Tokyo’s Defence Minister Gen Nakatani confirmed in a call last week with newly appointed US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth that the disputed islands – known in Japan as the Senkakus – are ...

Taiwanese fishing vessels would face sanctions if their gear drifts eastward to 124° 3 minutes east longitude while operating in waters north of Japan’s Yaeyama Islands, according to the latest ...

Former residents of Russian-held islands have attended a rally to demand the islands' early return to Japan, which calls them the Northern Territories. About 750 former islanders, relatives and ...

western Japan, from April 13 to Oct. 13. Located four hours by ferry from Kagoshima city, the prefectural capital, Iojima is one of three islands that make up Mishima village, along with Takeshima ...

Experts have dismissed Japan's sovereignty claims over the Diaoyu Islands as unfounded, urging both Japan and China to shelve the dispute and pursue joint development. "As a matter of historical ...

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — Japanese Defense Minister Nakatani Gen spoke with his US counterpart, reaffirming that the Diaoyutai Islands fall under Article 5 of the Japan-US Security Treaty, Jiji Press ...

SHIRAKAWA, Gifu -- An illumination event at a UNESCO World Heritage-listed settlement in this central Japan village began on Jan. 13, lighting up historic thatched houses. Tourists in the ...

Today we are deep in the mountains of Japan and exploring a once-hidden valley rich with onsen hotsprings. An area that was once a secret spot in Japan used by warriors to hide out and rest~ Will ...

China-Japan relations deteriorated sharply from 2008 to 2012 over the Senkaku Islands issue. Subsequently, attempts being made to turn things around in 2014, and in 2018 then-Prime Minister Abe ...

Japan's weather officials caution that atmospheric conditions are expected to become extremely unstable in the Izu Islands through late Monday night, and in the coastal areas of the Kanto region ...

Emboldened by a law allowing wider weapons use, the Chinese Coast Guard has repeatedly and more brazenly tested Japan’s resolve to avoid escalating tensions around the Senkaku Islands in the ...