The number of islands in Japan is expected to more than double after 7,000 new islands it didn't know existed were discovered. Well, kind of. The nation currently comprises 6,852 islands, but that ...

Japan is a country of contrasts. Skyscrapers in the metropolises and remote coastal villages, overwhelming hustle and idyllic tranquility. Depending on the destination, a stay in Japan can be very ...

A recent survey found that Japan has more than double the number of islands than the country previously accounted for. Recently, the Geospatial Information Authority of Japan (GSI), identified 7,273 ...

The number of official islands in Japan is expected to double from 6,852 to 14,125 after the government conducted the first survey since 1987 of its territorial waters, according to Kyodo News. Japan, ...

From afar, the Japanese archipelago appears to consist of just a few islands. Zoom in and more come into view, dotting the map like the ink splatters of a calligraphy brush. Japan has around 14,000 ...

YONAGUNI ISLAND, Japan — For years it was known as the "Two Gun" island – one gun for each of the two policemen stationed here. Yonaguni, Japan's most westerly island, can feel like a peaceful ...

The island forged in fire off the coast of Japan in October this year is still growing, as seen in a Copernicus Sentinel-2 image caught on Nov. 27. When you purchase through links on our site, we may ...

School principal Yoshiro Tobo is one of the few people left on his remote Japanese island, where the earth is constantly shaking from earthquakes, having chosen to stay behind while his family are on ...