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Articles for Miyako

Japan GSDF Helicopter Crash Sparks Disinformation Wave
1 year, 7 months ago

Japan GSDF Helicopter Crash Sparks Disinformation Wave

The Diplomat  

A Japan Ground Self-Defense Force helicopter crashed into the sea off Okinawa Prefecture’s Miyako Island on April 6, with 10 service members on board. But a People’s Liberation Army Navy Type 815/Dongdiao-class electronic intelligence gathering ship was spotted passing through the Miyako Strait on April 6, the same day the JGSDF helicopter crashed. However, the Ministry of Defense has repeatedly …

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Japanese army helicopter with 10 crew members goes missing: Report
1 year, 8 months ago

Japanese army helicopter with 10 crew members goes missing: Report

Hindustan Times  

Japan's coast guard on Thursday said that search was underway for an army helicopter that went missing off a southern Japanese island. Japanese army helicopter The coast guard said it received information that a Ground Self-Defense Force UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter disappeared from radar on a mission on Thursday evening near Miyako island. According to Kyodo News, Japanese coast guard …

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Japan Reports Fewer Approaches by Chinese Military Aircraft
1 year, 10 months ago

Japan Reports Fewer Approaches by Chinese Military Aircraft

The Diplomat  

The Japan Air Self-Defense Force scrambled its fighter aircraft a total of 462 times between April and December 2022 in response to Chinese military aircraft approaching the country’s airspace. In addition to incidents involving Chinese aircraft, Japanese fighters responded 133 times to movements by Russian military aircraft, down from 199 times during the same period in 2021 and the lowest …

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Kiteboarders take flight
2 years, 2 months ago

Kiteboarders take flight

China Daily  

A replica of Marksburg Castle of Germany at the Ueno German Culture Village in Miyako Island. WANG XU/CHINA DAILY Yet, the combination of kite and surfing didn't appear until 1977, when a Dutch man named Gijsbertus Adrianus Panhuise received the first patent of the water sport using a floating board of a surf board type where a pilot standing on …

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Things to do in Miyakojima
2 years, 2 months ago

Things to do in Miyakojima

China Daily  

Famous for its sunny beaches and natural wonders, Miyako Island welcomes many visitors during holidays. CHINA DAILY Unique beaches Yonaha Maehama Beach is the most famous beach in Miyakojima, where white sand stretches for seven kilometers. Scuba diving Miyako Island is a diving mecca, with a wealth of dive sites to explore, including many underwater caves and caverns. Dive shops …

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Drones carrying soap bubbles may help pollinate flowers where bees cannot: Study
4 years, 6 months ago

Drones carrying soap bubbles may help pollinate flowers where bees cannot: Study

Firstpost  

Researchers combined an automatic bubble maker that blew 5,000 bubbles per minute with a GPS-controlled drone to create the robotic pollinator. According to a Science Daily report on the study, authors have suggested that soap bubbles may present a low-tech complement to robotic pollination technology designed to supplement the work of bees. Senior author Eijiro Miyako from JAIST explained that …

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