Japan to deploy missiles to island near Taiwan by 2031, says defence minister
Surface-to-air missiles, which are capable of shooting down aircraft and ballistic missiles, will be located on Yonaguni, Japan’s westernmost islandJapan will deploy missiles to a tiny island near Taiwan within five years, its defence minister has said, in a move that is likely to inflame...
<p>Surface-to-air missiles, which are capable of shooting down aircraft and ballistic missiles, will be located on Yonaguni, Japan’s westernmost island</p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/japan">Japan</a> will deploy missiles to a tiny island near <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/taiwan">Taiwan</a> within five years, its defence minister has said, in a move that is likely to inflame tensions with China.</p><p>The surface-to-air missiles, which are capable of shooting down aircraft and ballistic missiles, will be located on <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/may/17/yonaguni-island-japan-taiwan-china-relations">Yonaguni</a> – Japan’s westernmost island – by March 2031, Shinjiro Koizumi said.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/feb/25/japan-missiles-yonaguni-island-near-taiwan-2031-defence-minister">Continue reading...</a>
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