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Sakishima

American  
[sah-ki-shee-muh, sah-kee-shee-muh, sah-kee-shee-mah] / ˌsɑ kɪˈʃi mə, ˌsɑ kiˈʃi mə, sɑˈki ʃi mɑ /

noun

  1. a group of islands in the S Ryukyu Islands, off Taiwan and belonging to Japan.

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On Thursday, Japan’s Defense Ministry said it spotted a Chinese Y-9 electronic warfare aircraft flying over the Sakishima islands, although it did not violate Japanese airspace.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 7, 2022

Pacific forces for the first time, struck at the Sakishima island group.

From Time Magazine Archive

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