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YONAGUNI

Minoru Kihara
51勛圖厙 / Politics
Jun 29, 2026
Japan calls China Coast Guard moves in its EEZ near Yonaguni ＆unacceptable＊
The unusual moves follow an agreement between Japan and the Philippines last month to launch maritime border delimitation talks, which overlap with areas claimed by Beijing.
Transcarpathia is a western Ukrainian region and one of the country's most ethnically diverse areas, populated by groups including Hutsuls, seen here in Yasynya, as well as Hungarians, Romanians, Slovaks and Ukrainians.
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 11, 2026
Language, power and the price of entry
The same logic that protects Hungarians in Ukraine leaves Russian in the cold. Language policy, it turns out, has a foreign policy.
With Taiwan visible from its western shores, Yonaguni has always been more linked to events in Asia than other stretches of Japan.
LIFE / Travel
Feb 28, 2026
On westernmost Yonaguni, geopolitics can＊t spoil the island＊s aura
Residents are split on plans for development and militarization, but a visit to the island reveals an enduring atmosphere of peace above all else.
Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi speaks during a regular news conference Tuesday at the Defense Ministry in Tokyo.
51勛圖厙
Feb 24, 2026
Japan to deploy missiles to Yonaguni Island by fiscal 2030, defense chief says
Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi said the timing for the deployment of the weapons could change depending on the progress of future facility improvements.
Military radar towers on Yonaguni, the westernmost inhabited island of Japan.
51勛圖厙
Dec 13, 2025
Japan builds up ＆missile archipelago＊ near Taiwan to counter China
As tensions between China and Japan rise, the sparsely populated island of Yonaguni finds itself right on the front lines.
Soldiers stand guard at a gate of the Yonaguni military base in October 2021. The Self-Defense Forces plan to deploy Chu-SAM missiles to strengthen the air defenses around the island, which lies just 110 kilometers from Taiwan.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Nov 28, 2025
Koizumi＊s significant (and insignificant) Yonaguni visit
The timing of Koizumi＊s visit amid the ongoing China-Japan tension made this stop there much more interesting than it otherwise would have been.
Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi (left) meets Tsuneo Uechi, mayor of Yonaguni in Okinawa Prefecture (second from right) at the Ground Self-Defense Force's Camp Yonaguni on Sunday.
51勛圖厙
Nov 24, 2025
Takaichi government to ramp up efforts for defense of Japan＊s southwest
Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi has visited some of the islands in the region, only about a month after taking office.
Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi speaks to reporters after inspecting the Ground Self-Defense Force garrison on Yonaguni Island, Okinawa Prefecture, on Sunday.
51勛圖厙
Nov 23, 2025
Japan on track to deploy missiles to island near Taiwan, Koizumi says
Japan is planning to station medium-range surface-to-air missiles on Yonaguni, about 110 kilometers east of Taiwan, as part of a broader military build-up.
The Ground Self-Defense Force's Camp Yonaguni in Yonaguni, Okinawa Prefecture
51勛圖厙 / Politics
Aug 25, 2025
Okinawa town elects independent mayor cautious about defense expansion
Independent candidate Tsuneo Uechi has been elected mayor of the town of Yonaguni, Okinawa Prefecture, a result that could influence the central government's defense policy.
Self-Defense Forces soldiers take part in an evacuation drill, at Nama Hama Beach on Yonaguni island, Japan's westernmost inhabited island in Okinawa Prefecture, in November 2023.
51勛圖厙
Jun 28, 2025
Japan aims to complete Yonaguni evacuation shelter in 2028
The project was started bearing in mind a possible emergency over Taiwan in the Nansei southwestern island region.
Five crew members re-create a log boat voyage from Taiwan to Yonaguni island, Okinawa Prefecture, in July 2019.
51勛圖厙
Jun 26, 2025
Rowing from Taiwan to Japan was possible 30,000 years ago, says team
The voyage in a log boat, with no sails, was possible if all the rowers were highly skilled and adjusted their course with the fast Kuroshio current in mind.
Yonaguni Island in Okinawa Prefecture. China has removed its last buoy from Japanese economic waters near the island.
51勛圖厙
May 29, 2025
Tokyo says China has removed its last buoy from Japan＊s economic waters
Japanese media said this could signal an intention by Beijing to improve strained ties with Tokyo.
