Military use of civilian facilities on the island, such as the airport and port, is expanding. In September, a U.S. minesweeper called at Ishigaki Port, followed by a missile destroyer on March 11.

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 ...

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 ...

FUKUOKA -- The chief of the aviation weather station on Ishigaki Island, Okinawa Prefecture, was under the influence of alcohol while they were on duty at the station that is tasked with ...