In the South of Japan, there's a gorgeous green island that offers great attractions year-round, from baby turtles spawning ...

Yakushima Island, a world heritage site in ... Canopy soil of old-growth forest fosters rich and unique invertebrate diversity that is slow to recover from human disturbance, Biological ...

Yakushima, off Kagoshima Prefecture in Kyushu, is a magical island of primeval forest, rare micro-climate and pristine nature. It is also the first place in Japan to be recognized as a UNESCO ...

The herbicide containing extremely toxic dioxin was buried underground in a forest here half a century ago by the Forestry Agency. Yakushima Mayor Koji Araki pledged to consider a response after a ...

Yakushima’s most iconic feature is undoubtedly ... At under 800 meters, closer to the ocean, is the laurel forest zone with banyan trees and Japanese red oak. So, a wide climatic range--from ...

A sudden movement behind the sika stag caught Atsuyuki’s eye. In an instant, using a tree as a springboard, a young Yakushima macaque jumped onto the deer’s back. Looking up momentarily, the deer, ...