Japan is quickly transforming its southernmost Ryukyu islands into a heavily fortified defense zone, sparking concern and ...

Japan and Germany are strengthening their militaries as they seek to increase defense readiness amid tensions with larger ...

The Ryukyu Islands are divided into three major island groups: Okinawa Islands, the Miyako Islands, and the Yaeyama Islands. Photograph by Ippei Naoi, Getty Images As the legend goes, Japan’s Ryukyu ...

As military tensions between China and Japan reach the highest level in more than a decade, the sparsely populated island of ...

Last week, Tokyo’s top defense official toured Japan Self-Defense Force (JSDF) and Coast Guard facilities across the ...

The Japanese defense ministry claimed on Sunday that China's Liaoning aircraft carrier formation headed northeast after ...

Mageshima is located in the narrow Osumi Strait, one of the few waterways used by the Chinese navy to gain access to the ...

The top government spokesman said Monday he would not comment on a recent Chinese newspaper editorial that questioned Japan's sovereignty over the southern island prefecture of Okinawa, amid a ...

BEIJING: An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.1 jolted south-east of Ryukyu Islands, Japan at 2240 GMT on Friday (Nov 28), ...

Visitors view the Ming Dynasty edict to the King of Ryukyu at the Lüshun Museum in Dalian, Northeast China's Liaoning Province, on November 30, 2025. Photo: VCG ...

Japan's Ryukyu Islands, which includes Okinawa, are the exclusive home to two rare mammals, the Amami rabbit and Ryukyu long-furred rat. These animals are hard to observe, but conservationists wish to ...

As the legend goes, Japan’s Ryukyu Islands were created by the goddess Amamikyo, who is believed to have descended from the heavens and into the sea, just off the southern coast of what is now known ...