There are some differences in the two monkey cultures. In the Yakushima troop, the behavior is always heterosexual, suggesting that the monkeys can distinguish the sex of the deer. In the case of ...

YAKUSHIMA, Kagoshima Prefecture--Additional safety precautions are being called for to warn the public of nearly four tons of a toxic weedkiller long buried in Yakushima island, a World Natural ...

Does it really rain 366 days a year on Yakushima island, the place that inspired Hayao Miyazaki’s 1997 animated film “Princess Mononoke”? Having visited the island several times, I was about ...

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 ...