NATO launches the mission in response to Russian and Chinese ambitions in the high North, and to President Trump’s threat of a US takeover of Greenland. Japan’s last pair of giant pandas returns to ...

French company Vela is building a first-of-its-kind trimaran which will criss-cross the Atlantic from early 2027.

Chinese coast guard vessels entered Japan’s territorial waters near the disputed Senkaku Islands for the second time this ...

Warehouse TERRADA, which supports emerging artists on the foundation of its art-storage business, opened the finalist ...

The U.S. Navy is participating in the Sapporo Snow Festival for the 41st time, and this year’s playful design has people humming a popular Beatles tune.

As the global whaling moratorium turns 40, experts reflect on how the 1986 ban helped save great whales—and the threats they ...

Pacific Whale Foundation and Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings announced a new partnership to expand the Keiki Whale Watch program, significantly increasing access to hands-on ocean education for Maui ...

Newly Announced Departures Include a Land Journey Exploring Japan and South Korea, Four Cultural Stay Programs, New Active Journeys, Solar Eclipse Trips, Small-Ship Ocean Cruises and River Cruises ...

The 4th Marine Division and the Army's 7th Infantry Division landed on several islands within the atoll. Four days later, ...

Russian surveillance ship Kareliya (535) was spotted Jan. 17-19, 2026, sailing north around 60 kilometers southwest of Yonaguni Island. Japan Joint Staff Office photo Russian surveillance ship ...

Cruise editor Marc Shoffman selects some of the best sailings to enjoy natural and man-made wonders in your lifetime ...

The humpback whale that washed up near Bethany Beach on Jan. 8 likely died from being struck by a large ship, according to the nonprofit Marine Education Research and Rehabilitation Institute. The ...