Officials said the country will be safer with stronger military might, but the buildup has stoked fears among local residents.
Once part of the ancient Ryukyu Kingdom, the island are famed for their lush forests, crystal clear waters and beautiful coral reefs.The region, like neighbouring Okinawa, was placed under US military rule after the end of World War II.
Ms Eriko Minayoshi, a native of Amami Oshima, the largest of the islands, told CNA her heart sank when Camp Amami and Camp Setouchi were set up in 2019.“My father experienced the war. He was in the city of Naze when it was under attack. He was nearly killed,” she said. The only military presence used to be in Okinawa’s capital of Naha. But in recent years, new garrisons have been built.A fighter plane takes off from Chinese aircraft carrier Shandong, in Pacific Ocean waters south of Okinawa prefecture. double its defence budgetJapan is also set to deploy long-range missiles, capable of reaching as far as China, along the southern islands by as early as 2026.
This is even more prevalent in waters surrounding the Islands, which China also claims and calls Diaoyu. “This was how China advanced its presence in the South China Sea – when the US pulled out from the Philippines , a power vacuum was created in the area.”
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