The Shōkaku, lead ship of Japan’s powerful aircraft carrier class, played a critical role in several major World War II ...

Get off the beaten tourist path in Japan by visiting this stunning island near Hokkaido to enjoy scenic coastal walks and ...

TOKYO: Japan will from January attempt to extract rare earth minerals from the ocean floor in the deepest trial of its kind, ...

China said it conducted oil and gas exploration activities in the East China Sea in "undisputed waters" under its ...

The country's earthquake research committee said the chance of a magnitude 7 earthquake or stronger striking in the Sea of ...

The anemone, named Discoactis tritentaculata, or “umi-no-Fujisan,” which translates to “Mount Fuji of the ocean” in Japanese, ...

A ceremony was held at the Air Self-Defense Force’s Komatsu Air Base in Ishikawa Prefecture on April 26 for the deployment of three F-35A stealth fighter jets there.

North Korea, on Wednesday night, launched a long-range ballistic missile toward the Sea of Japan, a day after South Korean officials reported the North was preparing to test-launch an ...

A team of researchers in Japan recently discovered a brand new species of starfish.The red, beige, and spongey Paragonaster hoeimaruae was found thanks to collaboration between scientists, fishers ...

Japan will conduct the first deep-sea trial to extract rare earth minerals from 5,500 meters below the ocean surface near Minami Torishima, aiming to test mining equipment rather than maximize yield.