China’s UAV activity is increasing rapidly in the airspace around the Nansei Islands in Japan’s southwest, part of the First ...

To strengthen the defense of the Nansei chain of islands stretching from southwest of Kyushu, the Self-Defense Forces has ...

YONAGUNI, Okinawa Prefecture--Defense Minister Gen Nakatani gave assurances that residents here and on outlying islands would be protected in the event of a military emergency such as a missile ...

The planned missile deployment, expected to begin in March 2026, aims to strengthen security in the Nansei Islands chain ...