Type 03 Chu-SAM surface-to-air missiles are set to be deployed on Japan's westernmost island of Yonaguni, 110 kilometers (68 ...

Japan's defense minister says his country will deploy surface-to-air missiles on its Yonaguni Island. The island sits just ...

U.S. Marines and the Japanese Ground Self Defense will join for a bilateral exercise on Japan’s southwest islands, Japanese ...

Defense Minister Nakatani Gen visited Japan's westernmost island of Yonaguni in Okinawa Prefecture on January 22.He ...

The Russian Kilo-class submarine was sighted just 50 kilometers (31 miles) south of Yonaguni Island, Japan’s westernmost territory just east of Taiwan, the Japanese Joint Staff said in a statement.

and Yonaguni Island, the westernmost island of Japan, in 2023. The two islands are 67 miles apart. In the event of an invasion of Taiwan, China would deploy naval and Coast Guard ships to surround ...

Okinawa and Tokyo officials conducted their first tabletop drill to simulate the evacuation of around 120,000 residents and tourists on Japan’s southwestern islands, including Yonaguni ...

The GSDF garrison was established in Yonaguni in 2016 as a precursor to the southwest shift. In November 2022, the island for the first time hosted a joint Japan-U.S. training exercise.

The Japanese Joint Staff said the Russian Kilo-class submarine was sighted 31 miles south of Yonaguni Island, Japan’s westernmost territory. It said Tuesday that there was no breach of Japan’s ...