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tron · 02-26-2010, 09:35 PM

"Most of the 1.3 million people in the Ryukyu Islands live on the main island (Okinawa island) and rely on the U.S. military, the Japanese government and tourism for money. They are among the poorest people in Japan. Even so they live the longest and are regarded by many as the happiest. " Website: Wikipedia

http://factsanddetails.com/japan.php...5&subcatid=172

all these recent earthquakes seem to be in poor areas.

"Tanegashima (southeast of Kagoshima) is a low-lying agricultural island with 26,000 people. It is rarely visited by tourists. It is home of the Tanegahsima Island Space Center, where Japan launches its rockets and satellites. Website: Tanegashima Space Center JAXA"

"Yaeyama Islands (between the Miyako Islands and Taiwan) are famous for black pearls, star-shaped sand and the Iriomote wildcat."

02-26-2010, 09:35 PM	#11
tron Avalon Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Posts: 45	Re: 7.3 off Japan "Most of the 1.3 million people in the Ryukyu Islands live on the main island (Okinawa island) and rely on the U.S. military, the Japanese government and tourism for money. They are among the poorest people in Japan. Even so they live the longest and are regarded by many as the happiest. " Website: Wikipedia http://factsanddetails.com/japan.php...5&subcatid=172 all these recent earthquakes seem to be in poor areas. "Tanegashima (southeast of Kagoshima) is a low-lying agricultural island with 26,000 people. It is rarely visited by tourists. It is home of the Tanegahsima Island Space Center, where Japan launches its rockets and satellites. Website: Tanegashima Space Center JAXA" "Yaeyama Islands (between the Miyako Islands and Taiwan) are famous for black pearls, star-shaped sand and the Iriomote wildcat." Last edited by tron; 02-26-2010 at 09:40 PM.