Japan's coast guard says it has confirmed that a Chinese buoy that was installed in Japan's exclusive economic zone is no longer there. The buoy had been floating in the area since 2023, even though ...

On Nov. 11, a Yasen-class nuclear-powered submarine passed through the Soya Strait, which separates Japan’s northernmost main ...

The subtropical island of Okinawa Prefecture has an environment, climate and culture very different to mainland Japan. An independent kingdom and trading hub until the 17th century, the influence ...

Today, with more than 35 inhabited islands, Okinawa features a unique culture alongside wild nature. Its numerous beaches, which have the longest open season in Japan of roughly seven months ...

Less than 750 kilometres from Taiwan and home to nearly 30,000 US troops, the Japanese islands of Okinawa would play a pivotal role should Beijing order the invasion of Taiwan.

Central and Okinawa prefectural government officials participated in the exercise, which involved evacuating residents of the Sakishima islands located southwest of the main Okinawa island and ...

scrambling fighter jets to intercept a Chinese surveillance aircraft conducting maneuvers near the islands of Japan's southwesternmost prefecture, Okinawa. The intercepted aircraft, a Y-9 ...