Interested in traditional desserts from Japan? From classic mochi to elegant, colorful nerikiri, we break down the Japanese ...

and has a rich cultural heritage shaped by its geographical isolation. In a misguided attempt to eradicate the poisonous habu snake, in 1979, 30 mongooses were brought to this island from Okinawa ...

Eleven explosive ordnance disposal divers from the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force’s Sub Area Activity Okinawa unit set off ...

As a volunteer cave digger, Takamatsu Gushiken has unearthed the remains of several hundred people killed in one of the ...

Takamatsu Gushiken hunts caves in Okinawa's jungles for the bones of those who died in the WWII Battle of Okinawa, one of the war's bloodiest, considering the bones silent witnesses of Okinawa's ...

Imagine bumping into an island that is eye-shaped and floating in the middle of a swamp and moving on its own. I know it sounds bizarre, but it is not a fictional statement. It is a strange, ...

It ran through the main islands of Japan, Okinawa and the Philippines but excluded South Korea and Taiwan. It was called the "Acheson Line." Months later, North Korea launched a military ...

Voters will instead elect 31 lawmakers who will shape the island’s future at a defining moment in history: Should Greenland declare independence? Polls indicate support for Greenland’s ...

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A special exhibition is offering rare glimpses of daily life on a mostly forgotten former U.S. military housing complex in western Tokyo in the early postwar period. Among the items are photos ...