The defense minister’s trip reminded observers of two things: China’s proclivity for overreaction and the challenges facing Japan in a tough neighborhood. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/11/28/japan/koizumis-yonaguni-visit/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #japan #shinjirokoizumi #gsdf #taiwan #china #defense #yonaguni
The government of Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi plans to accelerate efforts to strengthen defense capabilities in the country's strategically important Nansei southwestern region. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/24/japan/japan-nansei-islands-defense/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #okinawa #chinajapanrelations #china #taiwan #defense #yonaguni
Japan’s defense minister, visiting a military base close to Taiwan, said plans to deploy missiles to the post were on track as tensions smolder between Tokyo and Beijing over the East Asian island. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/23/japan/japan-deploying-missiles-to-island-near-taiwan/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #yonaguni #ishigaki #miyako #okinawa #taiwan #china #usmilitary #shinjirokoizumi #sanaetakaichi #sdf
You see those white circles going from right toward upper left? That's the probable path for #Typhoon 7. Those other circles going upwards from the bottom? Most likely typhoon 8 in another day or so.
That area where the two storms kind of intersect? Yeah, that's where we're going on #holiday tomorrow...
Japan has said that the construction of an evacuation shelter on the country's westernmost island of Yonaguni, in Okinawa Prefecture, will start next fiscal year, with the completion expected around spring 2028. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/06/28/japan/yonaguni-okinawa-japan-shelter/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #okinawa #yonaguni #taiwan #china #defense
A Japanese team has concluded that it was possible to travel from Taiwan to Japan's westernmost island of Yonaguni in a dugout canoe 30,000 years ago. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/06/26/japan/japan-study-log-boat-voyage-from-taiwan/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #taiwan #okinawa #yonaguni #nationalmuseumofnatureandscience #universityoftokyo