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Wikipedia: The Ryukyu Islands, also known as the Nansei Islands, is a chain of islands in the western Pacific, on the eastern limit of the East China Sea and to the southwest of the island of Kyūshū in Japan. From about 1829 until the mid 20th century, they were alternately called Luchu, Loochoo, or Lewchew, akin to the Mandarin pronunciation Liuqiu. They stretch southwest from the Japanese island of Kyūshū to within 120 kilometres (75 mi) of the island of Taiwan.
![[Sunset at Yonaguni, Ryukyu Islands. The last sunset in Japan.]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Lastsunsetjapan_s.jpg "Sunset at Yonaguni, Ryukyu Islands. The last sunset in Japan.")
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