{"id":1113301,"date":"2025-03-17T17:20:00","date_gmt":"2025-03-17T15:20:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uatv.ua\/?p=1113301"},"modified":"2025-03-16T10:31:42","modified_gmt":"2025-03-16T08:31:42","slug":"japan-plans-to-deploy-long-range-missiles-on-kyushu-island","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uatv.ua\/en\/japan-plans-to-deploy-long-range-missiles-on-kyushu-island\/","title":{"rendered":"Japan Plans to Deploy Long-Range Missiles on Kyushu Island"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Japan is considering deploying long-range missiles on the southwestern island of Kyushu as part of its efforts to establish a &#8220;counterstrike&#8221; capability to target enemy positions in case of an emergency.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This was reported by <em><a href=\"https:\/\/english.kyodonews.net\/news\/2025\/03\/2e5ffec87325-japan-eyes-deploying-long-range-missiles-on-kyushu-island.html\">Kyodo<\/a><\/em>, citing government sources.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The deployment is expected to begin at the end of the next fiscal year in March 2026, aiming to strengthen security in the southwestern Nansei Islands, a strategically significant region due to its proximity to Taiwan. Concerns are growing amid the possibility of Chinese military aggression against Taiwan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>China views Taiwan as a rebellious province that must be reunified with the mainland, by force if necessary.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Japanese authorities are evaluating potential missile deployment sites, as local residents are concerned they could become targets for enemy attacks, sources told the publication.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to them, the missiles could be stationed at the air defense regiment garrisons of the Self-Defense Forces in Yufu, Oita Prefecture, and in the city of Kumamoto.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The southern Okinawa Prefecture, which is closer to mainland China, is unlikely to be chosen for deployment due to concerns that it could escalate tensions with Beijing, the sources added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The missiles to be deployed are an upgraded version of the GSDF Type 12 surface-to-ship guided missile, with an extended range of up to 1,000 kilometers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Deploying these missiles on Kyushu would enable Japan to cover coastal areas of North Korea and China within their strike range.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Read also:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/uatv.ua\/en\/u-s-intelligence-putin-has-not-abandoned-plans-to-conquer-ukraine\/\">U.S. intelligence: Putin has not abandoned plans to conquer Ukraine<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Japan is considering deploying long-range missiles on the southwestern island of Kyushu &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":31,"featured_media":1113302,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[49,36415],"tags":[78],"sources":[],"class_list":["post-1113301","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-en","category-11473-news-en","tag-homepage-en"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - 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