In the last survey released in 1987, geographers counted islands with a coastline of 100 meters or longer on paper maps, according to the Japan Coast Guard, the author of the survey. The previous ...

and all the tiny islands beyond, all the way to Yonaguni which lies only 80km from Taiwan. Kyushu is home to Sakurajima, the most active volcano in Japan Kyushu is home to Sakurajima, the most ...