An updated plan recently released by the Japanese government details how and where it will move 120,000 people from the ...

This popular tourist destination here on a remote southern island is reeling under a surge ... to declare their own state of emergency. Ishigaki logged a record 25 new COVID-19 cases on May ...

Japanese officials are touting a new Ground Self-Defense Force base on Ishigaki Island as a crucial final component in the country’s line of defense against China. But residents of the island ...

During the exercise, the GSDF flew its Osprey transport aircraft to the civilian Ishigaki Airport for the first time in Okinawa Prefecture. Military use of civilian facilities on the island ...

Japan Thursday disclosed an evacuation plan for 120,000 residents of islands near Taiwan as it announced an evacuation drill ...

Japan's new Defense Buildup Program outlines plans to establish two regiment-level battalions equipped with the High-Speed ...