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Taiwan's China Airlines to fly direct to Ishigaki
TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — China Airlines will launch direct flights between Taiwan and Ishigaki in May, providing a faster link ...
Stars and Stripes9d
Japan eyes expanding military base near Taiwan amid defense buildup
Japan’s Ministry of Defense plans to expand a two-year-old army base on Ishigaki Island, near Taiwan, as part of efforts to ...
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Defense officials tout new base on Okinawan island, but residents worry
Japanese officials are touting a new Ground Self-Defense Force base on Ishigaki ... China's maritime activity and military buildup. In 2016, the GSDF opened a camp on Yonaguni Island.
Tiny island on the frontline
YONAGUNI, a tiny island on Japan’s western frontier, has no chain convenience stores. Nature lovers can dive with hammerhead ...
Defense News on MSN21d
Stress and fear roil a tiny, rapidly militarizing Japanese island near Taiwan
Missile units for PAC-3 interceptors have been deployed on Yonaguni and nearby Ishigaki ... activities in the area between Taiwan and Yonaguni. In August, a Chinese Y-9 reconnaissance plane briefly ...
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Protest held as possible missiles taken to new SDF camp in Okinawa
The camp opened on Ishigakijima island on March ... s heightened maritime activities in the East China Sea. The Maritime SDF’s transport vessel Osumi arrived at Ishigaki Port around 7 a.m ...
朝日新聞社6d
Coral reef off Okinawa island revived after starfish removed
ISHIGAKI, Okinawa Prefecture--When underwater photographer Kazushige Horiguchi dived in waters off Ishigakijima island ... attributed the return to local activities to remove the coral-devouring ...