Japan Ground Self-Defense Force soldiers stand at the entrance gate of their Yonaguni base on Japan's westernmost inhabited Yonaguni Island in Yonaguni, Okinawa prefecture, October 26, 2021. REUTERS/Issei Kato/Files Reuters TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's Ministry of Defence will deploy a surface-to-air missile defence unit in Yonaguni Island,
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Taiwan on Tuesday announced an extension in mandatory military service from four months to one year, citing the threat from an increasingly hostile China.
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