Due to China's growing regional assertiveness, momentum behind the deployment of SDF forces to the Nansei Islands, and Ishigaki in particular, has grown.
Sanctions announced by Kishida contrast with Tokyo's approach after Moscow annexed Crimea in 2014, when negotiations over contested islands off Hokkaido were a top priority.
The central government is expected to extend the prefecture's quasi-emergency, but a state of emergency request will only be issued if cases go up in ...
The central government is expected to extend the prefecture's quasi-emergency, but a state of emergency request will only be issued if cases go up in ...