The Geospatial Information Authority of Japan (GSI) will soon publish the ... The Japanese archipelago comprises four main islands, several hundred smaller populated islands and many more ...

The United States was dragged unwillingly into World War II by the surprise Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, ...

Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force minesweeper JS Ukushima (MSC-686) capsized on Monday following an engine room fire on ...

The final land battle of World War II took place a mere 350 miles from the main islands of Japan. The U.S. planned that Okinawa, once captured, would serve as a staging area for an invasion of ...

With their close proximity to Japan, the Aleutian Islands seemed especially prone ... by diverting the American navy to the Aleutians, the major portion of Yamamoto's fleet could safely strike ...

Japan's salmon catch peaked in 1996 and has been declining ever since. Catches on the main island of Honshu, in particular, have sharply fallen in recent years. A graph using data from the Japan ...

This article uncovers the top 10 things to do in Okinawa. Unleash the excitement by visiting the prefecture's historic sites ...

Japan on Tuesday lifted a ... with a preliminary magnitude of 5.9 struck in the Pacific Ocean near the uninhabited island of Torishima. No major tremor was observed, the Japan Meteorological ...

CHIBA, Japan — Japanese ace Roki Sasaki will be available to Major League Baseball teams this offseason. The Chiba Lotte ...

The move follows a Dec. 20 decision by the Bank of Japan to double the upper limit of the 10-year yield for government bonds from 0.25 percent to 0.5 percent. The interest rate for 10-year fixed ...