For travelers who want to imagine that they are in Hawaii while visiting Japan, lying on the sands of Shirara-hama might do the trick. "The contrast between the blue ocean and the white beach is ...

Tokyo — A Chinese woman who was swept out to sea while swimming at a Japanese beach was rescued 37 hours later after drifting in a swimming ring more than 50 miles in the Pacific Ocean ...

Additional expertise comes from Center for Ocean Solutions lead scientist ... which erodes over time and nourishes the island's beaches. In the Ryukyu Islands of Japan, tiny glass-enclosed marine ...