Japanese Navy Intercepts Chinese Destroyer and Frigate
After entering waters south of Japan's Yaeyama Islands and Miyako Islands, they returned to the East China Sea via the Miyako ...
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Japan repeatedly spots Chinese coast guard and warships near disputed waters
Japan Coast Guard Commandant Shohei Ishii ... destroyer and frigate crossed the waters between Okinawa and the Miyako islands as they moved south, causing the deployment of a Japanese Self Defense ...
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Missing island explains emergence of endemic species on the Miyako islands
Even within the differing islands, unique species can be found. Sitting 300 kilometers to the southwest of Okinawa, the Miyako Islands are home to the Miyako keelback snake (Hebius concelarus ...
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Dugongs likely inhabit broad areas around Ryukyu Islands
The waters around Japan’s southwestern Nansei Islands ... marine areas around the main Okinawa island as well as the Miyako Islands and Yaeyama Islands. A feeding trail refers to a trail ...
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Defense officials tout new base on Okinawan island, but residents worry
Three years later, it opened two more on Miyako and Amami-Oshima ... Ishigaki and the other southwestern islands are a crucial part not only of Japan’s defense policy, but Washington’s as ...