Hitoshi Nakama, 76, sees himself as a frontline defender of Japan's claims to disputed islands in the East China Sea, where ...

Japan tracked four Chinese warships in a strait near Okinawa, a move that followed U.S.-Philippine military drills near a ...

Russian surveillance ship Kareliya (535) seemingly concluded a two-week surveillance mission around Japan’s southwest region ...

Japanese forces tracked Chinese ships and aircraft transiting through Japan’s southwest region during the same period, while the People’s Liberation Army was carrying out its “Justice Mission 2025” ...

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Chinese coast guard vessels sailed near the Senkaku Islands 357 times last year, setting a record for the fourth year in a row amid increased tension between Beijing and Tokyo. In 2024, China’s coast ...

The Okinawa Prefecture has almost 150 islands. While most Okinawans live on the main island of Okinawa, there are a handful ...

Japan’s landscape has been shaped by some of the strongest forces on Earth — volcanic eruptions, shifting tectonic plates and the encircling Pacific Ocean. From Mount Fuji to modern megacities, ...

Cyclist Michael Rice pedals Wakayama’s sacred routes, tasting persimmons, plums and mountain stillness. Japan’s Seto Inland Sea does a convincing impression of a river at first glance, calm and ...

A large corrugated metal roof topped by a triangular skylight shelters the timber-lined interiors of Amami House, an off-grid home in Japan designed by local studio Sakai Architects. Named after its ...

As daylight fades quickly and nights linger, Japan glows with spectacular illuminations, making winter one of its most mesmerizing seasons.

Some of you may have wished 2025 hung around a little longer, but I’m glad to be here in 2026. Last year wasn’t awful for me, ...