Japan plans to build an underground bomb shelter on its westernmost island that’s capable of housing up to 200 people.

The project was started bearing in mind a possible emergency over Taiwan in the Nansei southwestern island region.

The Japanese government is taking uncomfortable steps to prepare its citizens for a possible future war that its military ...

Supporters of the theory say the Yonaguni formation, nicknamed “Japan’s Atlantis,” may be evidence of a forgotten civilization that predates the rise of agriculture — a concept that, if ...

In the waters surrounding Japan’s southern Yonaguni Island, an enigmatic structure rests beneath the waves. Known as the Yonaguni Monument, it has puzzled researchers since its discovery in 1986.

YONAGUNI, Japan — 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 on a hill.

On Yonaguni island, just 100km from Taiwan, Adam Withnall visits a community bracing in case history repeats itself. Japan views Russia’s invasion of Ukraine as a failure of global deterrence ...

YONAGUNI, Japan (AP) — 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 on a hill.

The Yonaguni monument sits near the Ryukyu Islands of Japan at a depth of 25 meters (82 feet) ... complex sites typically emerges after the development of agriculture ...

Yonaguni fisherfolk, who closely monitor foreign vessels, have been among the first to see the growing Chinese military activity. In 2022, several ballistic missiles China fired as part of an ...