CAMP FOSTER, Okinawa – Okinawa prefecture is expecting tourists and businesses to cooperate with limits on visitation to one of Japan’s most popular destinations, the so-called “Galapagos of the East.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Though many refer to April 15 as "tax day," there's another holiday many may never have heard of: Iriomote Wildcat Day. The ...

Iriomote and Tsushima cats are subspecies of Leopard Cats. The breeds are only found on two Japanese islands, which happen to be named after them. Since their population is critical, their survival ...

Celebrate Japan’s Cat Day on Feb 22! Learn about the endangered Tsushima Leopard Cat and Iriomote Cat, and where you can see them in Japan.

TOKYO--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Mitsubishi Electric Corporation (TOKYO: 6503) announced today that it has built undersea conservation fences off Iriomote Island, Okinawa Prefecture, to protect tape seagrass, ...

Encompassing 42,698 hectares of subtropical rainforests on four islands on a chain located in the southwest of Japan, the serial site forms an arc on the boundary of the East China Sea and Philippine ...

The Amami, Okinawa region of Japan may be designated a World Heritage Site in July of 2021 based on the recent recommendation from the IUCN. The Iriomote wild cat is a symbolic species of the region, ...

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