Enjoy Ishigaki's island life without sea, sun or sand
The Okinawan island of Ishigaki is a haven for beach lovers, but there's plenty to experience for those with no love for the ocean, including fresh fruit, star gazing and limestone caves.
Ishigaki package tour has couples scaling cliffs and diving into the sea before tying the knot
A unique package tour on Okinawa's Ishigaki Island for soon-to-be-married couples is creating a buzz. The Ishigaki Municipal Government and travel agency H.I.S. Co. have teamed up to offer a proposal for couples: travel across the island, scale a steep cliff and dive into the ...
Iriomote: Remote island is home to a unique state of mind
Approaching the house of 80-year-old Akiko Ishigaki, a three-legged dog rises to signal our arrival. From inside the house, Ishigaki gently scolds the dog, emerges from the doorway and invites us in. She's dressed in layers of woven purple cloth and her face maintains the ...
Ex-leader Lee Teng-hui cites Taiwan's ties to Ishigaki Island as model for bilateral relations
Former Taiwanese President Lee Teng-hui is urging Taiwan and Japan to develop a new model for bilateral exchanges based on cooperation between Taiwan and the Okinawa island of Ishigaki. Describing Taiwan as Japan's "lifeline," Lee said Sunday that Taiwan and Japan are linked by fate ...
Gushiken comes to terms with boxing legacy
It was a long fight for Yoko Gushiken to find life after boxing. Or rather, to find his life was all about boxing, after all. It took his induction last month into the International Boxing Hall of Fame — an honor only two other Japanese ...
Isolation helps preserve Ishigaki's unique charm
In his 1926 story, "The Man Who Loved Islands," D.H. Lawrence wrote, "Isolate yourself on a little island in the sea of space, and the moment begins to heave and expand in great circles, the solid earth is gone, and your slippery, naked dark ...
Government convinces city to call off Senkakus aerial survey
Following a request by the central government, the city of Ishigaki in Okinawa Prefecture has agreed to call off an aerial survey of the Senkaku Islands, which fall under its jurisdiction.
City in Okinawa mulls environmental research on Senkakus from air
The city of Ishigaki, Okinawa Prefecture, which has jurisdiction over the Senkaku Islands, is considering conducting environmental research this summer on the disputed islets from the air using a chartered aircraft, sources said Monday. The research to study the environment and ecosystem of the uninhabited ...
Nagoya Castle's 15-meter-high wall getting first renovation in 300 years
The ongoing renovation of "ishigaki" stone walls surrounding Nagoya Castle has gotten into full swing, with a 123-meter stretch of the 15-meter-high stone wall being removed so far. In one of the country's largest such renovation projects and the first at Nagoya Castle in 300 ...
Funds gripe snags SDF isle defense deployment
The Defense Ministry may have to abandon a plan to station a Ground Self-Defense Force coastal monitoring unit on Okinawa's Yonaguni Island because negotiations with the town over the price of land have deadlocked. "If the current situation continues, we have no choice but to ...
