Hashima Island in the Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan, was once a thriving arm of the country's industrial revolution - but ...

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

Above, the building for Hashima’s elementary and junior high school, constructed in 1958, lies on the northern part of the island. 2/2 Swipe or click to see more ...

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 ...

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.

NAGASAKI--Strong winds, heavy rain and the ravages of time have taken a toll on the nation’s oldest reinforced-concrete apartment building on Hashima island, a UNESCO World Heritage site ...

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.