TOKYO -- Faced with growing security concerns in East Asia, and looking at potential military use of civilian infrastructure, the Japanese government has selected 33 airports and ports in 10 prefectures as candidates for expansion, Nikkei has learned.
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Japan names 33 airports, ports to be upgraded for defense use
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New Ishigaki Airport, on Ishigaki Island in Okinawa prefecture, is among the facilities slated to be expanded for possible military use under a plan the government is weighing for next year.
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