The move marks the first intrusion by Chinese official vessels into the Japanese waters around the islands since June 14, the Japan Coast Guard said.

More than 800 tremors have shaken the southwestern Tokara Islands over the past 11 days, including a 5.6-magnitude quake on Wednesday.

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

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Japanese researchers turned to “experimental archaeology” to study how ancient humans navigated powerful ocean currents and ...

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