Tokyo’s fortifications to protect its southwestern islands have an added advantage: They complicate China’s freedom of ...

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 ...

Japan’s coast guard is monitoring a Chinese research vessel that has been conducting a survey in waters near the disputed ...

Extending roughly 280 miles from east to west, Japan’s Seto Inland Sea has a mild, Mediterranean-like climate and is home to more than 3,000 islands. Photograph by guntû This article was produced by ...

Japan's best islands: Japan has more than 6,000 islands. Here are 10 of our favorites, starting with Honshu, home to Tokyo (pictured).

Japan has raised global concern, after reportedly taking initial steps to explore a tiny ...