Japan: Residents Protest as Long-Range Missile Launcher Arrives at JGSDF Camp in Kumamoto 2

Early on March 9, the Ministry of Defense delivered a long-range missile launcher to the Ground Self-Defense Force Camp Kengun in Kumamoto for their first domestic deployment. In response to the move, which began without prior notice from the ministry, more than a hundred protesters gathered outside the camp, demanding the withdrawal of the deployment and the holding of a briefing for residents.

Japan: Residents Protest as Long-Range Missiles Launcher Arrives at JGSDF Camp in Kumamoto

Early on March 9, the Ministry of Defense delivered a long-range missiles launcher to the Ground Self-Defense Force Camp Kengun in Kumamoto for their first domestic deployment. In response to the move, which began without prior notice from the ministry, more than a hundred protesters gathered outside the camp, demanding the withdrawal of the deployment and the holding of a briefing for residents.

Japan, China senior officials hold talks

BEIJING, China, Nov. 18 Kyodo - Masaaki Kanai, head of the Japanese Foreign Ministry's Asian and Oceanian Affairs Bureau, and his Chinese counterpart, Liu Jinsong, are pictured after their talks at the Chinese Foreign Ministry in Beijing on Nov. 18, 2025, amid escalating tensions between the two countries over Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's recent remarks on a potential Taiwan contingency. (Kyodo)

Japan, China senior officials hold talks

Japan, China senior officials hold talks

Masaaki Kanai (front, L), head of the Japanese Foreign Ministry's Asian and Oceanian Affairs Bureau, and his Chinese counterpart, Liu Jinsong (front, R), are pictured after their talks at the Chinese Foreign Ministry in Beijing on Nov. 18, 2025, amid escalating tensions between the two countries over Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's recent remarks on a potential Taiwan contingency.

Japan, China senior officials hold talks

Japan, China senior officials hold talks

Masaaki Kanai (L), head of the Japanese Foreign Ministry's Asian and Oceanian Affairs Bureau, and his Chinese counterpart, Liu Jinsong, are pictured after their talks at the Chinese Foreign Ministry in Beijing on Nov. 18, 2025, amid escalating tensions between the two countries over Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's recent remarks on a potential Taiwan contingency.

Japan, China senior officials hold talks

Japan, China senior officials hold talks

Masaaki Kanai (L), head of the Japanese Foreign Ministry's Asian and Oceanian Affairs Bureau, and his Chinese counterpart, Liu Jinsong, are pictured after their talks at the Chinese Foreign Ministry in Beijing on Nov. 18, 2025, amid escalating tensions between the two countries over Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's recent remarks on a potential Taiwan contingency.

Japan, China senior officials hold talks

Japan, China senior officials hold talks

Masaaki Kanai (L), head of the Japanese Foreign Ministry's Asian and Oceanian Affairs Bureau, and his Chinese counterpart, Liu Jinsong, are pictured after their talks at the Chinese Foreign Ministry in Beijing on Nov. 18, 2025, amid escalating tensions between the two countries over Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's recent remarks on a potential Taiwan contingency.

Japan, China senior officials hold talks

Japan, China senior officials hold talks

Masaaki Kanai, head of the Japanese Foreign Ministry's Asian and Oceanian Affairs Bureau, leaves his lodging in Beijing on Nov. 18, 2025, before talks with his Chinese counterpart amid escalating tensions between the two countries over Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's recent remarks on a potential Taiwan contingency.

Japan, China senior officials hold talks

Japan, China senior officials hold talks

Masaaki Kanai, head of the Japanese Foreign Ministry's Asian and Oceanian Affairs Bureau, leaves his lodging in Beijing on Nov. 18, 2025, before talks with his Chinese counterpart amid escalating tensions between the two countries over Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's recent remarks on a potential Taiwan contingency.

Taiwan: Winds And Rain Pick Up Ahead Of Typhoon Gaemi Landfall 4

Winds and rain have started to pick up in Taiwan on Wednesday, July 24, ahead of Typhoon Gaemi's forecast landfall later today or early Thursday. The first typhoon to affect Taiwan this season, Gaemi packs maximum sustained winds of up to 162 kph, with gusts of up to 198 kph.