TOKYO >> On an island off the coast of Nagasaki, ruins that seem on the verge of collapse stand clustered behind a high ...

Hashima Island in the Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan, was once a thriving arm of the country's industrial revolution - but beneath the veneer of high salaries and economic power, lurked a much darker ...

Once a thriving arm of Japan's industrial revolution, Hashima Island was once home to 5,000 residents - but it has been ...

Hashima Island, Japan, was once a bustling hive of activity - but its sordid past has rendered it uninhabitable.

Thousands of people lived in tightly packed accommodations on Hashima, the coal mining isle that is also called Gunkanjima, or Battleship Island, here. Kaji, 91, was born and raised on Hashima ...

CHIGASAKI, Kanagawa Prefecture--Suh Jung-woo was only 14 when he was taken to Hashima island off Nagasaki during World War II and made to work in a coal mine. “It was 37 to 38 degrees in the pit.

Originally, Hashima was a reef, with no vegetation. In 1890, it was developed into an artificial island to mine undersea coalfields by the Mitsubishi zaibatsu, founded by Iwasaki Yatarō.

Officially known as Hashima Island, it is more commonly called Gunkanjima, which translates to “Battleship Island.” In many ways, it is not just a relic of a bygone era. It is a time capsule, sealed ...

When we think of islands, images like swaying palm trees, white sand, and beautiful oceans come to our mind. But are all ...

If you sail nine miles from Nagasaki, Japan, you may find an eerie coal mining town that has been abandoned since 1974. Hashima Island, also called Battleship Island, because a popular city after coal ...