Japan has gained a new island… emerging in a cloud of steam after the eruption of an underwater volcano.

The roar of the hovering Marine Corps aircraft drowns out the sound of waves breaking on the rocks around Yonaguni Island, ...

Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force minesweeper JS Ukushima (MSC-686) capsized on Monday following an engine room fire on ...

JS Ukushima, a Sugashima-class minesweeper assigned to the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force, reported that its engine room caught fire to the country's coast guard while sailing off the island of ...

The United States was dragged unwillingly into World War II by the surprise Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, ...

Blue oceans, sunny skies, warm hospitality. Okinawa Japan is a subtropical paradise best explored on a luxury cruise around ...

CAMP FOSTER, Okinawa — The general in charge of the Marine Corps’ Indo-Pacific field command recently visited Ishigaki island ...

Explore Japan's lesser-known Setouchi region through 4 unique tours, that blend art, history and natural beauty for an ...

Japan faced insurmountable odds in WWII against the U.S. due to America's industrial and military supremacy. However, Japan ...

Arming islands is part of a decade-plus shift in Japan’s defence posture with the most likely threat in this archipelago ...

The subtropical islands have a rich biodiversity, home to 95 globally rare, endemic species, as of when the Japanese government nominated the islands for World Heritage recognition. Among the ...

The $1 billion carrier JS Kaga belongs to Japan, which is adding fixed-wing aircraft to some of its ships for the first time ...