THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
May 14, 2023 at 17:16 JST
The Ground Self-Defense Force’s Camp Ishigaki on Ishigakijima island in Okinawa Prefecture (Asahi Shimbun file photo)
Concerns are growing in Okinawa Prefecture that it could become embroiled in military conflict as the Self-Defense Forces bolster missile deployment in the sprawling southwestern Nansei Islands against a more assertive China. [Read More]
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