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Japan’s frontier islanders decry lack of plan to aid Taiwanese fleeing attack

05 December 2023, 2:22 am 1 minute

Reuters was ahead to report that Sonkichi Sakihara recalls chancing upon some of the last refugees to arrive on Yonaguni: four men who had sailed more than 2,000 kilometres from Vietnam to reach Japan’s westernmost inhabited island. It was 1977.

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Sectors: Economy & Policy

Regions: Asia

Countries: Japan

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Story Types: Exclusive / Scoop

Media Types: Text

Customer Impact: Significant National Story

A general view shows Kubura fishing port on Yonaguni island, Japan's westernmost inhabited island in Okinawa prefecture, Japan November 10, 2023. REUTERS/Issei Kato/File Photo

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