SDF Presence Grows in Okinawa amid China Threat; Locals Wary

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Tokyo, June 24 (Jiji Press)–While Okinawa Prefecture marks 80 years since the end of the intense fighting there in the late stage of World War II, Japan’s Self-Defense Forces is boosting its presence in the nation’s southernmost prefecture amid China’s increasing military activities. Japan’s Defense Ministry has launched new units in and around the island prefecture in the past decade, in …

Tokyo, June 24 (Jiji Press)–While Okinawa Prefecture marks 80 years since the end of the intense fighting there in the late stage of World War II, Japan’s Self-Defense Forces is boosting its presence in the nation’s southernmost prefecture amid China’s increasing military activities. Japan’s Defense Ministry has launched new units in and around the island prefecture in the past decade, in …