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        "msgid": "tensions-rise-japan-deploys-long-range-missiles-near-china-1774954928",
        "date": "2026-03-31 16:18:47",
        "title": "Tensions Rise! Japan Deploys Long-Range Missiles Near China",
        "author": "",
        "source": "DETIK",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Politics",
        "summary": "Japan has deployed long-range missiles in its southwestern region near China as part of efforts to bolster its military capabilities amid escalating tensions with Beijing and increased Chinese naval activities in the East China Sea. Defence Minister Shinjiro Koizumi highlighted the missiles' role in countering potential threats while ensuring personnel safety, with the systems capable of reaching parts of mainland China. This move reflects Japan's gradual shift towards enhanced defensive postures in response to regional military build-ups by neighbours including China, Russia, and North Korea, exacerbating bilateral relations strained by territorial disputes and Taiwan concerns.",
        "content": "<p>Japan is deploying long-range missiles in its southwestern region\nnear China. This was announced by Japanese Defence Minister Shinjiro\nKoizumi on Tuesday (31\/3), at a time when relations with Beijing are at\ntheir lowest point in several years. The missiles are being placed in\nKumamoto in the southern Kyushu region, as Japan seeks to strengthen its\nmilitary capacity amid rising Chinese naval activities in the East China\nSea. \u201cLong-range defence capabilities allow us to counter threats from\nenemy forces attempting to attack our country\u2026 while ensuring the safety\nof our personnel,\u201d Koizumi said, as reported by AFP news agency on\nTuesday (31\/3\/2026). \u201cThis is a very important initiative to strengthen\nJapan\u2019s deterrence and response capabilities,\u201d he added. The\nground-to-ship guided missile system has a range of around 1,000\nkilometres (620 miles), enabling it to reach parts of mainland\nChina\u2014Shanghai is approximately 900 kilometres from Kumamoto. Koizumi\nalso stated that \u201chigh-velocity guided projectiles\u201d, designed to defend\nremote islands from enemy forces, have been deployed in Shizuoka,\nanother coastal area closer to Tokyo, Japan\u2019s capital, facing the\nPacific Ocean. Japan has long maintained a policy of using its military\nonly for the strictest self-defence. However, in recent years, Tokyo has\ngradually built up its defence capacity in line with the increasing\nmilitary activities of neighbouring countries in the region, including\nChina, Russia, and North Korea. In 2022, Japan approved plans to deploy\nmissiles with counter-attack capabilities. \u201cIf we continue to rely\nentirely on ballistic missile defence\u2026 it will become increasingly\ndifficult to fully counter advanced missile threats,\u201d stated last year\u2019s\ndefence white paper. China is strengthening its military and is involved\nin several territorial disputes with other countries in the region,\nincluding Japan over the Senkaku Islands, known as the Diaoyu Islands in\nChina. Relations between Japan and Beijing have deteriorated in recent\nmonths after Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi hinted in November\nthat Tokyo could intervene militarily in any attack on sovereign Taiwan.\nIt is known that China regards Taiwan as its territory and does not rule\nout the possibility of seizing it by force.<\/p>",
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