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3 results for RYUKYU from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun Jan 8, 1961	36D	Island chain near Taiwan.	Arthur Schulman	Farrar
Thu May 29, 1952	7D	Island chain between Japan and Formosa.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun May 6, 1945	46A	Jap island chain above Formosa.	C. W. Cross	Farrar

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