Mayor claims, “We have to go ashore for our inspection!”, as his his ocean survey shiip temporarily returns to port, with his second vessel to leave port tonight. (30ap24)

Splendor of Okinawa: Doubtful Knight’s Spur, roadside Futenma, 26ap24


Ishigaki City’s ocean inspection ship surveyed the area around Senkaku Island, which is within its administrative area in Okinawa Prefecture. It returned to Ishigaki Port around 6:40 p.m. on 26 April. The same night it is said to be scheduled to depart port again for Senkaku after a crew change.


Among those on board the ocean survey ship were Ishigaki City Mayor Yoshitaka Nakayama and Professor Yoshihiko Yamada of Tokai University, commissioned by the city for the inspection.


In the vicinity of Iotsuri Island, a drone equipped with an infrared camera was used to survey the extent of environmental damage, such as the harm done to vegetation by goats.


The Japanese Government does not allow landings on Iotsuri Island. However, for his survey, Ishigaki City plans to request the Government for an inspection ashore. 


After his return to port, Mayor Nakayama emphasized, “It was an especially significant inspection. However, our survey was limited to the use of a drone. We have to go ashore for our inspection!”


On 26 April, also, 2 Chinese Coast Guard ships temporarily entered Japanese territorial waters neighboring Senkaku, one after another. It was the second day in a row of incursions into Japan’s territorial waters. So, the situation remains tense.


Last year, vessels authorized by China were confirmed in waters adjacent to, but outside, Japanese territorial waters around Senkaku on a total of 352 days. That was the largest number since the nationalization of Senkaku in 2012. 


It seems that the Chinese side is steadily pushing, by  fait accompli, the establishment of its jurisdiction over the Senkaku area,  with the permanent stationing its Coast Guard in the area surrounding Senkaku.


Meanwhile, Okinawa Prefecture takes the stance, “The response to the problem ought to be diplomacy, security guarantees, and such.” In fact, last July, Governor Denny Tamaki visited China and held talks with China’s Prime Minister Li Qiang, yet there was nary a word about China’s repeated territorial incursions around Senkaku and other such provocative actions.



Mayor Nakayama pleaded, “Senkaku is within the Prefecture’s administrative jurisdiction. I’m hoping for the Prefecture’s support for my on shore inspection.”



Original Japanese article: Sankei Shimbun, published Friday 26 April 2024 at 21:05.     https://news.yahoo.co.jp/articles/5b2f373bf24e67e25446c7986e7c1f436e22952c

Denny in the News: news about Governor Denny Tamaki.


Denny Tamaki is the governor of Okinawa Prefecture in Japan. Although Okinawa is important as an international tourist destination and a key element in strategic US Military Forces, its governor receives very little coverage in the Japanese press and almost none in the English language media. 


This blog hopes to  translate one news article a day on the governor.  It is unsponsored and unauthorized. The translator simply hopes to improve his skills and perhaps give the governor an English speaking audience. 


Any suggestion on improving my translation will be gratefully accepted. However, please leave political comments for another forum.


Where they occur, words and phrases in Ryukyuan (the Okinawan language) are rendered in italics and translated in parentheses. Names  whose readings are uncertain are rendered as Name (=Kanji?) as in Nagayuki (=長行?). Any corrections in such instances would be gratefully appreciated.

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