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 Japanese government is stepping up efforts to increase both its presence and the population’s awareness of claims to remote islands off the western coast of its main islands. The plans ...

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 ...

Japan's Meteorological Agency is looking into the possibility of a tsunami in its country, after a volcano erupted near Indonesia ...

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 ...

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 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 ...

The sanshin is a traditional instrument of Okinawa, similar to a banjo. It is ‘the sound’ of the island. It has ancient roots and is the precursor of the Japanese Shamisen. It has a lovely ...

Japan has issued a tsunami advisory after an earthquake near its outlying islands. Officials say a potential tsunami could reach 1 meter in height. The advisory, which appears to be the lowest ...

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 ...