I wonder if I’ve conjured up false ideas about Matsushima island and Amanohashidate, too. And it didn’t hit home for me that Miyajima and Itsukushima were the same place. Alternate names kept ...

Situated on Miyajima—which literally translates to “shrine island”— Itsukushima was famously built over the water, and if you catch it at high tide, the whole complex appears to be floating. Two ...

The World Bank and the government yesterday signed the Second Resilience, Stability, and Economic Turnaround (RESET) Development Policy Operation (DPO)... The Cabinet of Ministers approved the ...

Rapa Nui, also known as Easter Island, never experienced a ruinous population collapse, according to an analysis of ancient DNA from 15 former inhabitants of the remote island in the Pacific Ocean.

Local officials said the tax will help them keep Miyajima, officially known as Itsukushima, as a sustainable tourist destination. Residents of Miyajima and those who work or study on the island ...

A long-held theory that a dramatic population collapse occurred at some point on the southeast Pacific Ocean’s Easter Island has been dubbed a myth by a new study. Researchers analyzed the ...

Davey D and Lina Girl discuss the top-of-mind topic of the day. The island-wide celebration known as Aloha Festivals -- is Hawai'i's largest H… ...

Though it can be easy to assume the six most visited Hawaiian Islands offer similar experiences, they are more diverse than you can imagine. From Waimea Canyon to Waikīkī Beach, Hawaii’s ...

Oliver Russell and girlfriend Helena Tomaszewska used their money to buy an entire island in Finland, and it cost less than a housing deposit. The island had been vacant for 10 years, and was ...

While most people know Key West as a favorite cruise ship stop or the southernmost point of the continental United States, it’s actually an island city. The Overseas Highway — the longest ...

Putting the net in Netflix, “Billionaire Island” has risen out of a TV archipelago that includes “Dallas,” “Succession” and even “The Borgias”—family dramas about dysfunctional ...

Saturday 5th October, 2024 The police top brass is reported to have held a meeting recently to discuss the progress of high-profile criminal investigations. Among the... Friday 4th October, 2024 Much ...