Perhaps influenced by a certain TV drama, I found myself interested in meeting doctors who work on their own on remote islands. Such doctors, who live and work surrounded by nature, may also feel the ...

The Pentagon temporarily rescinded new guidance on testosterone screening for service members 30 and older less than 24 hours ...

I have seen the places where the Battle of Okinawa took place—the caves, the memorials, and the landscapes marked by battle ...

All 5,200 students at the Medical Education and Training Campus at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston have been ...

Excessive feeding of rabbits by tourists is causing disruption to the ecosystem of Okunoshima Island in Takehara, Hiroshima Prefecture. The island is also known as “Rabbit Island” because it is home ...

As tourism booms across Japan, United Airlines is continuing to expand its offerings to the country, with new routes planned ...

A powerful typhoon is heading west over the East China Sea after slamming Okinawa and other remote southwestern Japanese ...

Incumbent Governor Denny Tamaki is known for his staunch anti-U.S. base sentiment. His re-election bid will ripple through ...

Opportunities to directly observe how life colonizes newly formed land and how ecosystems subsequently develop are ...

For a long time, Okinawa has been considered a prefecture where the population increases. Even while many regions across the country entered a phase of population decline, Okinawa maintained a ...

Naha, Okinawa Pref. – With only a month left to go until the Sept. 13 Okinawa gubernatorial election, neither of the two main potential candidates has been able to secure a decisive lead in the ...

Naha, Okinawa Pref., Aug. 12 (Jiji Press)--Okinawa Governor Denny Tamaki on Wednesday announced basic policies for his bid for a third term, in which he pledges to uphold locals' opposition to the ...