1·Japan, which in the 19th century took on board western notions of the sovereign state, absorbed Ryukyu (now Okinawa) and went on forcibly to incorporate much of Asia into its short-lived empire.
19世纪，日本接受了西方的主权国家概念，占领了琉球国(现在的冲绳)，后来又凭借武力将亚洲许多地区并入其短命的帝国之中。
2·These old oaks are valuable both to the biology and biomorphology with no question; the trees also provide habitats to the endangered birds, like Ryukyu Robin and Izu Thrush.
这些古老的杉树无疑在生物学和生物形态学上都极有价值，它们还为一些濒临灭绝的鸟类，如琉球知更鸟和伊豆画眉的栖息地。
3·Researchers have discovered a potential new species of comb, or ctenophore, jellyfish near the Ryukyu Trench near Japan.
在日本附近的琉球海沟，研究者们发现了栉水母的一个可能新种。
4·According to all of the results, we can concluded that, 1 the seismic sequences developed in the west shelf, trough basin and Ryukyu Island arc are different.
通过分析可以得出如下初步结论：1海槽南部西侧陆架、盆地内部以及琉球岛弧岛坡地震层序是不同的。
5·In the regions east and south of the Ryukyu Islands, there are some mesoscale cyclonic and anticyclonic eddies with different scales, and the variability of their character is also reviewed.
最后指出在琉球群岛以东、以南海域，经常出现各种不同的中尺度反气旋式和气旋式涡，讨论了它们在时间与空间尺度上变化的特征。