Tanaka Isson, an artist known as Japan's "Gauguin," moved to the subtropical island of Amami Oshima at the age of 50 after years of struggle.

Centered around Oshima (“Big Island”), this subtropical archipelago is often referred to as a living fossil, with its unique biodiversity earning it UNESCO World Heritage Site status. Here’s ...

Amami-Oshima Island, Tokunoshima Island, Northern part of Okinawa Island, and Iriomote Island Encompassing 42,698 hectares of subtropical rainforests on four islands on a chain located in the ...

Amami Oshima is Japan's island paradise. Designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site, threatened species of flora and fauna find refuge on the remote island. Author of the article: Ling Hui.

Japan's Environment Ministry on Tuesday announced that non-native mongooses have been eradicated from Amami-Oshima Island in the country's southwestern prefecture of Kagoshima.

AMAMI, Kagoshima Prefecture--The Environment Ministry said Sept. 3 it has eliminated all invasive mongooses from Amami-Oshima island here, describing the eradication program as a “worldwide ...

When I tell people I’m off to Amami Oshima, a remote island in Japan’s southwest, I get one uniform reply, even from those I know to be diehard Japanophiles. “Where? Never heard of it ...

Centered around Oshima (“Big Island”), this subtropical archipelago is often referred to as a living fossil, with its unique biodiversity earning it UNESCO World Heritage Site status. Here’s ...

Tanaka Isson, an artist known as Japan's "Gauguin," moved to the subtropical island of Amami Oshima at the age of 50 after years of struggle. He then spent highly productive years there painting ...