Japan Off The Beaten Path: 3 Unique Destinations Beyond Tokyo
Escape the crowds and visit 3 of Japan’s lesser-known treasures: Taketomi Island’s beaches, Yamaguchi’s history and Nasu’s ...
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Lisa’s UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Japan/ Ogasawara islands: An extraordinary chain of islands lying to the far south of Tokyo
The other two are Hahajima (Fisher island) and Mukojima-retto (the Parry Group). What’s with all these alternate non-Japanese names? Mainland Japan has never been “discovered,” claimed or ...
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Japan's prime minister confirms his country's claim to four Kuril Islands
After the end of WWII, all Kuril Islands were incorporated into the Soviet Union. However, Japan challenged the ownership of Iturup, Kunashir, Shikotan islands, and a number of uninhabited islands.
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Closer to China than to the Japanese mainland, these idyllic islands confront the prospect of war
The nation's southwestern islands, near China's eastern coast ... with allies in the Asia-Pacific like Australian and Japan. Not all residents in parts of Japan that might be vulnerable have ...