The name Bonin is a French cartographer's corruption of the old Japanese word munin, which means "no man." These islands were uninhabited for most of Japan's existence. They literally contained ...

The U.S. Navy bombed and shelled the Bonin Islands from late 1944 to early 1945 in anticipation of the invasion of Iwo Jima and the eventual attack on Tokyo.

Dolphin dances, WWII relics in blissful, remote Japanese islands Originally published December 9, 2005 at 12:00 am As I slid into the ocean west of Chichi Jima, I wasn't thinking about the island ...

Iwo Jima translates to "Sulfur Island." It is part of the Bonin Islands, which is made up of around 30 subtropical islands in ...

Located 1,000km from Tokyo, Japan’s 30-island Bonin archipelago was never part of a larger land mass ... In World War II, the islands became an arena for fighting between Japanese and US troops.

The Bonin islands are near to a tectonic plate, which means that they often experience earthquakes and volcanic eruptions. There has been quite a bit of volcanic activity in Japan recently.