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Yonaguni Island
![Deterring China: Japan to Develop New Anti-Ship Missile for Defense of Senkakus Deterring China: Japan to Develop New Anti-Ship Missile for Defense of Senkakus](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-08-14_19-13-56.jpg)
Deterring China: Japan to Develop New Anti-Ship Missile for Defense of Senkakus
By Franz-Stefan Gady
Tokyo intends to deploy a new anti-ship missile to deter Chinese advances in the East China Sea.
![East China Sea Oil Platform Radar: What Good Is It? East China Sea Oil Platform Radar: What Good Is It?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-08-08_17-56-18.jpg)
East China Sea Oil Platform Radar: What Good Is It?
By Steven Stashwick
The "military" radar is not in a position to provide much military advantage.
![East China Sea: Japan Spots Chinese Radar on Gas Exploration Platform East China Sea: Japan Spots Chinese Radar on Gas Exploration Platform](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-08-08_17-56-18.jpg)
East China Sea: Japan Spots Chinese Radar on Gas Exploration Platform
By Ankit Panda
Does the radar suggest the creeping militarization of gas platforms in the East China Sea?
![Fearing Encroachment, Japan to Increase Investment on Far-Flung Islands Fearing Encroachment, Japan to Increase Investment on Far-Flung Islands](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-04-22_16-37-50.jpg)
Fearing Encroachment, Japan to Increase Investment on Far-Flung Islands
By Mina Pollmann
Japan wants to encourage islanders to stay put -- but is that in their best interests?
![New Radar Facility: Japan Expands Military Presence in East China Sea New Radar Facility: Japan Expands Military Presence in East China Sea](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2015-04-20_16-02-09.jpg)
New Radar Facility: Japan Expands Military Presence in East China Sea
By Franz-Stefan Gady
The new surveillance station will be capable of monitoring Chinese activities in the East China Sea.
![Japan Troop Deployment Near Taiwan Clears Major Hurdle Japan Troop Deployment Near Taiwan Clears Major Hurdle](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2015-02-24_17-24-00.jpg)
Japan Troop Deployment Near Taiwan Clears Major Hurdle
By Mina Pollmann
Residents on Yonaguni Island voted in favor of a proposed base housing SDF troops.
![Taiwan: An Emerging Asset for Chinese Expansion? Taiwan: An Emerging Asset for Chinese Expansion?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2014-06-03_11-06-16.jpg)
Taiwan: An Emerging Asset for Chinese Expansion?
By Shang-su Wu
A cross-Strait political agreement could bolster both Chinese and Taiwanese claims in East Asia.
![Japan’s Defense Minister Kept Busy as Obama Visits Asia Japan’s Defense Minister Kept Busy as Obama Visits Asia](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2014-04-24_11-52-03.jpg)
Japan’s Defense Minister Kept Busy as Obama Visits Asia
By Victor Robert Lee
Itsunori Onodera has spent the week bolstering Japan’s defenses, but was not helped by his colleagues.
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