By SHINICHI FUJIWARA/ Staff Writer
April 29, 2020 at 07:30 JST
A multipurpose medium-range missile launcher at the Ground Self-Defense Force’s Camp Miyakojima in Okinawa Prefecture on April 5. All missiles have been removed from Miyakojima island. (Shinichi Fujiwara)
MIYAKOJIMA, Okinawa Prefecture--For all of Japan's high-touted preparations to defend remote territory from invasion, the situation on Miyakojima island here illustrates how woefully ill-prepared the Ground Self-Defense Force is in dealing with a crisis. [Read More]
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