TOKYO -- Lying about 2,000 kilometers from Tokyo and just 110 km from Taiwan, the tiny isle of Yonaguni finds itself on the front line of Japan's plans to rapidly upgrade the defense capabilities of its remote southwestern islands.
As tensions build around the Taiwan Strait, Japan is deploying new military units and expanding its bases on the islands. This month, a new unit consisting of about 50 personnel became operational at a Ground Self-Defense Force (SDF) base on Yonaguni. The troops are in charge of electronic combat, which involves intercepting enemy communications and jamming radar.
