Built at a cost of US$ 47 million, the 9,300-ton Kangei Maru has a slipway to haul up to 70- ton fin whales, and can store up to 600 tons of meat. Japan has launched a brand new whaling fleet ...

The anchor is made of wood and has a stick-like stone working ... to invade Japan in 1274 and 1281, both during the Kamakura Period (1185-1333). It is believed that about 4,400 ships came to ...

Japanese officials said a 30-year-old Philippine national became the ship's second known survivor when he was found drifting on a life raft on Friday. Another man was found in the water hours ...

The Israeli Foreign Ministry is planning a special operation to transport a stone from the Western Wall to Japan for display at the Osaka Expo.