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Sa·ki·shi·ma (sä

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mä, sä-k

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An island group of Japan in the southern Ryuku Islands east of Taiwan. The islands were heavily bombed by the Allies in April-June 1945.

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No references found			The study postulates that if the Chinese side were able to surprise Japan and rapidly occupy the Sakishima Islands, the SDF would find it difficult if not impossible to dislodge enemy forces on its own. Japanese maritime thought: if not Mahan, who? by Yoshihara, Toshi; Holmes, James R. / Naval War College Review Their mission was to neutralize Japanese airfields in the Sakishima islands, which were between Okinawa and Formosa, but they faced a serious threat from the kamikaze onslaught. The short but brilliant life of the British Pacific Fleet by Sarantakes, Nicholas E. / Joint Force Quarterly 10 Kyodo A powerful typhoon approaching Japan's southernmost prefecture of Okinawa is expected to come closest to the Sakishima Islands late Saturday, the Japan Meteorological Agency said. Strong typhoon expected to near islands in Okinawa late Sat by Asian Economic News			Saintship Saipan sair Saïs Saite saith saithe Saitic Saiva Saivism Sajama Sajene Sajou Sakai Sakakawea Sakartvelo sake saker Sakeret Sakha Republic Sakhalin Sakharov Saki Sakieh Sakishima Sakishima Islands Sakkara Sakmann Saktas Sakti Saktism Sakyamuni sal Sal absinthii Sal acetosellae Sal alembroth sal ammoniac Sal catharticus Sal culinarius Sal Cyrenaicus Sal de duobus Sal diureticus Sal enixum Sal gemmae Sal Jovis Sal Martis Sal microcosmicum Sal plumbi Sal prunella Sal Saturni Sal sedativus			saki saki saki saki saki saki Säki Saki (author) Saki (author) Saki (author) Saki monkey Saki monkey Saki monkey Saki rice wine Saki rice wine Saki rice wine Sakia Association for Water in Society and Environment Sakiai Sakieh Sakimono Kakaku Sakimono Keiyaku Sakimono Souba Sakimono Torihiki Sakin Kessai SAKIP sakis sakis sakis Sakishima Sakishima Sakishima Islands Sakitama Sakiwatashi Kakaku Sakiwatashi Keiyaku Sakiwatashi Torihiki Sakk Sakk Sakkaki Säkkäki Sakkara Sakkara SAKKS Sakkuth Saklas Saklas Saklia SAKLM SAKM Sakmal Sakmann Sakmara Sakmara River Sakmarian Sakmarian Stage SAKO Sakon Nakhon Rajabhat University Sakon Nakhon, Thailand

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Sakishima (redirected from Sakishima Islands)

Sakishima
(redirected from Sakishima Islands)