Japan's small island communities prepare to ride out disasters alone
SENDAI (Kyodo) -- Japan has more than 400 small, inhabited islands that are uniquely exposed to the risks of natural ...
Defense News on MSN21d
The tiny Japanese island militarizing on Taiwan's doorstep
YONAGUNI, Japan - This tiny island on Japan's western frontier has no chain convenience stores. Nature lovers can dive with ...
Tiny island on the frontline
YONAGUNI, a tiny island on Japan’s western frontier, has no chain convenience stores. Nature lovers can dive with hammerhead ...
Atlanta Journal-Constitution24d
Stress and fear roil a tiny, rapidly militarizing Japanese island near Taiwan
Disagreement about the plan has divided the small community. Support for hosting Japanese troops carried in a 2015 referendum; that meant the island's fate would be largely decided by the central ...
Japan Today14d
Japan's small island communities prepare to ride out disasters alone
Japan has more than 400 small, inhabited islands that are uniquely exposed to the risks of natural disasters. In the event of a major earthquake, the islands' inherent isolation and, for some, remote ...