A stable and productive Korea-Japan relationship benefits both sides. The shifting geopolitical climate demands that Seoul ...

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 ...

The number of SDF personnel stationed in Okinawa Prefecture exceeded 7,000 in 2016, when the first defense outpost in the Nansei Islands opened in Yonagunijima, Japan’s westernmost island just ...

Tokyo’s reported plans to upgrade counterstrike missiles on strategic Kyushu by next year are not expected to derail improving relations, experts say.

Japan has begun installing the first Mk 41 VLS for a planned fleet of 12 Mogami-class multirole frigates for the JMSDF.

China is ramping up its military actions and raising tensions in the Nansei Islands. Japan is bolstering its presence in response. Locals are caught in the middle. For the 11th year in a row ...

The report, citing Japanese government sources, said the deployment was likely to take place in March 2026 as part of efforts to improve the security of the Nansei Islands – an archipelago also ...

Japan unveiled a plan on Thursday to evacuate ... is aimed at bolstering the security of the country's southwestern Nansei island chain, strategically important for its proximity to the Taiwan ...

Japan is considering deploying long-range missiles in Kyushu ... is aimed at bolstering the security of the country's southwestern Nansei island chain, strategically important for its proximity to ...

The deployment, scheduled to begin next March, is designed to fortify Japan's Nansei island chain, according to the report. The region is strategically crucial due to its proximity to Taiwan.