The need to survive made hibakusha reluctant to speak. Taeko Kiriya, an associate professor of peace studies at Tama ...

Record-breaking rain has saturated and loosened the ground in Japan's Kyushu region and other areas, mainly in the western ...

The art of bingata has been a quiet symbol of resilience on the Japanese island of Okinawa. Now, it's being revived by the ...

The highly anticipated Junglia Okinawa theme park opened its doors on July 25, drawing early-morning crowds and boosting ...

Eighty years after the Battle of Okinawa, thousands of victims remain unaccounted for. One man continues to search for the ...

Introducing a new collection of stories spotlighting deeply rooted—yet sometimes less exposed—crafts hubs around the world ...

Emperor Naruhito, Empress Masako and their daughter, Princess Aiko, will visit Nagasaki Prefecture from Sept. 12 to 14 for ...

Specific details on equipment, locations, and timing during "Resolute Dragon" have not been finalized, the U.S. Marine Corps ...

Plastic waste leakage to the environment in Southeast Asian countries plus China, Japan and South Korea could increase by ...

Japan's summer holiday travel rush got underway Saturday, with many shinkansen bullet train services and flights fully booked ...

The low-cost subsidiary of Singapore Airlines announced on Tuesday (Aug 12) that it will launch flights to three new ...

In 1978, cane toads, which are native to South and Central America, were introduced for pest control to Ishigaki island in ...