SETOUCHI, Japan—The Chinese warships that sail close to the Japanese island of Amami-Oshima make Naruhito Kamada nervous. A ...
A Tokyo woman with fibromyalgia is sharing on social media her experience of remaining undiagnosed for over a decade despite her persisting symptoms, highlighting challenges faced by the estimated two ...
Hermit crab. Image via Wiki Commons. In the humid, coastal forests of Japan’s Ishigaki Island, near Okinawa, a parasitic ...
TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — Wagon Group General Manager Hung Yu-hang (洪郁航) said on Monday that the company’s Keelung–Ishigaki ...
Ferry Shosen Yaima/Yaima Line's YAIMA MARU will reduce services to once a week from October 2026, according to local media.
On Ishigaki Island, cane toads have been living in conditions quite different from those faced by the populations from which they came. The island is warm, wet and separated from mainland habitats, ...
Discover the surprising tale of how a small introduction of cane toads to Ishigaki Island in Japan spiraled into a devastating invasion, impacting local wildlife dramatically.
Deep beneath Japan’s Ryukyu Islands, where cave waters run without sunlight, two tiny shrimp-like crustaceans have been identified as species new to science. The animals belong to the ...
A satellite image shows Typhoon Bavi reaching Japan's Ryukyu Islands, bringing impact to them and Taiwan, July 10, 2026. NASA WORLDVIEW/Handout via REUTERS ISHIGAKI, Japan/TAIPEI, July 11 (Reuters) - ...
Typhoon Bavi pummelled Japan’s southern Sakishima island chain with heavy rain and ‌violent winds on Saturday (July 11, 2026) as it headed towards Taiwan, prompting authorities to warn of flooding ...