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

There are a million ways to enjoy Ishigaki island, one of the many beautiful and interesting islands in Japan’s Ryukyu chain that stretches from Kyushu almost to Taiwan. Unlike most of the 55 islands ...

Set on the tranquil winter shores of Ishigaki Island, the program presents a new resort experience themed "Revitalized by ...

CAMP ISHIGAKI, Okinawa — The Marine Corps is rehearsing island defense with its two newest missile systems alongside Japanese soldiers on Ishigaki Island, sending “a clear message to any attempt to ...

To the delight of astronomy fans around the country, the Ishigaki-Jima Astronomical Observatory, located on Okinawa’s Ishigaki Island, has added what it calls a Southern Cross “Monitor” to its website ...

The central government has denied a permit request by the city of Ishigaki, Okinawa Prefecture, to land municipal personnel on the disputed Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea. According to the ...

ISHIGAKI, Okinawa Prefecture--Despite local backlash, the city assembly here voted to rewrite an ordinance that lets residents force a referendum if they collect enough signatures from voters on a ...

The poet Ishigaki Rin (1920–2004) lived through tumultuous years in Japan, but brought a worldview steeped in the quiet everyday of her life to the work she left behind. A look at her poetic career ...