With its laid-back seafaring culture and unique wildlife, the Yaeyama archipelago in Japan’s far southern Okinawa prefecture ...

ISHIGAKI, Okinawa Prefecture--The incumbent mayor of Ishigaki has won re-election, the latest in a string of blows dealt to Okinawa Governor Denny Tamaki’s All Okinawa group. Yoshitaka Nakayama, 54, ...

Part of Okinawa’s Yaeyama Islands, Ishigaki is a sleepy tropical escape beloved by Japanese travelers and nearby Taiwanese visitors, like Japan’s Hawaii, but it remains under the radar for most ...

There are a million ways to enjoy Ishigaki island, one of the many beautiful and interesting islands in Japan’s Ryukyu chain that stretches from Kyushu almost to Taiwan. Unlike most of the 55 islands ...

CAMP FOSTER, Okinawa — The general in charge of the Marine Corps’ Indo-Pacific field command recently visited Ishigaki island for the first time, signaling U.S. resolve to defend Japan as it faces ...

To the delight of astronomy fans around the country, the Ishigaki-Jima Astronomical Observatory, located on Okinawa’s Ishigaki Island, has added what it calls a Southern Cross “Monitor” to its website ...

On an island paradise in Japan’s remote south-west, a new military base is opening a rift in a small community still haunted by war. Setsuko Yamazato was seven years old when her family left their ...

A small island with a population of around 50,000 in Japan's southwestern Okinawa Prefecture – which has been compared to Hawaii in the past – has been named the top trending travel spot for this year ...

ISHIGAKI, Okinawa Prefecture--Despite local backlash, the city assembly here voted to rewrite an ordinance that lets residents force a referendum if they collect enough signatures from voters on a ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Ollie Barder covers Japanese pop-culture and gaming from Tokyo. Having seen the previous trailers for Mecha Break a while back, it ...