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The Imperial Japanese Navy destroyer Teruzuki was discovered more than 2,600 feet below the ocean's surface near the Solomon Islands.
As Japan’s popularity soars, many travelers want to experience the country beyond the usual crowded hotspots. I’ve been on ...
The Kansai International Airport (KIX) in Japan, built on two artificial islands in Osaka Bay, was once hailed as an engineering marvel. It is currently sinking.
FT Island is set to release its 10th full-length Japanese-language album this fall. The new album, "Instinct," will drop on ...
Visitors to Takaikamishima, in western Japan, are welcomed by a colorful cast of characters from Japanese manga which far o ...
Benesse House Museum in Naoshima, Japan, has created a global movement of art hotels that are reshaping luxury accommodations worldwide. Travel reporter Ryan Craggs looks at the history of the art ...
More than 800 tremors have shaken the southwestern Tokara Islands over the past 11 days, including a 5.6-magnitude quake on Wednesday.
Japan plans to build an underground bomb shelter on its westernmost island that’s capable of housing up to 200 people.
Protesters are gathering from dawn until dusk at the Japanese Fishing Village Memorial today, a San Pedro monument built to ...
Tokyo nationalized the islands in 2012, drawing strong protest from Beijing, which has since progressively stepped up patrols by its increasingly assertive coast guard—moves Japan sees as ...
US Marine sentenced to 7 years in prison for sexual assault in Japan The sexual assault case is the latest to strain relations between residents of Japan's Okinawa Islands and U.S. servicemembers.
The first test model flew in June 1942, with production models ready by October. The Hellcat went from drawing board to ...