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Japan plans to deploy medium-range surface-to-air missiles to Okinawa Prefecture’s Yonaguni Island — just 110 km east of Taiwan — by fiscal 2030, defense chief Shinjiro Koizumi said, as tensions with China smolder. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/24/japan/koizumi-japan-missiles-yonaguni-fiscal-2030/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #defense #defenseministry #shinjirokoizumi #missiles #okinawa #yonaguni #china #pla #taiwan #sdf
Japan to deploy missiles to Yonaguni Island by fiscal 2030, defense chief says

Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi said the timing for the deployment of the weapons could change depending on the progress of future facility improvements.

The Japan Times
Feb 24 at 9:38pmBuffer