Ryukyu Islands

The Ryukyu Islands /riˈuːkjuː/ (琉球諸島, Ryūkyū-shotō),known in Japanese as the Nansei Islands (南西諸島, Nansei-shotō, lit. "Southwest Islands") and also known as the Ryukyu Arc (琉球弧, Ryūkyū-ko), are a chain of Japanese islands that stretch southwest from Kyushu to Taiwan: the Ōsumi, Tokara, Amami, Okinawa, and Sakishima Islands (further divided into the Miyako and Yaeyama Islands), with Yonaguni the southernmost. The larger are mostly volcanic islands and the smaller ones are mostly coral islands. The largest of the islands is Okinawa.

The climate of the islands ranges from humid subtropical climate (Köppen climate classification Cfa) in the north to tropical rainforest climate (Köppen climate classification Af) in the south. Precipitation is very high, and is affected by the rainy season and typhoons. Except the outlying Daitō Islands, the island chain has two major geologic boundaries, the Tokara Strait between the Tokara and Amami Islands, and the Kerama Gap between the Okinawa and Miyako Islands. The islands beyond the Tokara Strait are characterized by their coral reefs.

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Survival of the throne: episode two: The Long Shadows of a Failed War

New York Times 30 Apr 2019

A Japanese royal sought to make peace with the lands his country had once conquered. But at home, too, there were fences to mend ... ....

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皇位の存続：エピソード2: 敗戦の長い影

New York Times 30 Apr 2019

皇室は、侵略した国々との平和を追求した。しかし国内でも、修復すべき問題があった。 ... ....

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U.S. Navy Sailor and Japanese Woman Are Found Dead in Okinawa

New York Times 14 Apr 2019

The deaths are being investigated as a murder-suicide by the police on the Japanese island, where the presence of United States military forces has long been a source of tension ... ....

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Ryukyu Kaiensai marks start of Okinawa summer

Japan Update 08 Apr 2019

Billed as the earliest fireworks festival of the year in Japan, the Ryukyu Kaiensai blasts its 16th annual edition to the skies above the Ginowan Tropical Beach on Saturday, Apr ... The grand Ryukyu Kaiensai show highlights Okinawa’s unique nature and culture through the artistry of the traditional Japanese fireworks ... Ryukyu Kaiensai ... Ryukyu Engeikai....

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Ryukyu royal progeny sue Kyoto Univ. for remains

The Japan News 05 Dec 2018

Jiji Press KYOTO (Jiji Press) — Descendants of the founder of the Ryukyu Kingdom, which ruled southwestern Japan islands until the Okinawa prefectural government was installed nearly 140 years ago, have sued Kyoto University, demanding the university ......

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Kyoto University to be sued over Ryukyu remains return

Asahi News 29 Nov 2018

Ryukyuan lived in the Ryukyu Kingdom, covering current-day Okinawa Prefecture and the Amami island chain south of Kagoshima Prefecture ... According to the village's board of education, the remains were of people related to the first Sho Dynasty, which ruled Okinawa from 1406 to 1469 as the Ryukyu Kingdom....

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New York Times 07 Oct 2018

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photo: NASA / MODIS - Aqua satellite

Typhoon Chaba reaching its peak intensity near Okinawa, Japan on October 3, 2016.

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Super Typhoon Kong-Rey Takes Aim At Japan And Taiwan

WorldNews.com 03 Oct 2018

“After threatening the Ryukyu Islands, scenarios for Kong-rey's expected track around the start of the next weekend range from the Typhoon targeting Taiwan and/or eastern China or curving northwestward to mainland Japan or the Korean Peninsula.”Earlier this week storm Trami ......

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Toward a Smaller American Footprint on Okinawa

New York Times 02 Oct 2018

The Japanese island’s new governor wants American forces to leave. It’s time for Washington and Tokyo to find a compromise ... ....

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U.S. Marine’s Son Wins Okinawa Election on Promise to Oppose Military Base

New York Times 30 Sep 2018

Denny Tamaki’s victory is a setback to plans to transfer a busy Marine air base to a less-populated coastal area on the island ... ....

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A Marine’s Son Takes On U.S. Military Bases in Okinawa

New York Times 26 Sep 2018

“My father is American and my mother is Okinawan,” Denny Tamaki tells voters on the Japanese islands where he is running for governor ... ....

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Terrific 12: Ryukyu Golden Kings outshine Guangzhou Long Lions in tight final in Macau

South China Morning Post 23 Sep 2018

There is a new name on the Terrific 12 trophy after the Ryukyu Golden Kings triumphed in the preseason tournament’s final in Macau on Sunday night. Guangzhou Long Lions had masterminded a 26-point turnaround in their semi-final over Seoul Samsung Thunders but failed to repeat the feat against the Japanese B League team in Sunday’s final....

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