Ichthyosaur fossil confirmed for the first time in western Japan — also marks Japan’s first discovery of a Late Triassic ...

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A TikTok influencer has a message after she inadvertently handled a deadly cone snail: don't handle shells if you don't know what they are.

If you go down to the beach for a spot of rock pooling this summer, just be mindful of exactly which species you might come across. One person in Japan had a very lucky escape when she picked up a ...

Trekking through mud and rocks in Japan's humid Okinawan jungle, Takamatsu Gushiken reached a slope of ground where human remains have lain forgotten since World War II.

A group of special operations vets retrace the Battle of Okinawa, following in the footsteps of the forefathers of today’s Navy SEALs.

Okinawa on June 23 observed "Memorial Day," marking the day 80 years ago when organized combat between the then Imperial Japanese military and U.S. forces is said to have ended. We must never ...

Okinawa on Monday marked the 80th anniversary of the end of the Battle of Okinawa, one of the final land battles of World War II, with solemn reflections on the sacrifices made by the island’s ...

On June 23, Japan’s southernmost prefecture commemorates the end of the Battle of Okinawa, among the bloodiest ground battles of World War II.

Japanese officials say an explosion at a storage site for unexploded ordnance at a U.S. military base on Japan’s southern island of Okinawa injured four Japanese soldiers.

1 / 4 Show Caption + U.S. Army Garrison Okinawa Commander Lt. Col. Rachel Bowers wipes down a section of the Cornerstone of Peace monument at Okinawa Peace Memorial Park in Okinawa, Japan, June 7 ...