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AMAMI OSHIMA

A Chinese marine survey vessel was spotted by the Japan Coast Guard on Monday within Japan's exclusive economic zone off an island in Kagoshima Prefecture.
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Oct 14, 2025
Chinese survey ship spotted in Japan¡¯s EEZ off Amami Oshima
The ship was found extending a pipe-like object into the sea about 385 kilometers west of the island.
A Chinese survey ship is pictured off Amami Oshima Island in Kagoshima Prefecture on Sunday.
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Sep 29, 2025
Chinese ship spotted within Japan¡¯s EEZ off island in Kagoshima
The Chinese vessel released what appeared to be a wire into the sea.
The hermit crabs of Amami island are from a group of species designated as "national natural monuments" because of their cultural and scientific value.
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May 8, 2025
Three arrested in Japan over suitcases stuffed with hermit crabs
The guests ¡°had asked the hotel to watch their suitcases, and the suitcases made a rustling noise,¡± a police official said.
Sea turtles in Amami Oshima, Kagoshima Prefecture. Their nesting activity has continued to decline in recent years.
51³Ô¹ÏÍø / Science & Health
Jan 30, 2025
Amami Oshima sea turtle nesting declines to second-lowest level
Scientists believe declining populations may be a key factor and have warned that a long-term analysis is needed to assess the situation.
A mongoose on a road in Nago, northern Okinawa, in December 2022. The mongoose was first introduced to Japan in Naha in 1910 for the purpose of exterminating the local habu snakes and rats.
51³Ô¹ÏÍø / Society / Regional Voices: Okinawa
Sep 23, 2024
After Amami-Oshima success, Okinawa¡¯s mongoose eradication in focus
Okinawa island¡¯s much bigger resident population makes it a challenge to get rid of the animal.
A mongoose captured in Amami-Oshima, Kagoshima Prefecture
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Sep 3, 2024
Japan declares eradication of mongoose on World Heritage island
This is one of the world¡¯s largest-scale cases in which long-settled nonnative mongooses have been eradicated, according to the Environment Ministry.
Nancy Mills in a photo that appears to have been taken on Amami Oshima
51³Ô¹ÏÍø / History
Dec 26, 2023
New Yorker recalls life on Amami island 70 years after reversion
Tracing her early childhood through photographs and letters, 74-year-old Nancy Mills wishes for Amami residents¡¯ happiness.
ENVIRONMENT
May 18, 2023
Japan close to eradicating mongoose from Amami-Oshima Island
The mongoose¡¯s presence on Amami-Oshima led to a decline in other native species on the island, and is an example of how human interference in nature goes wrong.
Japan Times
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Dec 13, 2022
Magnitude 6 earthquake jolts Amami Oshima area
A magnitude 6 earthquake, which measured 4 on the shindo (intensity) scale, was detected at a depth of 30 kilometers off the southwestern island of Amami Oshima, Kagoshima Prefecture, on Tuesday at 11:25 p.m.
Japan Times
ENVIRONMENT / Longform
Oct 24, 2022
Battle to stop Kagoshima seawall highlights divide over coastal engineering
Seawalls are a fixture of Japanese coasts, but one beach on the island of Amami Oshima is fighting against the tide.
51³Ô¹ÏÍø / Media / MEDIA MIX
Sep 14, 2019
Of cats and rabbits: UNESCO World Heritage candidate caught in a bind over tourism drive
UNESCO designates World Heritage sites in order to preserve cultural or natural assets deemed significant to humanity. The idea is to maintain these assets for future generations, but UNESCO itself doesn¡¯t pay for maintenance. It is up to the countries where the sites are located and UNESCO will remove...
51³Ô¹ÏÍø / Politics
Mar 26, 2019
GSDF launches new bases in Kagoshima and Okinawa for defense of Japan¡¯s southwestern islands
The Ground Self-Defense Force launched new camps on Amami Oshima island in Kagoshima Prefecture and Miyako Island in Okinawa Prefecture on Tuesday, as part of its moves to enhance the defense of southwestern islands in the country.
EDITORIALS
Feb 4, 2017
Seeking Nature Heritage status
In seeking to get World Nature Heritage status for areas in southern Japan, the government needs to work harder at protecting the native species and habitats.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / NATURE'S PANTRY
Sep 18, 2015
The rejuvenating power of cycad miso
Tears well up in 88-year-old Izue Hamada¡¯s eyes as she holds up a halved nari (cycad) nut for me to see.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Jul 16, 2014
Reflections on the dark side of a tropical island
Naomi Kawase was once Japan¡¯s best-known female director abroad; now she is one of its most internationally prominent directors, regardless of gender.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel
Jul 4, 2010
Amami Oshima: Take a trip to the cloud forest of the imagination
Despite the environmental mistakes of the postwar decades, the violation of a once pristine landscape, a recent trip to Amami Oshima, gave very real cause for hope. Some regions have always, it seems, been in good shape. Flying over the island¡¯s green, volcanic hills, I felt as if I were gazing down...
Japan scientists identify clusters of protein believed to trigger Alzheimer¡¯s disease
A team of researchers said they found a ¡°seed¡± that accelerates the amyloid beta accumulation process in the brain, naming it ¡°Peak 1 amyloid beta,¡± as seen in a mouse's brain.
Indian brothers make manga debut in Japan
Two Indian brothers made their manga debut in Japan with "Kung Fu Kung Fool" ¡ª an action-comedy series that follows the adventures of a notorious thief and a young boy.
Japan weighs regulating Pokemon cards amid trading mania
A Pokemon event is held in Jakarta on July 11
Low-income families in Japan cut food and air conditioning during summer break
Yumiko Watanabe, the chairperson of nonprofit Kidsdoor, explains the results of a survey in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward on July 1.
Iran strikes on CIA facilities prompt questions about possible Russian role
Iranian drones are displayed in an undisclosed location in Iran, in this handout image obtained on Jan. 13, 2025.U.S. officials have acknowledged that Russia has ?provided targeting ?and other support for Iran in its drone strikes on U.S. targets in the Persian Gulf region.
The sci-fi sensibilities of electronic trio Black Boboi
Black Boboi was formed in 2018 when solo artists Julia Shortreed, Utena Kobayashi and Ermhoi came together under Kobayashi¡¯s newly founded label, Bindividual.
A perfect storm: Kaze Fujii fans flock to Fuji Rock
Okayama-born singer-songwriter Kaze Fujii has carved out a distinctive place in Japanese pop since his major-label debut in 2019.
Can Japanese comedy get laughs in English? Yoshimoto Kogyo lets the jokes rip
Wes-P has millions of followers and his viral clips made him recognizable out of Japan.
The 180-day locals: Life on Japan¡¯s digital nomad visa
Christopher Flinn works remotely from Tokyo earlier this month. Japan issued 646 digital nomad visas in 2025, but tourism officials are hoping to increase that figure in the coming years, with Japan's relatively cheap cost of living and the weak yen seen as potential draws for young professionals.
Japan reveals hint of new defense spending target in fiscal blueprint
The Self-Defense Forces' Type 16 mobile combat vehicle fires during a joint live-fire drill with U.S. Marines as part of the annual Resolute Dragon exercises in Yufu, Oita Prefecture, on June 28.

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