Yonaguni Island, located at the westernmost tip of the Yaeyama Islands in the Ryukyu Islands, is the westernmost island of Japan, only 111 kilometers away from Su’ao Port in Yilan, Taiwan, and is also the foreign island closest to the main island of Taiwan.

Yesterday, Typhoon No. 21 hit Okinawa, Japan, and Taiwan. According to the announcement by the Japan Meteorological Agency, Yonaguni Island recorded a gust of 81.1 meters per second at 15:41, marking the fourth strongest record in Japanese history.

【台風21号、瞬間風速81メートル超　与那国】沖縄気象台は「引き続き与那国島地方では記録的な暴風が続く見込み。厳重に警戒してほしい」と呼び掛けています。 https://t.co/HUDFeyVibW #台風 #台風21号 pic.twitter.com/Oegjl9ojK9

— 沖縄タイムス (@theokinawatimes) September 28, 2015

In terms of aviation, the typhoon caused damage to navigation facilities. Below is today’s NOTAM.

Yonaguni VOR/DME Unserviceable