Type 03 Chu-SAM surface-to-air missiles are set to be deployed on Japan's westernmost island of Yonaguni, 110 kilometers (68 miles) from Taiwan. Yonaguni is part of Okinawa Prefecture and the first island chain, which stretches southward to the Philippines and which Washington considers key to hemming in Chinese forces in the event of a conflict.

Less than 750 kilometres from Taiwan and home to nearly 30,000 US troops, the Japanese islands of Okinawa would play a pivotal role should Beijing order the invasion of Taiwan.

Experts believe China’s interest in targeting Taiwan’s undersea cables could serve multiple strategic purposes, including disrupting communication, undermining public confidence, and leveraging a hybrid warfare strategy.

Japan's plans to transform the remote uninhabited island of Mageshima into a strategic military hub have hit a wall On a remote volcanic island south of Kyushu, Japan's ambitious plan to build a cutting-edge military airbase has stalled.

Trump term mean for Taiwan, especially with a Republican-controlled Congress? After Trump was elected in 2016, he initially tried to use Taiwan to gain leverage over Beijing. After taking a congratulatory call from then-Taiwan president Tsai Ing-wen,

Japan has lodged a protest against the Chinese ambassador’s “extremely inappropriate” comments relating to Taiwan, chief cabinet secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi said on Wednesday. Wu Jianghao ...

Japan's defense minister says his country will deploy surface-to-air missiles on its Yonaguni Island. The island sits just over 100 kilometers east of Taiwan.

Taipei and Tokyo have set 124° east longitude within the inverted triangle zone north of the Yaeyama Islands as a demarcation line under the Taiwan-Japan Fisheries Agreement, which was signed in 2013 to address fishing rights in the overlapping exclusive economic zones.

Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te has expressed hope that Taiwan and Japan will be able to conclude an economic partnership agreement, or EPA.

WASHINGTON--Japan, the United States, South Korea and Taiwan are considering a new coordinated framework to help ensure a stable supply of chips as a bulwark against China's semiconductor industry.

Donald Trump will be sworn in by Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts as the 47th U.S. president at a ceremony at the Capitol Building. The 78-year-old Trump then delivers his inaugural address. On day one, Trump has pledged to sign a host of executive orders on a raft of matters ranging from border security to oil and gas production.

NAHA, Japan -- Okinawa prefecture on Thursday conducted its third tabletop drill on evacuating residents of Japan's closest island chain to Taiwan during a potential crisis in the region. The exercises have been held annually since 2023. The latest drill covered the evacuation of 120,000 people from five communities on the Sakishima Islands.