The Ryukyu Islands are divided into three major island groups: Okinawa Islands, the Miyako Islands, and the Yaeyama Islands. Photograph by Ippei Naoi, Getty Images As the legend goes, Japan’s ...

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"Okinawa" is a collective term for approximately 700 inhabited and uninhabited islands, large and small, centered on the main island, the Miyako Islands and the Yaeyama Islands.

Mawar, formerly a typhoon but now packing winds of up to 108 kilometers (66 miles) per hour, was around Miyako, one of Okinawa’s remote islands, the Japan Meteorological Agency said.

A Chinese fishing boat (L) is pursued by a Japan Coast Guard vessels in waters east-northeast of Miyako Island, Okinawa prefecture, in this handout released by 11th Regional Coast Guard ...

Miyako is the fourth largest island in the Okinawa prefecture, located around 300km south of Okinawa’s main island, and an isolated spot that draws travelers in for its idyllic beaches and ...

Miyako Islands: The main island of Miyako is covered in sugarcane fields, and the islands here are surrounded by some of Okinawa’s most expansive coral reefs.

Mawar, formerly a typhoon but now packing winds of up to 108 kilometers (66 miles) per hour, was around Miyako, one of Okinawa’s remote islands, the Japan Meteorological Agency said.