Japanese forces tracked Chinese ships and aircraft transiting through Japan’s southwest region during the same period, while ...

Japan is moving to beef up its guided missile capability off the coast of Okinawa by installing its first surface-to-ship missile (SSM) battery on the prefecture's main Okinawa island. The Defense ...

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) – Japan’s Ministry of Defense announced on Sunday (June 17) that a Chinese Shaanxi Y-9 spy plane was spotted crossing the Miyako Strait into the Western Pacific Ocean. The ...

Tucked away in southern Japan lies Miyako Island, a serene tropical haven that remains somewhat hidden from the mainstream tourist radar. Its allure lies in miles of pristine white-sand beaches, ...

JAPAN is putting missiles on islands marking the gateway to the Pacific, officials said, as part of a huge military drill that has unsettled Beijing. The exercise, aimed at bolstering Japan's defence ...

MIYAKO ISLAND, May 12 (Reuters) - Seihan Nakazato wants the missile trucks on the base next to his melon farm to leave, but few others on Okinawa's Miyako island, he complains, are demanding that ...