Driven by lessons from World War II and China’s expanding presence, Japan’s strategic orientation is pivoting eastward into the Pacific.

A guide to Awaji Island, where entertainment, architecture, local food and wellness retreats come together beyond the city.

As Trump considers buying Greenland, the island grapples with hazardous US military waste and environmental liabilities.

NATO officials signaled that an agreement with Mr. Trump on Greenland may be modeled on Britain’s Sovereign Base Areas in ...

We descended into Chibichibi Cave in southern Okinawa with the heavy feeling that this was not a site of distant history, but a warning. The cave is low ...

A number of Byzantine coins discovered in China and Japan indicate that there was a trade link between the Byzantine Empire and China.

Welcoming a record 42.68 million international visitors in 2025, the island nation of Japan has in recent years seen larger numbers of tourists descend not just upon major cities such as Tokyo and ...

Snorkeling and kayaking in Japan’s paradisiacal archipelago offered everything I could have wanted from my first visit to the ...

While most travellers head south of Tokyo, those who venture up to the far north of Honshu island will be rewarded with Japan’s trademark scenic trains, samurai castles and local crafts — but fewer ...

A special advisor to Japan’s prime minister led a delegation to Guam last week to help strengthen trade and cultural ties and ...

The Japanese Air Self-Defense Force said Wednesday it will offer refueling support to South Korean military planes for the first time, as an aerobatic team will make stopovers at a base in Okinawa in ...

The U.S. Marine Corps and Japan Ground Self-Defense Force’s (JGSDF) bilateral exercise “Iron Fist 26” will see approximately ...