Japan briefs residents on air-defense expansion on island near Taiwan

Taiwan tensions

Missiles and signal-jamming unit will add protection, but Yonaguni could become target

20251204N Yonaguni garrison

The island of Yonaguni is home to both a small town of the same name and a Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force garrison. (Photo by Yumiko Urasaki)

YUMIKO URASAKI and RYOTA OGATA

December 5, 2025 08:48 JST

NAHA, Japan/TOKYO -- Japan's Ministry of Defense on Thursday held a briefing for residents of the country's westernmost island about additional Ground Self-Defense Force placements there, addressing concerns that expanded deployments could make it a target.

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