The Japanese island of Hashima was closed in 1974 and fell into disrepair, but since the 2000s, it has been reborn as a tourist destination. On an island off the coast of Nagasaki, ruins that seem ...

Kaji said he hopes people will be interested in not only what Hashima is like these days but also the history and life on the island. Fishermen first unearthed coal on Hashima in 1810. The ...

One of the sites includes Hashima Island, where Koreans were forcibly ... recommended Tokyo take measures to reflect the "full history" of the facilities, as requested by Seoul.

NAGASAKI--Strong winds, heavy rain and the ravages of time have taken a toll on the nation’s oldest reinforced-concrete apartment building on Hashima island, a UNESCO World Heritage site ...