TOSHIMA, Kagoshima Prefecture--A magnitude-6.0 quake jolted an island chain in southern Japan where more than 200 temblors have occurred in recent days. The Dec. 9 quake off the Tokara islands ...

Surrounded by the vast Pacific Ocean, Japan’s Ise-Shima region is a place where ancient traditions, spirituality and the great outdoors collide.

Meet the mistress of Nara’s last geisha house — a remarkable woman who’s on a mission to keep this complex tradition alive in ...

Mochi Tsuki, the community festival that celebrates Japanese heritage in the Pacific Northwest with traditional activities each January, returns to Bainbridge Island for the 35th time on Saturday ...

Residents’ fears are growing on Ishigakijima island in southwestern Japan that the government’s widening defense plan to protect the nation will put them in the line of fire. It has been one ...

Japan has made a significant discovery that could reshape its economic and technological landscape. Researchers from the ...

Senior Journalist of The Sunday Island Zanita Careem was honoured with a Lifetime Achievement Award at the Journalism Awards for ...

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Dispersing U.S. forces to more locales on the main islands of Japan would go a long way to easing political pressures. The separation of U.S. and SDF forces no longer makes operational sense either.

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