Ishigaki [city] - Ishigaki

Japanese: 石垣[市] - いしがき

A city in Okinawa Prefecture that occupies the entirety of Ishigaki Island and the Senkaku Islands. It was incorporated as a city in 1947. The city developed around Ishigaki Port, and there are pineapple factories and farms run by overseas Chinese, as well as a sugar factory and a shrimp farm. Specialties include Yaeyama Jofu, Yaeyama Kamaboko, and black pearls. A bus road runs around Ishigaki Island, and there are regular flights to Okinawa Island and Miyako Island. The city is home to the Yaeyama palm colony in Maibara (a natural monument), Miyara Donchi Garden (a scenic spot), and the Ishigaki Clan Garden (a scenic spot). The scenic Kabira Bay and other areas are great places for marine sports. In November 2005, Nagura Amparu was registered as a Ramsar Convention wetland. In September 2010, a Chinese fishing boat rammed two Japan Coast Guard patrol boats in Japanese territorial waters around the Senkaku Islands, attempting to escape, and the incident became a diplomatic issue. It was once again recognized that the city is located on the border. In September 2012, the government purchased the Senkaku Islands from the landowners and completed the registration of the transfer of ownership to Japan, but China strongly protested, and since then Chinese government vessels, including patrol boats, have repeatedly entered and exited the territorial waters and contiguous zone around the Senkaku Islands, raising tensions. ^{229.34 km2} . 46,922 people (2005).
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Japanese:

石垣島全域と尖閣諸島(せんかくしょとう)を占める沖縄県の市。1947年市制。石垣港を中心に市街が発達，華僑(かきょう)経営のパイナップル工場や農園のほか製糖工場，クルマエビ養殖場がある。八重山上布，八重山かまぼこ，黒真珠を特産。石垣島一周バス道路が通じ，沖縄島・宮古島への定期航空便がある。米原のヤエヤマヤシ群落（天然記念物），宮良殿内(みやらどんち)庭園（名勝），石垣氏庭園（名勝）がある。景勝地の川平(かびら)湾ほかがマリンスポーツの適地。2005年11月に名蔵アンパルがラムサール条約登録湿地となる。2010年９月，尖閣諸島の日本領海内で，中国漁船が海上保安庁の二隻の巡視船に体当たりして逃走しようとした事件が起こり，事件は外交問題化。国境に位置する市であることが改めて認識された。2012年９月，政府は尖閣諸島を地権者から購入，日本国への所有権移転登記を完了したが，これに中国は猛烈に反発，以後尖閣諸島水域の領海や接続水域に監視船など中国公船の出入りを繰り返す事態を続け，緊張が高まっている。229.34km²。４万6922人（2005）。
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