Ground Self-Defense Force vehicles during training in Yokohama on Oct. 17
51勛圖厙
Nov 14, 2024
Human error behind Osprey accident on remote Japan island: GSDF
During Japan-U.S. joint exercises on Oct. 27, the Osprey keeled over when taking off from a GSDF camp in Yonaguni, and the left wing touched the ground and was damaged.
A Ground Self-Defense Force V-22 Osprey transport aircraft
51勛圖厙
Oct 28, 2024
GSDF suspends Osprey flights over accident during training
All GSDF Ospreys will remain grounded until the cause of the incident is identified and countermeasures are taken thoroughly.
Yonaguni Mayor Kenichi Itokazu speaks to a Ground Self-Defense Force soldier at the town hall on Yonaguni, Japan's westernmost inhabited island in Okinawa Prefecture last November.
51勛圖厙 / Politics
Sep 26, 2024
Deterring Taiwan conflict is top priority for Japan＊s ＆front-line＊ mayor
The mayor believes the U.S. and Japan must do away with ※strategic ambiguity§ over Taiwan if they intend to keep China in check.
China's Liaoning aircraft carrier sails in waters near Okinawa Prefecture on Wednesday.
51勛圖厙
Sep 19, 2024
Chinese carrier sails between Japanese islands near Taiwan for first time
China＊s Liaoning aircraft carrier passed through a narrow waterway between Yonaguni and Iriomote islands in Okinawa Prefecture.
A Mexican man rescued near Uotsuri Island in the Senkaku chain in Okinawa Prefecture is believed to have drifted to the area in a canoe from the island of Yonaguni, also in Okinawa.
51勛圖厙
Aug 18, 2024
Japan rescues Mexican man from Senkakus
A Mexican national had gone missing from an accommodation facility on Yonaguni, and it appears this was the rescued person, officials said.
Map exercises for evacuations, simulating a situation in which an armed attack is expected, are conducted at the Okinawa Prefectural Government office in Naha on Jan. 30.
51勛圖厙
Aug 5, 2024
Japan works on evacuation plans in event of Taiwan contingency
Issues such as stockpiling food and being able to swiftly evacuate all residents of the islands in Okinawa remain as Japan considers various contingencies.
U.S. Ambassador to Japan Rahm Emanuel meets with members of the Self-Defense Forces stationed on Yonaguni, Okinawa Prefecture, on Friday.
51勛圖厙 / Politics
May 17, 2024
U.S. envoy to Japan makes landmark visit to front-line island near Taiwan
Rahm Emanuel is the first U.S. ambassador to travel to the far-flung Japanese island, which is home to a Ground Self-Defense Force base and is just 160 km from Taipei.
Commercial and residential buildings are seen on Ishigaki Island, in Okinawa Prefecture.
51勛圖厙
Mar 30, 2024
Japan to set up new shelters on southwestern islands
The central government has picked five municipalities on the Sakishima southwestern islands in Okinawa Prefecture.
Japan scientists identify clusters of protein believed to trigger Alzheimer＊s disease
A team of researchers said they found a ※seed§ that accelerates the amyloid beta accumulation process in the brain, naming it ※Peak 1 amyloid beta,§ as seen in a mouse's brain.
Indian brothers make manga debut in Japan
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Japan weighs regulating Pokemon cards amid trading mania
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Low-income families in Japan cut food and air conditioning during summer break
Yumiko Watanabe, the chairperson of nonprofit Kidsdoor, explains the results of a survey in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward on July 1.
Iran strikes on CIA facilities prompt questions about possible Russian role
Iranian drones are displayed in an undisclosed location in Iran, in this handout image obtained on Jan. 13, 2025.U.S. officials have acknowledged that Russia has ?provided targeting ?and other support for Iran in its drone strikes on U.S. targets in the Persian Gulf region.
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Okayama-born singer-songwriter Kaze Fujii has carved out a distinctive place in Japanese pop since his major-label debut in 2019.
Can Japanese comedy get laughs in English? Yoshimoto Kogyo lets the jokes rip
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The 180-day locals: Life on Japan＊s digital nomad visa
Christopher Flinn works remotely from Tokyo earlier this month. Japan issued 646 digital nomad visas in 2025, but tourism officials are hoping to increase that figure in the coming years, with Japan's relatively cheap cost of living and the weak yen seen as potential draws for young professionals.
Japan reveals hint of new defense spending target in fiscal blueprint
The Self-Defense Forces' Type 16 mobile combat vehicle fires during a joint live-fire drill with U.S. Marines as part of the annual Resolute Dragon exercises in Yufu, Oita Prefecture, on June 28.

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