A group of lost Portuguese sailors marked the first European encounter with Japan in 1543. By the sixteenth century, Marco Polo’s (1254-1324) tales of the miraculous island kingdom of ... The ...

The United States was dragged unwillingly into World War II by the surprise Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, ...

Mid-Honshu Island, Japan, with Tokyo in the south and Yamagata ... Even if you're fortunate enough to park in a location with labeled spots, it's all too easy to forget where you've left your car.

Blue oceans, sunny skies, warm hospitality. The Okinawan archipelago is a subtropical paradise best explored by luxury ship. Want 20% off at THE ICONIC? Sign up for the latest recipes, restaurant news ...

Most typhoons scrape or strike places like the Philippines, Japan and ... U.S. Virgin Islands. The actual areas that could become flooded may differ from the areas shown on this map.

The long arm of a construction crane soars above the thick jungle on subtropical Ishigaki Island where Japan, which embraced pacifism 80 years ago, is preparing for a war it hopes never begins.

Sunny with a high of 65 °F (18.3 °C). Winds variable at 2 to 6 mph (3.2 to 9.7 kph). Night - Cloudy with a 58% chance of precipitation. Winds variable at 3 to 6 mph (4.8 to 9.7 kph). The overnig ...

This week, Japan announced that a U.S. aircraft carrier will arrive at its home port near Tokyo in mid-to-late November for ...

Today, we run a small guesthouse and honeybee farm on Japan's Ōmishima Island and own two formerly abandoned homes that we restored back to life. The move is the best decision we ever made.

Argentines were outraged after their government failed to include the Falkland Islands on a map of their country during an official summit, attended by states from around the world - including ...

Chances are you'll be staying on the larger, more tourist-convenient island of Grand Cayman. The main island is where visitors can enjoy the majority of top sights. To see the Cayman Islands ...

Night - Scattered showers with a 56% chance of precipitation. Winds NW. The overnight low will be 56 °F (13.3 °C). Cloudy with a high of 62 °F (16.7 °C) and a 66% chance of precipitation ...