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Hateruma is a tropical island in Yaeyama district in Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. It belongs to the group of Yaeyama islands and located 15 miles or 24 kilometres south of Iriomotie-jima (the largest island in the group. There's a police post, monuments, residences and an airport.  The island is near to Taiwan (298 km) and Y'ami island (378 km) which is the northernmost island of the Philippines.

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