Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A remote Japanese island inadvertently found itself in the crosshairs of China-Taiwan tensions. Less than 100 miles from Taiwan's capital, Japan's westernmost island has rapidly militarized.

Japan is a country of contrasts. Skyscrapers in the metropolises and remote coastal villages, overwhelming hustle and idyllic tranquility. Depending on the destination, a stay in Japan can be very different. Travelers should therefore inform themselves in ...

Forget the crowds of Tokyo and Kyoto. Far to the south, where turquoise seas meet powder-soft beaches and coral reefs teem with tropical life, Ishigaki Island offers a side of Japan that few international travellers have discovered.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A large sculpture of an Awaji onion on Awajishima Island. - Kathy Matsunami/Shutterstock Nestled between the Japanese islands of Honshu and Shikoku, the island of Awaji (or Awajishima ...

Japan and South Korea are covering up Sado Island’s dark side in a severe misconstruction of the meanings of UNESCO World Heritage, diplomacy, and history. Lately, Japan’s Aikawa Folk Museum, a small structure of creamy clapboards and baked roof tiles ...

Located in Japan’s Seto Inland Sea, Naoshima is part of a cluster islands that includes Teshima and Inujima, where art and nature merge. At the heart of this project is renowned architect Tadao Ando, whose minimalist concrete designs seamlessly blend ...

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As China attempts to increase its influence over the PICs, Japan must marshal a strategic response that connects these states to its broader objectives in the Indo-Pacific. Then-Japanese Prime Minister Suga Yoshihide attends the 9th Pacific Islands Leaders ...

The revised special measures law calls for promoting tourism on listed islands and requiring prefectural governments to make efforts to address depopulation.

Japan's best islands: Japan has more than 6,000 islands. Here are 10 of our favorites, starting with Honshu, home to Tokyo (pictured).