Japanese authorities have evacuated a small island village after the region was jolted by over 1,000 earthquakes in less than ...

A remote island in Japan was jolted by more than 900 earthquakes in the span of one week, according to the weather agency, ...

For 450 years, the little-known Ryukyu Kingdom thrived in what is now Japan. Now, after nearly vanishing, its unique fusion cuisine is being revived.

There were six other women from the Korean Peninsula at the station, and they were forced to engage in sexual acts with ...

Residents of the Japanese island see U.S. bases as a legacy of war and colonialism, but younger generations also worry about a threat from China. By Martin Fackler and Kiuko Notoya Reporting from ...

Col. Neil Owens, chief of staff for 3rd Marine Division, apologizes to Okinawa prefectural government after last month's ...

Wild Women Expeditions. The 12-day “Sacred Japan” adventure starts and ends in Tokyo, and follows in the footsteps of monks, merchants, and samurai on the ancient Nakasendo Trail in between.

Once considered a harmless curiosity, this niche corner of the nightlife industry is being blamed for driving vulnerable women into debt and prostitution.

Popular images of drinking in Japan often involve office workers sharing toasts and casting off their inhibitions. But ...

Marking the end of the project “Pathways to Peace: Realizing the National Action Plan on Women, Peace, and Security in Sri Lanka”, in-kind assistance ceremonies and Diversity Markets were held from ...

Japan's legendary Ama free-diving women still plumb the waters around Sugashima Island in search of abalone, turban shell and Ise spiny lobster. We glimpse the island through this extraordinary ...

The Ryukyu Islands stretch more than 1,100km, from the southern tip of Kyushu to north-eastern Taiwan. From 1429-1879, the archipelago flourished as a semi-autonomous state known as the Ryukyu ...