The slow-moving Typhoon Khanun threatens to worsen the heaviest rains in Beijing in more than a century, with the deluge causing the deaths of at least 34 people in China...

Typhoon Nanmadol (c) Japan Meteorological Agency Super Typhoon Nanmadol, the 14th typhoon of the year, is expected to approach southwest Japan, including Okinawa Prefecture, the Amami islands in Kagoshima Prefecture...

Image from the Japan Times A major clear-up operation has started on Okinawa, in the southwestern tip of the Japanese archipelago, to remove pumice stone which has accumulated along the...

The Other Pacific: North of the Equator If sailors think of the Pacific idyll, it’s probably the real or an imagined Tahiti that comes to mind. At any rate, it’s...

Reprinted with permission from Konpira Consulting For many years, Japan was “terra incognita” on the world cruising map. Few cruisers came to Japan and those who did typically passed through...

Tamm Ha Tamm at Itoman Fisherina We are delighted to sail in Japan. The various archipelagos are fantastic: beautiful nature, well-preserved local culture, delicious food etc. and well-sheltered free harbors:...