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Island within the Ryukyu Islands

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Okinawa Island: Island within the Ryukyu Islands
Okinawa Island , officially Okinawa Main Island , is the largest of the Okinawa Islands and the Ryukyu (Nansei) Islands of Japan in the Kyushu region. It is the smallest and least populated of the five main islands of Japan. The island is approximately 106 kilometres (66 mi) long, an average 11 kilometres (7 mi) wide, and has an area of 1,206.98 square kilometers (466.02 sq mi). It is roughly 640 kilometres south of the main island of Kyushu and the rest of Japan. It is 500 km northeast of Taiwan. The total population of Okinawa Island was 1,384,762 in 2009. The greater Naha area has roughly 800,000 residents, while the city itself has about 320,000 people. Naha is the seat of Okinawa Prefecture on the southwestern part of Okinawa Island. Okinawa has a humid subtropical climate.

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Four Japanese soldiers injured in explosion at US base in Okinawa [Video]

Four Japanese soldiers injured in explosion at US base in Okinawa

Four Japanese soldiers injured in explosion at US base in Okinawa The blast occurred while the soldiers, who specialise in handling explosives, were working at the storage facility for unexploded..

Credit: euronews (in English)     Duration: 01:00Published

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