China is ramping up its military actions and raising tensions in the Nansei Islands. Japan is bolstering its presence in ...
Japan is facing mounting security challenges in the Nansei Islands as China’s military activities continue to expand. The ...
The United States is making big moves to strengthen its military presence in the Indo-Pacific region, especially in Japan and the Philippines, by establishing temporary military bases. This is all ...
The waters around Japan’s southwestern Nansei Islands, much part of which lie in Okinawa Prefecture, are believed to demarcate the northern limit of the dugong’s habitat areas in the Pacific.
Preparing for a Taiwan Contingency Japan and the United States are working together on a military plan to address a possible emergency involving Taiwan. The plan aims to enhance readiness and ...
The tiny island of Yonaguni on Japan’s western frontier is too small for even a chain convenience store. But its wooded ...
Most are observed in the seas near the four main islands. But there are numerous locations in southern Japan that have yet to be investigated, such as the Nansei island chain dotting between the ...
Type 03 Chu-SAM surface-to-air missiles are set to be deployed on Japan's westernmost island of Yonaguni, 110 kilometers (68 miles) from Taiwan. Yonaguni is part of Okinawa Prefecture and the first ...
To prevent American warships from entering the area, China stationed 18 destroyers and frigates east of the "first island chain," which stretches from the Philippines to Japan's Nansei Islands ...