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-Oshima is ...

Oshima Island also allows visitors entrance through a short bridge near the pier. It was once a retreat for monks, and visitors will encounter numerous meditation caves from bygone days.

Scrambles against Chinese military aircraft accounted for 65.9% of the total, and the number of Chinese drones detected by ...

3 it has eliminated all invasive mongooses from Amami-Oshima island here, describing the eradication program as a “worldwide unprecedented achievement in protecting biodiversity.” For years ...

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AMAMI-OSHIMA ISLAND, Kagoshima Prefecture--In her paintings, Mirocomachiko depicts animals and plants in bold strokes and dazzling colors that are at once humorous and mysterious, yet child-like ...

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 ...

Barakan Discovers Amami Oshima: Isson's Treasure Island is available to stream on pbs.org and the free PBS App, available on iPhone, Apple TV, Android TV, Android smartphones, Amazon Fire TV ...