Hateruma (波照間島; Hateruma-jima; Yaeyama: Hatirooma Okinawan: Hatiruma) is an island in the Yaeyama District of Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. It has beautiful natural… Read More
One of the Remote Islands in Southwestern Japan(Okinawa)!
Iriomote Island (西表島) is the second largest island of the Okinawa prefecture, with an area of 289.27 km2. Unli… Read More
Hateruma Island, Located in the Yaeyama Islands in Okinawa Prefecture
At the southernmost point of Japan lies the coral island Hateruma. Hateruma Island is a peaceful, relatively Small… Read More
Earlier this year, TripAdvisor named Ishigaki the hottest spot in the world for travel, and if you don’t happen to know, this island is just one of 160 islands that make up the tropica… Read More
Author: Shino Hateruma, Waseda University
Nearly three quarters of the military facilities and areas used exclusively by US military forces in Japan are located in Okinawa. Local citizens ha… Read More
Earlier this year, the United Nations announced some much-needed, positive news about the environment: The ozone layer, which shields the Earth from the sun’s harmful ultraviolet ra… Read More
Earlier this year, the United Nations announced some much-needed positive news about the environment: The ozone layer, which shields the Earth from the Sun’s harmful ultraviolet radiat… Read More
Aerial view of Ikema Bridge between Miyako Island and Ikema Island (Photo taken with DJI Mavic Air)
Have you ever heard of Okinawa? It’s the farthest south prefecture of Japan, one of… Read More
Have you ever heard of Okinawa? It’s the farthest south prefecture of Japan, one of the most popular travel destinations in Japan. Here are some breathtaking photos of Okinawa and tra… Read More
New Delhi: Japanese government on Thursday condemned the firing of five ballistic missiles by the Chinese military in its exclusive economic zone (EEZ) and characterised this action as an &l… Read More
BEIJING (AP) — China said Friday that more than 100 warplanes and 10 warships have taken part in live-fire military drills surrounding Taiwan over the past two days, while announcing… Read More
Belgium, (Brussels Morning Newspaper) China conducted military drills off Taiwan after Speaker of the US House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi visited the island nation.
China announced earl… Read More
The Government of Japan has denounced Thursday that five of the nine ballistic missiles launched by the Chinese Army in the framework of a series of military maneuvers have fallen in waters… Read More
WASHINGTON (AP) — China cortó los lazos con Estados Unidos en temas clave, incluidos los asuntos militares y la cooperación climática crítica, ya que surgi… Read More
WASHINGTON (AP) — China cut off contacts with the United States on vital issues Friday — including military matters and crucial climate cooperation — as concerns rose that… Read More
Japanese prime minister Fumio Kishida has spoken out against Chinese military drills near Taiwan, after five ballistic missiles landed in Japan’s exclusive economic zone (EEZ).
Describ… Read More
WASHINGTON (AP) — China cut off contacts with the United States on vital issues Friday — including military matters and crucial climate cooperation — as concerns rose that… Read More
Author: Stephen Nagy, ICU Tokyo
As a ‘cold peace’ settles between Japan and China, both countries are working towards a pragmatic, if not awkward, coexistence. Okinawa will conti… Read More
Ryuichi Sakamoto was not a man cut out to be a pop star. As a teenager, he liked the Beatles and the Rolling Stones, but his abiding passion was New York’s underground avant garde art… Read More