TOKYO – A beach fittingly dubbed “Ibaraki’s Gold Coast” for its sweeping, unobstructed views of the Pacific Ocean and pristine sand is now a shadow of its former self. The Otake Coast Hokota Swimming ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Kerama Islands are found in Keramashoto National Park, southwest of Okinawa, Japan, and are a famously good spot for diving ...

The number of approved swimming beaches open during the summer in Japan has fallen by around 30 percent over the past three decades, a study by a travel association shows, as municipalities are ...

Forget the ocean. In Ibusuki, a beachside city on Kyushu Island in Japan’s subtropical south, it’s all about the sand. Not the dark color of the sandy granules or even the length or width of the ...

Credit: Ilechukwu et al., 2026 ‘Plasticorals,’ pieces of coral rubble fused with plastic, are lasting signs of human activity ...

Japan’s Otake Coast Hokota Swimming Beach in June 2024 when it was closed. Sand erosion has stripped away layers of sand on the beach, exposing rocks that used to lie below. PHOTO: YOMIURI ...