@fe47a47d Japan's govt, too, doesn't seem to have its eye on the ball re strategic land purchases in #Japan or has let commercial interests blind it to security concerns including water rights. "A Chinese-affiliated company...bought about half of the uninhabited isle of Yanahajima, located north of Okinawa Prefecture’s main island..." https://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/14840908 "...Chinese investors have acquired tracts of land on Hokkaido, which has strategic value..." https://thediplomat.com/2021/03/does-japan-need-to-control-land-purchases-by-foreigners/