Fearing China Clash, Japan Asks Fishermen to Avoid Flashpoint Islands

But since late last year, some Japanese officials have ‌been discreetly urging Nakama and his peers to steer clear of the ...

The longing of islanders: Indigenous people seek justice in homeland dispute with Japanese government

Demonstrators gather in Nago, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan on August 22, 2024 to protest against the relocation of US Marine ...

There Is a Real ‘Cat Island’ in Japan Where Humans Are the Minority

More cats than people live on a real island in Japan. The numbers have stayed that way for years, long enough to attract ...
The New York Times

The Tiny Japanese Island on the Front Lines of China’s Feud

Yonaguni, a tiny Japanese island near Taiwan, is getting soldiers, radar and missiles. As China’s dispute with Tokyo escalates, some residents are worried. Yonaguni, a Japanese military outpost about ...
The New York Times

A Japanese Island Preserves an Ancient and Ghostly Theater Form

Noh was once the entertainment of medieval warriors. Today, remote Sado Islanders embrace one of the world’s oldest surviving types of drama. Shinobu Kamiyama, center, playing the tormented ghost of a ...