Everything Started on an Uninhabited Island Surrounded by Coral Reefs in the Southern Sea. 24 27' 57'' North Latitude and 131 11' 23'' East Longitude
is where the clam-shaped Rasa Island is located surrounded by coral reefs.
It is over 4.5km (about 2.8miles) around, lying 408 km (a little over 250
miles) southeast of Naha on Okinawa's main island. Officially, it has been
called Okidaito-jima Island since 1900 when the Japanese Government claimed
its territorial rights to the island. Rasa Island (the popular name of the
island) is the origin of our company name, Rasa Industries, Ltd., founded
by Mr. Noritaka Tsuneto, the first director of the Fertilizer and Minerals
Research Institute of the Agriculture and Commerce Ministry. His discernment
and efforts highlighted Rasa Industries in those days. Since then, Rasa Island
has been the only domestic mine providing phosphate ore, a raw material for
chemical fertilizers. Before World War II this island was an important agricultural
base with 2000 inhabitants. Though the island is uninhabited now, its position
is as significant as ever because it is an essential point in the territorial
waters of Japan. |
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