Japan to expand Okinawa-based ground force unit amid China threat

Japan to expand Okinawa-based ground force unit

Japan is considering expanding an Okinawa-based ground force unit to defend remote southwestern islands and prepare for a contingency involving Taiwan in the face of China's increasing assertiveness, a government source said Saturday. In a move that could further heighten tensions with China, the Defense Ministry plans to double the…

Japan to expand Okinawa-based ground force unit amid China threat

Japan is considering expanding an Okinawa-based ground force unit to defend remote southwestern islands and prepare for a contingency involving Taiwan in the face of China's increasing assertiveness,

Japan to expand Okinawa ground force amid China threat

Defence Ministry will increase infantry regiments in the 15th brigade that has become the vanguard to protect the Nansei Islands that stretch southwest from Kyushu towards Taiwan.

Japan to expand Okinawa-based ground force unit amid China threat - The Mainichi

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan is considering expanding an Okinawa-based ground force unit to defend remote southwestern islands and prepare for a contingency

Japan to expand Okinawa-based ground force unit amid China threat

The Defense Ministry plans to increase the number of infantry regiments under the GSDF's 15th brigade to two, as well as upgrade its highest rank from major general to general.

Japan plans to increase the number of troops in Okinawa due to threats from China - media

The Ministry of Defense of Japan intends to deploy a second infantry regiment as part of the 15th Brigade of the Land Self-Defense Forces in Okinawa to strengthen the protection of remote southwestern islands and respond to an emergency around Taiwan. — Ukrinform.