Ishigaki Island is located about 400km southwest of Okinawa Prefecture's main island, surrounded by a sea of coral reefs. 50,000 people live on the island. Once, many came to the island in search ...

Our room at the Patina Hotel on the island of Ishigaki faces a karaoke parlor. Just inside the door was a vestibule at floor level where you leave your shoes to step up to a raised, dark-wood floor.

The last outpost for boats and travelers from Japan headed to a disputed island chain in the East China Sea claimed by Japan, China and Taiwan, is a city called Ishigaki. On the front lines of the ...

CAMP FOSTER, Okinawa — Japan plans to start operating its new Ground Self-Defense Force missile base on Ishigaki Island in March as part of a plan to bolster defenses in the Nansei Island chain ...

ISHIGAKI, Okinawa Prefecture--The incumbent ... plan to deploy the Ground Self-Defense Forces (GSDF) on the island, near residential areas, to bolster defense of the region. Nakayama has voiced ...

picturesque island at the extreme southern end of the Japanese island chain. Ishigaki has long drawn tourists with its famous white sand beaches, laid-back vibe and tranquil turquoise seas.

New missile batteries planned for the Japanese island of Ishigaki reflect a drastic shift in Japan’s views on China. By Ben Dooley and Hisako Ueno Photographs by The New York Times ISHIGAKI ...

CAMP FOSTER, Okinawa — The general in charge of the Marine Corps’ Indo-Pacific field command recently visited Ishigaki island for the first time, signaling U.S. resolve to defend Japan as it ...

Up to 570 Ground Self-Defense Force members will be stationed at the newly established garrison on Ishigaki island in Okinawa prefecture, the country’s military said, confirming the troops moved ...

The long arm of a construction crane soars above the thick jungle on subtropical Ishigaki Island where Japan, which embraced pacifism 80 years ago, is preparing for a war it hopes never begins.

(Mainichi/Hiroshi Higa) Japan's Ground Self-Defense Force (GSDF) began operating out of a newly established base on the country's southwestern island of Ishigaki, Okinawa Prefecture, on March 16.

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — A U.S. Navy minesweeper docked at Ishigaki Port in Japan’s Okinawa Prefecture on Thursday (Sept. 7) morning for the first time in 14 years, Ryukyu Shimpo reported. The move is ...