This popular tourist destination here on a remote southern island is reeling ... she lamented. The Okinawa leg of the Tokyo Olympic torch relay passed through Ishigaki before the Golden Week ...

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — China Airlines will launch direct flights between Taiwan and Ishigaki in May, providing a faster link ...

ISHIGAKI, Okinawa Prefecture--When underwater photographer Kazushige Horiguchi dived in waters off Ishigakijima island, he saw that a "miracle" had occurred. Horiguchi has taken pictures of coral ...

With Okinawa Island already hosting several bases, defense officials viewed Ishigaki as "the final piece of the puzzle." JGSDF Camp Ishigaki There are about 570 personnel and 200 military vehicles ...

This tiny island on Japan’s western frontier has no chain convenience stores. Nature lovers can dive with hammerhead sharks and watch miniature horses graze ...

The ministry also plans to activate an electronic warfare operations unit on Ishigaki Island in fiscal 2026 ... Keishi Koja is an Okinawa-based reporter/translator who joined Stars and Stripes ...

KIN BLUE BEACH, Okinawa — An hourlong amphibious landing ... which concludes Friday, is strengthening island defense and amphibious capabilities. For the third consecutive year, Iron Fist ...

The ancient forests in northern Okinawa Main Island and Iriomote Island are home to numerous endemic species, and in 2021 their ecological significance was recognised as a Unesco Natural World ...