The government plans to refurbish runways at airports in Okinawa Prefecture's Sakishima Islands to accommodate Self-Defense Forces F-35 fighter jets and expand a port on Yonaguni Island to enable large SDF vessels to dock, according to government sources.
The moves are aimed at ensuring the smooth deployment of SDF units and the evacuation of residents in the event of an emergency in Taiwan, which is about 110 kilometers from Yonaguni, Japan's westernmost island.
