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.
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Japan boosts defenses on remote islands near Taiwan amid China fears
Tokyo is rapidly upgrading military bases on Yonaguni, Miyako and Ishigaki
Members of Japan's Ground Self-Defense Force train on Miyakojima island, Okinawa, on Feb. 19, 2023. © Kyodo
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