Okinawa Prefecture’s Naha and Ishigaki are among the top ports of call in Japan for international cruise ships. If you are going on a cruise that stops at either port – or both – you might ...

Ishigaki Mayor Yoshitaka Nakayama welcomed the designation of Ishigaki Port in Okinawa Prefecture. “It will enhance deterrence and lead to rapid responses to disasters,” he told a news ...

TOKYO — Dockworkers went on strike in protest Monday when a U.S. Navy guided-missile destroyer visited a civilian port on the southern Japanese island of Ishigaki, according to local news reports.

“It is extremely regrettable” that the ship stopped at Ishigaki after being asked not to, the spokeswoman said. The prefecture asked that the Navy only use the port in an emergency, she sai ...

ISHIGAKI, Okinawa Prefecture—A U.S. Navy Aegis destroyer was met with a protest and port workers' strike after arriving here on March 11, the first time such a vesse l has anchored at a ...

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 ...

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 ...

Ishigaki has long drawn tourists with its famous white sand beaches, laid-back vibe and tranquil turquoise seas. But there's trouble in paradise. The Japan Self Defense Forces, the country's ...