Iriomotejima Island
(2000 est. pop. 2,000). Iriomotejima is located approximately 440 kilometers southwest of Okinawa. It is the largest island of the Yaeyama group, with an area of 289 square kilomet...
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From its spotted wildcats and docile water buffaloes to its mangroves and tidal mud flats, Iriomote Island is a Japanese jewel.
The problem is, the rest of the country has caught on, and i...
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Police are searching for two people apparently washed away into
rivers Monday and Tuesday as heavy rain continued in the Tohoku
region due to warm, damp air flowing north fro...
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A 31-year-old Japanese man embarked Sunday on a sea kayak
adventure from the northern tip of the main Philippine island Luzon
to Hualien in eastern Taiwan, hoping to be the first man to paddl...
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Iriomotejima Island
Japanese Island Struggles With Tourism
