Chinese woman's "purchase" of uninhabited Okinawa island causes stir

A recent social media post by a Chinese woman in which she claims to have purchased an uninhabited island in Okinawa Prefecture has caused a stir online, with some expressing envy and others dubbing the move "an expansion of Chinese territory" in the comments.The woman in her 30s told Chinese media that a company run by her relative had bought Yanaha Island, located north of the Okinawa main island in southern Japan.According to public records, parts of the island have been owned by a Tokyo-based consulting firm that specializes in Chinese businesses since February 2021. The office of Izena…READ FULL ARTICLE