Okinawa is Japan’s sole subtropical region, attracting visitors seeking white sand beaches and swaying palms. Of the 160 or ...

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Japanese forces tracked Chinese ships and aircraft transiting through Japan’s southwest region during the same period, while ...

On a tiny Japanese island, the threat of war looms large. Located just 110km from the eastern coast of Taiwan, Yonaguni is closer to Taipei than it is to Tokyo. On a clear day it’s even possible to ...

Photo: Zhang Changyue/GT "May I turn into a fierce tiger, grow wings, and cross the Pacific to see the world." This line is ...

A 7.0 magnitude earthquake has hit Taiwan with people in several cities including the capital Taipei and nearby Taoyuan reporting feeling intense tremors today ...

Schab was a sailor of just 21 at the time of the attack, and for decades he rarely spoke about the experience.

Japan’s Ministry of Defense said that on December 6, 2025, Chinese Navy J-15 fighters launched from the aircraft carrier Liaoning intermittently illuminated Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) F-15 ...

Cape Zampa in Okinawa, a location mentioned in the song studied by University of Hawaiʻi researchers. Okinawa is no stranger to natural disasters. The island sits on two major tectonic plates — the ...

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - A huge battle between East and West recently took place in the streets of Okinawa to mark a couple of anniversaries there with ties to Hawaii. Each year, two huge ropes, one ...

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