The remains of some 1,400 people sit in storage for possible identification with DNA testing. So far just six have been identified and returned to their families.

Takamatsu Gushiken hunts caves in Okinawa’s jungles for the bones of those who died in the WWII Battle of Okinawa, one of the ...

Takamatsu Gushiken turns on a headtorch and enters a cave buried in Okinawa’s jungle. He gently runs his fingers through the gravel until two pieces of bone emerge. These are from the ...

Cave diver Isaji was the first to enter in October ... days of further investigation this weekend. In contrast to the Japanese government's response, the South Korean authorities had been ...

He spent nearly three years in a mountain cave with his dog. It was the beginning of an ordeal in the wild that spanned 43 years and eventually earned him the nickname “cave man.” ...

The sinkhole, which opened on 28 January in Saitama prefecture, swallowed the 1,800kg vehicle, trapping the truck driver. Rescuers initially heard the driver responding, but lost contact soon after.

One of the Imperial Japanese Army’s infantry regiments was involved in a fierce fight in the area around the cave. Many in the unit were originally from Hokkaido. According to the Okinawa ...

Thai media have interviewed friends of the boys, some of whom said the group had sweets and flashlights when they entered the cave. Satoshi Goto is chairman of the Speleological Society of Japan ...