‘Japan incites sense of crisis to serve political purpose’ by releasing first evacuation plan for islets near Taiwan
Japan unveiled a plan on Thursday to evacuate around 120,000 residents and tourists from its southern islets near the Taiwan ...
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China flies attack drone near Japan’s southern islands for first time
The GJ-2 unmanned aerial vehicle was observed Wednesday morning and afternoon near Japan’s southernmost islands, including Okinawa, according to a news release that day from Japan’s Joint Staff.
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Japan draws up plan to evacuate 120,000 islanders near Taiwan in event of emergency
Japan on Thursday unveiled a plan to evacuate about 120,000 people from southern islets near Taiwan, regarded by China as its territory, in case of an emergency. Ships and planes would be able to ...
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Southern island worries it will host long-range missiles
Residents’ fears are growing on Ishigakijima island in southwestern Japan that the government’s widening defense plan to protect the nation will put them in the line of fire. It has been one ...
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Strong quake felt across island chain in southern Japan
TOSHIMA, Kagoshima Prefecture--A magnitude-6.0 quake jolted an island chain in southern Japan where more than 200 temblors have occurred in recent days. The Dec. 9 quake off the Tokara islands ...