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Yonaguni is 110 kilometers ( 68 miles ) east of Taiwan , around which China has bolstered military activity.
Japan has made a “southwestern shift” in its military posture and accelerated defense buildup.
The militarization has been especially felt as the island's population shrinks.
Supporters say new servicemembers arriving are needed for island's safety and struggling economy.
Yonaguni fisherfolk have been among the first to see growing Chinese military activity.
In 2022 , several ballistic missiles China fired as part of an exercise landed off Japan 's southwestern waters.
Fear of a Taiwan war rekindles bitter memories of the Battle of Okinawa , in which about 200,000 people, nearly half of them civilians, were killed.
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