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Some Yonaguni residents oppose building of GSDF facility

YONAGUNI, Japan - Some residents of Yonaguni Island, the westernmost Japanese island near a group of islands whose ownership is contested by China, voice opposition to the construction of a facility for a coastal surveillance unit of the Ground Self-Defense Force near the groundbreaking ceremony venue on the island on April 19, 2014. The residents are concerned that because of the GSDF presence only about 150 kilometers north of the Japanese-administered Senkaku Islands, the island could become a target in times of contingency involving Japan and China.

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Yonaguni Island split over plan to host GSDF base

NAHA, Japan - Photo taken in February 2014 shows Yonaguni Mayor Shukichi Hokama (L) responding to a resident after a meeting to explain to local residents about a plan to host a Ground Self-Defense Force base on the island of Yonaguni, Okinawa Prefecture.

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6 Japanese swimmers complete 110-km relay to Taiwan

SU-AO, Taiwan - A team of six Japanese swim in waters near the Taiwanese town of Su-ao on Sept. 19, 2011. They completed a 110-kilometer relay from Japan's westernmost island of Yonaguni, Okinawa Prefecture, to the town to express gratitude to the Taiwanese people for sending donations to Japanese people afflicted by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami.