With only 11 inhabitants, the tiny isle of Takaikamishima in the Seto Inland Sea is trying to stave off extinction by ...

Many travellers venture to Shikoku for surfing, cycling and stand-up paddleboarding, but within Japan the island is renowned ...

Residents on the island came up with a creative idea to get more people to move there, or at least visit: their own manga ...

Picture a small Japanese island with white sand beaches, coral reefs, swaying sugarcane, rugged limestone rocks, seas in shifting shades of blue – and a minimalist scattering of modernist villas in ...