The central government has denied a permit request by the city of Ishigaki, Okinawa Prefecture, to land municipal personnel on the disputed Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea. According to the ...

Ishigaki Island is located about 400km southwest of Okinawa Prefecture's main island, surrounded by a sea of coral reefs.

Manta rays, sea caverns, and some of the sweetest pineapples on the planet await. Hike to the top of Mount Omoto to summit the highest peak in Okinawa Prefecture. Enjoy all-inclusive pampering at Club ...

Far from the unrelenting hustle and noise of Tokyo, in the far south of Japan's Okinawa island group, lies the largely undiscovered tropical paradise of Ishigaki-jima. Home to 50,000 people and ...

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, ...

Representation. Japanese forces on the East China Sea Getty Images/AFP/Toru Yamanaka Japanese Deputy Defense Minister Kenji Wakamiya met southern Ishigaki Island mayor Yoshitaka Nakayama to discuss ...

Part of Okinawa’s Yaeyama Islands, Ishigaki is a sleepy tropical escape beloved by Japanese travelers and nearby Taiwanese visitors, like Japan’s Hawaii, but it remains under the radar for most ...

Japan’s Ministry of Defense plans to expand a two-year-old army base on Ishigaki Island, near Taiwan, as part of efforts to bolster defenses in the Nansei Island chain, a city official said Wednesday.

The last outpost for boats and travelers from Japan headed to a disputed island chain in the East China Sea claimed by Japan, China and Taiwan, is a city called Ishigaki. On the front lines of the ...

The long arm of a construction crane soars above the thick jungle on subtropical Ishigaki Island where Japan, which embraced pacifism 80 years ago, is preparing for a war it hopes never begins. Camp ...