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Japan presses ahead with missile deployment plan near Taiwan military base as China fumes

Beijing says ‘shocking’ to see Tokyo sending wrong signal to Taiwan

The Independent UK · Nov 24, 2025

Japan scrambles jet after spotting suspected Chinese drone - ministry

Japan's defence ministry said on Tuesday it scrambled a jet fighter after spotting a suspected Chinese drone between the Japanese island of Yonaguni and Taiwan.

Reuters · May 2, 2023

Taiwan Tensions Fuel Anxiety on Japan’s Tiny Yonaguni Island

Yonaguni is the westernmost in a series of small Japanese islands, known as Yaeyama, that are gradually being transformed into a key line of defense as Japan embarks on its biggest military buildup since World War II.

The News Lens · Mar 27, 2023

'Taiwan contingency' prompts evacuation drill on Yonaguni

YONAGUNI, Okinawa -- Yonaguni Island, Japan's westernmost island, held its first evacuation drill on Wednesday over possible ballistic missile strikes.

The Japan News/Yomiuri · Dec 4, 2022

On Japan's Yonaguni island, fears of being on the front line of a Taiwan conflict

Japan's westernmost island lies in sight of Taiwan, less than 70 miles away. On Thursday, a Chinese missile landed near Yonaguni. Japan has been strengthening defenses across its southwest islands.

WEKU · Aug 5, 2022

Japan eyes land deal restrictions near SDF camps in Okinawa

The government is considering designating about 200 locations, including areas near two Ground Self-Defense Forces' camps in Okinawa Prefecture -- Camp Yonaguni and Camp Miyakojima -- as Special Monitored Areas, based on the law on the regulation of the use of real estate that is important to security, The Yomiuri…

The Japan News/Yomiuri · Feb 6, 2022