Pilgrimages have been part of Japanese culture for over a thousand years. The UNESCO-listed Kumano Kodo is legendary among ...

The China Coast Guard (CCG) also set a record for the number of vessels operating in the waters around the ...

Recent movements by Chinese naval vessels have sparked fears in Japan of a potential naval blockade near Okinawa in the East ...

Medically reviewed by Jonathan Purtell, RDN The Okinawa diet is based on a traditional style of eating that people living in ...

After the United States began moving thousands of Marines from Japan's Okinawa to the US territory of Guam in December 2024 ...

A humpback whale about 10 meters in length is seen swimming off Tokyo Disney Resort in Urayasu, Chiba Prefecture, on Dec. 13, 2024. (Image provided by Kazuyuki Kojima) CHIBA -- A whale ...

Chances are you'll be staying on the larger, more tourist-convenient island of Grand Cayman. The main island is where visitors can enjoy the majority of top sights. To see the Cayman Islands ...

The army appears to be in better shape in this respect than the Navy or Marine Corps. The Okinawa Islands group is located 780 kilometers southwest of Japan. The 113 islands of the Okinawa group ...

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NAHA, Okinawa ... islands, after a World War II-era bomb exploded in October. A survey will begin Monday night at Naha Airport after all flights have arrived or departed, a spokesman for Japan ...

Japan's defense chief has informed the governor of Okinawa that some US Marines have begun to relocate from the southwestern prefecture to the US territory of Guam. Defense Minister Nakatani Gen ...