This big Arctic island with a tiny population holds early parliamentary elections Tuesday that are being closely watched. U.S ...

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Rear Adm. Takuhiro Hiragi, commander of Fleet Air Wing 5 of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force, says his group's mission is to fly P-3C aircraft over the East China Sea near Okinawa and its remote ...

The Monster Hunter series exploded in popularity globally after years of success in Japan. How did they do it? The incident happened during a public event where the K-pop star hugged 1,000 fans.

It isn’t just Richard Branson who can score solitude on his own private island in the Caribbean. You too can rent a little VIP R&R on a private paradise — whether that’s glorious isolation ...

Hidden deep in the vast expanse of the Pacific Ocean, the Pitcairn Islands form one of the most remote and unique communities on Earth. This tiny British Overseas Territory consists of four ...

From Georgia’s Golden Isles to “the sunset capital of Alabama,” these are the best islands in the South. Lydia Mansel is a writer with more than eight years of experience editing and writing ...

Eighteen students from several schools on the island participated in the first All-Island English Japanese Speech Contest on Friday, showcasing their English and Japanese speaking skills.

Rep. Andy Fugate said it should have been left up to the Legislature to decide if and when to order an across-the-board end to remote work. Fugate and his attorney, Richard Labarthe, said an order ...

security tensions are growing in Japan, especially in the Nansei Islands, the southwestern chain that includes Okinawa. The seriousness of the situation can be understood from the joint statement ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Panama is detaining in a hotel nearly 300 people from various countries deported under U.S. President Donald ...