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Taiwan tensions

Japan to increase missile units on remote islands facing Taiwan

Defense Ministry seeks stronger deterrent against risk of regional conflict

Yonaguni is Japan's westernmost island, putting it on the front line of a potential conflict involving Taiwan. (Photo by Shogo Kodama)
RYO NEMOTO, Nikkei staff writer | Japan

TOKYO -- Japan plans to bolster defenses on remote islands in the East China Sea against the risk of a conflict involving nearby Taiwan.

The Ministry of Defense plans to reinforce missile and electronic-warfare units stationed on the Nansei Islands, which extend from near the southernmost tip of Kyushu to near Taiwan.

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