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Diplomatic row: Tokyo pushes ahead with missile deployment at Yonaguni island; move comes amid China tensions

The Times of India 24 Nov 2025
... Koizumi told reporters as he inspected the Yonaguni base ... Further east, Okinawa contains major Japanese and US military installations.Yonaguni marks the western end of the Ryukyu island chain.
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Japan to deploy missiles on Yonaguni

Taipei Times 24 Nov 2025
“The deployment can help lower the chance of an armed attack on our country,” Koizumi told reporters on Sunday as he wrapped up his first trip to the base on the southern Japanese island of Yonaguni.
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Japan’s Yonaguni arming up for a Taiwan war with China

Asiatimes 24 Nov 2025
The moves come amid heightened tensions, with Japan scrambling F-15Js after a Chinese drone flew near Yonaguni last week ... Yonaguni is also a key node in the US “Fish Hook” underwater sensor network that runs along the First Island Chain.
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China and Japan need to take a step back from the brink

Asiatimes 24 Nov 2025
Japan’s decision to deploy medium-range surface-to-air missiles on Yonaguni — a quiet island just 110 kilometers from Taiwan — marks a strategic shift with implications far beyond its immediate defense posture.
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Japan’s defense minister restates surface-to-air missile plan on island near Taiwan

Stars and Stripes 24 Nov 2025
Over the weekend, Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi visited Japanese army bases on Yonaguni and Ishigaki, islands east of Taiwan, for the first time since assuming the post last month, according to the Ministry of Defense.
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Bad Bunny's 'Yonaguni' Hits 1 Billion Views on YouTube

Billboard 19 Nov 2025
Bad Bunny's "Yonaguni" music video surpasses 1 billion views on YouTube ....
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