NAHA, Okinawa — A Japanese appeals court has increased compensation for Okinawans affected by aircraft noise from Marine ...

Yonaguni is only 110 kilometers (68 miles) east of Taiwan, around which China has bolstered military activity. Worried about ...

Japanese ambient folk singer/songwriter Ichiko Aoba is finding music in everything from the ocean to the stars and giving ...

Originally released as a PlayStation 2 game in 2005, Yakuza (Ryu ga Gotoku in Japan) spawned a lengthy and beloved video game ...

While the culture of Okinawa continues to thrive in Hawaii, the native language of the southern islands of Japan is on the ...

Japan isn't cheap, but it doesn't have to be so expensive. The country is packed with breathtaking small spots, like this ...

Friday was a special day for nine lifeguards from Okinawa, Japan. They each received a certificate of completion for a week ...