US EditionJapan Flexes Military Muscle at China, Trump
- Japan is strengthening its military with new missile regiments on southwestern islands and advanced weapons displayed near Tokyo in May 2025.
- This buildup responds to fears that President Trump might strike a strategic deal ceding Japan to China's sphere amid growing threats from China and North Korea.
- Japan is buying US-made F-35B fighters and Tomahawk missiles, gaining the ability to strike enemy soil for the first time since 1945, while enhancing cooperation with the US and allies.
- Colonel Yohei Ito said, "Our armaments are a show of force to deter an enemy," and Nobukatsu Kanehara stated they want to ensure US backing and show alliance value.
- The military expansion reflects Japan's effort to counter China’s growing navy and nuclear arsenal while preparing for possible US military retrenchment in Asia.
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UpstractJapan Flexes Its Military Muscle at China, and Trump
Japan is doubling defense spending to 2 percent of GDP and fielding new land-based anti-ship missile regiments across Okinawa’s island chain to deter China and reassure a tariff-wielding President Trump of its value as an ally.
Japan flexes military muscle at China, Trump
OKINAWA, Japan — The ship-slaying missiles of the Japanese army's 7th Regiment are mounted aboard dark green trucks that are easy to move and conceal, but for now, the soldiers are making no effort to hide them. Created a year…
Japan flexes its military muscle at China and the US, sending strong strategic signals
The Seventh is one of two new missile regiments that the army, called the Ground Self-Defence Force, has placed along the islands on country's southwestern flank in response to an increasingly robust Chinese navy frequently sailing through waters near Japan
Japan flexes its military muscle at China, and Trump - West Hawaii Today
OKINAWA, Japan — The ship-slaying missiles of the Japanese army’s 7th Regiment are mounted aboard dark green trucks that are easy to move and conceal, but for now, the soldiers are making no effort to hide them. Created a year ago, the fledgling regiment and its roving missile batteries occupy a hilltop base on the island of Okinawa that can be seen for miles.
Japan is buying new weapons from the US. The goal? Reinforce yourself militarily and arm some key islands: on all Okinawa ones
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