This popular tourist destination here on a remote southern island is reeling ... she lamented. The Okinawa leg of the Tokyo Olympic torch relay passed through Ishigaki before the Golden Week ...

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

With Okinawa Island already hosting several bases, defense officials viewed Ishigaki as "the final piece of the puzzle." JGSDF Camp Ishigaki There are about 570 personnel and 200 military vehicles ...

Japan stretches across an archipelago of immense beauty, a mosaic of diverse landscapes shaped by volcanos and Mother Nature's incredible hand. Beyond the four major islands of the country ...