CHICHIJIMA, Japan — Six hundred miles from Tokyo, on a Pacific island that takes 24 hours to reach by ship, live the remnants of a unique culture descended from American, European and Polynesian settlers who sought a new life almost 200 years ago.
Democracy Dies in Darkness
On remote Japanese isle, old bonds with America stir modern questions over race and identity
By Simon Denyer
August 19, 2020 at 5:00 a.m. EDT