Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Battleship Island is just a nickname though – the island’s real name is Hashima Island, and it was a coal mining island. It was ...

An icon in the shape of a lightning bolt. Impact Link From the mid 19th to the early 20th centuries, Japan underwent a major period of industrialization, partly in order to strengthen their defenses.

New Delhi: Hashima Island, commonly called Gunkanjima, meaning Battleship Island, is one among 505 uninhabited islands in the Nagasaki Prefecture about 15 kilometers (9 miles) from Nagasaki itself.The ...

A block of flats opens up like a diseased mouth to reveal brown stains, black holes and rot. Railings on rancid concrete walkways echo eerily with shouts, children's laughter and barking dogs. In the ...

NAGASAKI—Hideo Kaji fondly recalls the harmony that helped to enable the most densely populated community in the world to survive and flourish. Thousands of people lived in tightly packed ...

Nicknamed Gunkanjima, or Battleship Island, because of its shape, Hashima island has an eerie, sinister look, perfect for, say, a villain’s lair in an action movie. The inspiration for villain Raoul ...

An icon in the shape of a lightning bolt. Impact Link The island behind Javier Bardem's master hideaway in "Skyfall" does not have a happy story. If you've seen the 23rd Bond film, you remember the ...

A government investigation committee, Thursday, unveiled a report on Japan’s forced mobilization of Koreans on Hashima Island during its colonial rule (1910-1945). The findings of the report is the ...