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Yonaguni island lies only 170 kilometers away from the disputed Diaoyutai islands also known as Senkaku in Japanese over which Taiwan, China and Japan each claim sovereignty.
Archive 2009-07-01 Michael Turton 2009
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Yonaguni residents often go to Hualien for shopping on weekends, and some Yonaguni children study in Hualien.
Archive 2009-07-01 Michael Turton 2009
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For an island with a small population like Yonaguni, having Japanese military personnel stationed there will bring in central government infrastructure investment spending.
Japan beefs up defense forces in Yonaguni Michael Turton 2009
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Taiwan shields Yonaguni from China, and it lies quite a distance away from the Philippines, so there can only be two reasons for stationing troops there.
Japan beefs up defense forces in Yonaguni Michael Turton 2009
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Yonaguni lies almost on the same latitude as Hualien, and when the weather is good, it is possible to see Hualien from the island.
Japan beefs up defense forces in Yonaguni Michael Turton 2009
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Yonaguni island lies only 170 kilometers away from the disputed Diaoyutai islands also known as Senkaku in Japanese over which Taiwan, China and Japan each claim sovereignty.
Japan beefs up defense forces in Yonaguni Michael Turton 2009
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The View from Taiwan: Japan beefs up defense forces in Yonaguni
Japan beefs up defense forces in Yonaguni Michael Turton 2009
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Yonaguni residents often go to Hualien for shopping on weekends, and some Yonaguni children study in Hualien.
Japan beefs up defense forces in Yonaguni Michael Turton 2009
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At that time, self-defense force troops will be deployed on Yonaguni.
Japan beefs up defense forces in Yonaguni Michael Turton 2009
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The first reason is that the US and Japan believe there is a very high risk of conflict in the Taiwan Strait, and that after an outbreak of war, it is very likely that Chinese military would enter and leave Taiwan on the east coast, which would be the reason for strengthening the military presence on Yonaguni.
Japan beefs up defense forces in Yonaguni Michael Turton 2009
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