Visitors look on the East China Sea next to the monument for Japan's westernmost point, from where Taiwanese mountains are visible a few times a year, on Yonaguni island, Japan's westernmost ...

Dive sites span the prefecture ranging from the Miyako islands, characterised by caves, and the Yaeyama islands with their manta rays to Yonaguni island, home to hammerhead sharks and mysterious ...

All of the buildup has cemented the island’s as a front line in a potential clash over Taiwan. Kyoko Yamaguchi, left, Fumie Kano, center, and Takako Ueno, who oppose the presence of the Japan ...

Japan is rapidly militarising its Yonaguni Island near Taiwan, with plans underway to add a new missile unit and expand a small airport and port. Yonaguni is a tiny island on Japan’s western frontier, ...

On the scenic island of Yonaguni, known for diving spots and grazing horses, a new reality emerges with military installations marking the landscape. Radar stations now stand on forested mountains, ...

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YONAGUNI, Japan (AP) — This tiny island on Japan's western frontier has no convenience store. Nature lovers can dive with hammerhead sharks and watch miniature horses graze on a hill.

YONAGUNI, Japan (AP) — This tiny island on Japan's western frontier has no convenience store. Nature lovers can dive with hammerhead sharks and watch miniature horses graze on a hill. But the wooded ...