scaramanga, 24 days ago to Taiwan

An excellent demonstration of the "rules based international order"

Japan conquers chinese tribunate Ryūkyū Kingdom, then when Japan is defeated, the US draws an imaginary line between #yonaguni and #taiwan ...

#japan #china continued..

https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/may/17/yonaguni-island-japan-taiwan-china-relations

thejapantimes, 26 days ago to Japan

U.S. Ambassador to Japan Rahm Emanuel has made a landmark trip to Okinawa Prefecture’s remote Yonaguni Island — just 160 km from Taipei — as Washington and Tokyo look to present a united front amid growing concerns about a conflict with China over Taiwan. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/17/japan/politics/rahm-emanuel-yonaguni/ #japan #politics #rahmemanuel #us #china #taiwan #yonaguni #okinawa #sdf

thejapantimes, 5 months ago to Japan

Concerns have been raised over a $290 billion military buildup in Japan that comes without a parallel plan to prepare for a possible humanitarian crisis regarding Taiwan. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/12/17/japan/frontier-islands-taiwan/?utm_content=buffer49fc3&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #japan #yonaguni #okinawa #taiwan #china

thejapantimes, 7 months ago to Japan

Japan on Sunday conducted a tsunami evacuation drill on its westernmost island of Yonaguni, an exercise that could also help residents respond to a Taiwan military emergency. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/11/12/japan/sdf-yonaguni-disaster-drill/?utm_content=buffer3d078&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #japan #yonaguni #taiwan #sdf #china #defense

thejapantimes, 8 months ago to Japan

Police said Wednesday they had retrieved a body from a cave on the island of Yonaguni, Okinawa Prefecture, during a search for a man who went missing on a cave tour. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/10/11/japan/okinawa-body-cave/?utm_content=buffer17cea&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #japan #yonaguni #okinawa #caves

a0dbxza, 10 months ago to Japan

Bachiranu 2021 ‘ばちらぬん’
Directed by Aika Higashimori

On #Yonaguni Island, the westernmost island of #Japan, there is a language in danger of disappearing. How far can we take the language, culture and history that are being quietly forgotten at the edge of Japan? A docu-fiction #Fantasy #Film that intoxicates viewers with the vibrant beauty of Yonaguni Island life. ... #Free to #Stream at until 31 oct at JFF+ https://jff.jpf.go.jp/watch/ic2023/films/bachiranun/ #Cinema #Japanese #Movies #Japanesefilm #Independent #Asia

thejapantimes, 10 months ago to Japan

The government is preparing for an evacuation scenario involving residents on the Nansei Island chain in southwestern Japan in case of an emergency. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/07/24/national/japan-prepares-evacuation-scenario-involving-residents-remote-islands/?utm_content=buffer063a4&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #japan #society #okinawa #hirokazumatsuno #yonaguni #ishigaki #chinajapanrelations #taiwan

thejapantimes, 10 months ago to news

The government is preparing for an evacuation scenario involving residents on the Nansei Island chain in southwestern Japan in case of an emergency. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/07/24/national/japan-prepares-evacuation-scenario-involving-residents-remote-islands/?utm_content=buffer071e2&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #news #japan #okinawa #taiwan #chinajapanrelations #ishigaki #yonaguni #hirokazumatsuno

thejapantimes, 11 months ago to news

Taiwan's Legislative Speaker You Si-kun led a trial run of a ferry service on Tuesday from the island's eastern county of Yilan to Japan's westernmost inhabited island of Yonaguni, in a bid to boost tourism and ties. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/07/04/national/taiwan-yilan-yonaguni-ferry/?utm_content=buffercf142&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #news #japan #okinawa #yonaguni #keijifuruya #taiwanjapanrelations #yousikun