An evacuation drill simulating a ballistic missile launch has been held on Yonaguni Island, Japan's westernmost remote island, for the first time.
Twenty-two residents, including children, took part in the drill jointly organized by the central and prefectural governments and Yonaguni Town in Okinawa Prefecture, on Wednesday.
Japan's Ground Self-Defense Force and the British Army are conducting a joint exercise simulating remote island defense.
The first joint drills in four years are being held until November 30th in Gunma Prefecture northwest of Tokyo.
A strong earthquake has rocked Tokyo's Toshima Island. It registered five minus on Japan's seismic intensity scale of zero to seven.
The quake occurred at around 6:09 p.m. on Friday, local time.
A remote island in Tokyo has been recognized by an international organization as an "International Dark Sky Park" because of its starry night skies.
Kozushima is one of the Izu Islands. It is located 180 kilometers south of central Tokyo. The nonprofit International Dark Sky Association designated Kozushima Village as an "International Dark Sky Park." The entire village is about 18 square kilometers in size.
A UNESCO World Heritage site in western Japan has reopened to visitors after it was damaged by a typhoon.
Gunkanjima, or Battleship Island, off Nagasaki Prefecture was once home to Hashima Coal Mine. The site is recognized as contributing to Japan's industrial revolution.
A plastic container apparently from Iwate Prefecture in northeastern Japan, where a massive earthquake and tsunami struck in 2011, has washed ashore on a remote Japanese island.
The container measures 1.5-meter-long, 1.1-meter-wide and 70-centimeter-deep and was found on the coast of Ishigaki Island in the southern prefecture of Okinawa.
Footage from the island Kikai-jima in Kagoshima Prefecture shows slashing rain and trees bending in strong winds.
The footage was taken from the second floor of a hotel facing the sea.
The Russian emergencies minister has visited one of the four Russian-held islands claimed by Japan, and stressed Moscow's intention to develop the area. Tokyo has lodged a protest against the visit.
Yevgeny Zinichev attended the opening ceremony of an emergency rescue center on Kunashiri Island on Wednesday.
A remote Tokyo island is applying for recognition of its starry night skies by an international organization.
Kozushima, an island 180 kilometers south of central Tokyo, plans to apply for the "International Dark Sky Places" status in late August.
Volcanic activity is intensifying again on a remote island far south of Tokyo. A crater is belching large volumes of magma and towering plumes of ash.
The activity has picked up at Nishinoshima since mid-June, with plumes reaching nearly 2,000 meters. The uninhabited island in the Pacific is about 1,000 kilometers south of Tokyo.
The current Nissan 370Z has been on life support for a while now, but interest in classic Z cars remains strong. Witness the mind-bending price recently achieved for a pristine 1971 240Z that sold last month on Bring a Trailer. After the first-generation cars, arguably the next-most-appreciated Z car is the Z32 generation that debuted with the 1990 model year. This example of a first-year Z32, which crosses the block at RM Sotheby's Amelia Island sale next month, could set a new benchmark for values of this model.
Besides being a first-year example, this 300ZX is also the desirable two-seat body style and is powered by the twin-turbo version of Nissan's DOHC 3.0-liter VG30 V6, making 300 horsepower. A five-speed stick and four-wheel steering complete the mechanical picture.
Japan's defense minister has decided to hold a meeting with defense chiefs from Pacific island nations in connection with China's growing maritime presence in the region.
The ministry is to invite officials, including the defense ministers of Papua New Guinea, Fiji, and Tonga, to the conference in Tokyo in April. Invitations are expected to extend to representatives of the United States, Australia, and France.