Yonaguni
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Yonaguni (Hepburn: Yonaguni-jima; Yonaguni: Dunan-chima; older Juni-shima; Yaeyama: Yunoon-zïma; Okinawan: Yunaguni-jima), one of the Yaeyama Islands, is the westernmost island of Japan, lying between the East China Sea and the Philippine Sea, a mere 107.4 kilometers (58.0 nmi; 66.7 mi) separate the island from Taiwan at their closest points. It is administered as the town of Yonaguni, Yaeyama Gun, Okinawa, and there are three settlements: Sonai, Kubura, and Higawa. There have been discussions to establish direct ferry services with Taiwan in order to bolster tourism.
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