Okinawa Island Chain

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  Japan Says Chinese Warships Sailed Through Waters Near Its Region

  Eight Chinese naval vessels, including an aircraft carrier, passed between islands in Japan's southern Okinawa chain on Monday, Japan's defence ministry said in a news release.

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  Over 800,000 Evacuated in China After Super Typhoon Chan-hom Threat

  Super typhoon Chan-hom barrelled towards Shanghai Saturday prompting the evacuation of more than 865,000 people in eastern China, after lashing Japan's Okinawa island chain and Taiwan.

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  Thousands Form Human Chain Around Japan's Parliament to Protest New US Base Plan

  Thousands of demonstrators formed a human chain around Japan's parliament in Tokyo on Sunday, protesting the planned construction of a new US airbase on the southern island of Okinawa.

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  Tsunami Warning After 6.6 Magnitude Quake in Japan

  A tsunami as big as one metre (three feet) was reportedly forecast to hit islands in Japan's far south today after a 6.6 magnitude earthquake struck off eastern Taiwan.

• Japan Braces as Super Typhoon Vongfong Powers North

  Japan was bracing on Friday for its strongest storm this year, a super typhoon powering north towards the Okinawa island chain that threatens to rake a wide swathe of the nation with strong winds and torrential rain.

• Typhoon Neoguri Makes Landfall on Japan's Southern Main Island

  Typhoon Neoguri slammed into Japan's southern main island early on Thursday after lashing the Okinawa island chain, with three people killed as powerful winds and torrential rains battered the country.

• Typhoon Churns Towards Japan, Prompting Calls to Evacuate

  Hundreds of flights were cancelled in Japan and more than 500,000 people urged to evacuate as a powerful typhoon brought torrential rain and high winds to southwestern islands and was forecast to reach Tokyo later in the week.

• Japan on Highest Typhoon Alert, 480,000 Urged to Take Shelter

  Japan braced on Tuesday for one of its worst storms in years as typhoon Neoguri barrelled towards the southern Okinawa island chain, with the national weather agency issuing its highest alert and nearly half-a-million people urged to take shelter.

• Japan Battens Down as Intense Typhoon Neoguri Nears

  A powerful typhoon forced Japanese authorities to cancel flights and urge more than 100,000 people to evacuate their homes on Tuesday as the storm threatened to bring torrential rain and high winds to Japan's southern islands.

• Japan Issues Highest Alert Over Super Typhoon Neoguri

  Japan's weather agency on Monday issued its highest alert as super typhoon Neoguri barreled toward the southern Okinawa island chain, warning of violent winds and high waves.

• Japan's PM Shinzo Abe warns China on use of force as jets scrambled

  Japan's leader warned China today against forcibly changing the regional balance of power, as reports said Tokyo had scrambled fighter jets in response to Chinese military aircraft flying near Okinawa.

• Japan scrambles fighters after China flights: media

  Japan has scrambled fighter jets for two days running in response to four Chinese military aircraft flying over international waters near the Okinawa island chain, according to reports today.