Scattered across the Seto Inland Sea, the islands of the Geiyo archipelago allow travelers to experience a quieter side of Japan. Best known for the Shimanami Kaido cycling route, the area is rich ...

A remote Japanese island inadvertently found itself in the crosshairs of China-Taiwan tensions. Less than 100 miles from Taiwan's capital, Japan's westernmost island has rapidly militarized. China's ...

The islands of Japan are surrounded by the North Pacific Ocean, the Sea of Japan, the East China Sea, and the Philippine Sea. Variety is a hallmark of their existence, from cooler islands in the north ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. At Rosewood Hotels & Resorts' first property in Japan, on Miyako island in Okinawa prefecture, there are 55 oceanside villas with ...

Discover the beauty of Japan on an 8-night voyage aboard the elegant Island Sky, exploring temples, shrines, gardens, and ...

As military tensions between China and Japan reach the highest level in more than a decade, the sparsely populated island of Yonaguni finds itself right on the front lines. Sitting just 68 miles east ...

YONAGUNI, Japan - This tiny island on Japan's western frontier has no chain convenience stores. Nature lovers can dive with hammerhead sharks and watch miniature horses graze on a hill. But the wooded ...

Japan is looking into using a remote deserted Pacific island nearly 2,000 kilometers (1,250 miles) from Tokyo as a site for ...

July 3 (UPI) --An island chain in southwest Japan was shaken by an earthquake on Thursday after over 1,000 tremors throughout two weeks. A magnitude 5.5 earthquake struck the Tokara island chain at ...