A People’s Liberation Army (PLAN) surface action group and an amphibious task group made separate transits through the Miyako ...
On Nov. 11, a Yasen-class nuclear-powered submarine passed through the Soya Strait, which separates Japan’s northernmost main ...
A Russian Navy surveillance ship made a nine-day cruise in the vicinity of Japan’s southwest islands approaching as close as 12 nautical miles from the coastline, according to a Monday release by ...
The People's Liberation Army increasingly operates in contested areas like the Miyako Strait, including deploying its nuclear-capable bombers. The first island chain is a series of islands ...
The utility set up an accident recovery task force and is inspecting a power plant, transmission lines and other related facilities on the island. Okinawa Prefectural Miyako Hospital and ...
led the researchers to conclude that dugongs likely inhabit broad marine areas around the main Okinawa island as well as the Miyako Islands and Yaeyama Islands. A feeding trail refers to a trail ...
The Bashi Channel and Miyako Strait constitute critical chokepoints for Chinese military operations both along and beyond the so-called first island chain. The impact of the recent flight of four ...