The Japanese island of Yonaguni was known for its beauty and its bad bunny; It is now a military fortress

The Japanese island of Yonaguni was known for its beauty and its bad bunny; It is now a military fortress


Yonaguni has unintentionally transformed into a silent symbol of tension between China and the United States and the uncomfortable role that Japan plays as an ally




It is possible that, until recently, the vast majority of the world population did not know what Yonaguni was. In 2021, the picturesque Japanese island appeared on the “map” of millions of people when the artist Bad Bunny dedicated a song to him (singing in Spanish and Japanese, including). However, the place, very briefly, will probably be even more famous over the months. It is at the center of a war between the United States and China and is focused directly on Taiwan.

Paradise in the middle of the conflict

Yonaguni, the western island of Japan, is usually remembered as an REcanto Ecanto of Crystal Clear And almost deserted paths between sugar cane fields. However, his strategic position, just 110 km from the Taiwan coast, placed it at the Crescent center Tension between China and Taiwantransforming his image of tourist paradise into an expanding military enclave.

The Japanese government has announced on the island the Expansion of the base Of the self -defense forces (SDF), in addition to working to expand the airport, build a port for large ships and create underground evacuation shelters. These developments have left their only 1,500 inhabitants on the corner between the growing militarization and the latent threat of a regional conflict.

A military bastion

As the Associated Press explains In a recent report, while some residents and local authorities, such as Fumie Kano, dream of promoting commercial obligations with Taiwan through the routes …

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