Japan plans to deploy medium-range surface-to-air missiles to Okinawa Prefecture’s Yonaguni Island — just 110 km east of Taiwan — by fiscal 2030, defense chief Shinjiro Koizumi said, as tensions with China smolder. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/24/japan/koizumi-japan-missiles-yonaguni-fiscal-2030/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #defense #defenseministry #shinjirokoizumi #missiles #okinawa #yonaguni #china #pla #taiwan #sdf