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China and Japan need to take a step back from the brink

Japan’s decision to deploy medium-range surface-to-air missiles on Yonaguni — a quiet island just 110 kilometers from Taiwan — marks a strategic shift with implications far beyond its immediate defense posture. This move confirms what regional observers have long feared: Asia’s

Japan’s Yonaguni arming up for a Taiwan war with China

The US is turning a remote Japanese island into a compact but critical forward node in the First Island Chain as tensions with China tighten over Taiwan. This month, Naval News reported that the US Marine Corps has ramped up operations on Yonaguni Island, Japan’s westernmost