...

Japan is very special to me: I’ve lived in the southernmost island of Kyushu and also visited ... lacquer and sculptures head to Japan Traditional Crafts Aoyama Square and for contemporary ...

Widower Shigeharu Aoyama holds a fake movie audition to find ... is a late 1970s horror classic featuring an island-based undead outbreak that threatens to expand into New York City and beyond ...

Japan's Awaji island is famous for its sweet onions. Due to the island's weather, there are perfect conditions for growing ...

A southern cattle ranch has been replaced with the Japanese Ground Self Defense Force’s Camp. The militarization has been especially felt as the island’s population shrinks. (AP Video by Ayaka McGill, ...

security tensions are growing in Japan, especially in the Nansei Islands, the southwestern chain that includes Okinawa. The seriousness of the situation can be understood from the joint statement ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...

We rightfully marvel at LeBron James' ability to remain one of the NBA's best players at age 40, but he's not the only ...