{"id":269041,"date":"2025-08-09T00:00:32","date_gmt":"2025-08-08T23:00:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/okinawa-how-japan-is-preparing-for-conflict-with-china-inside-asian-conflicts\/"},"modified":"2025-08-09T00:00:32","modified_gmt":"2025-08-08T23:00:32","slug":"okinawa-how-japan-is-preparing-for-conflict-with-china-inside-asian-conflicts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/okinawa-how-japan-is-preparing-for-conflict-with-china-inside-asian-conflicts\/","title":{"rendered":"Okinawa: How Japan is preparing for conflict with China\u00a0| Inside Asian Conflicts"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i4.ytimg.com\/vi\/o3niiz0uSCA\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Okinawa: How Japan is preparing for conflict with China\u00a0| Inside Asian Conflicts\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/o3niiz0uSCA\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>80 years since the end of World War II, Japan is ramping up defense spending and moving military assets to\u00a0southwestern islands closer to Taiwan. The shift in Japan\u2019s strategy comes amidst recognition in Tokyo that it may need to contend with a more assertive China. Japanese officials have sought in recent years to prepare for more military action despite constitutional limits and a pacifist tradition since 1945. The island of Okinawa, which hosts a massive US military presence, is at the center of Japan\u2019s new strategy. Japanese defense planning is preparing for a possible Chinese invasion of Taiwan should Beijing follow through on its threats to use force to bring the self-governing island under its control. Some islands now with outposts from Japan&#8217;s Self Defense Forces are just over 100 kilometers from Taiwan. Increasingly it looks as if a conflict over Taiwan would involve Japan one way or the other. How\u00a0do islanders view these preparations and the increased military activity. DW\u2019s Inside Asian Conflict series looks at how Japan is preparing for conflict. <\/p>\n<p>#InsideAsianConflicts\u00a0#japan #taiwan<\/p>\n<p>For more news go to: http:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/<\/p>\n<p>Follow DW on social media:<br \/>\n\u25baInstagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/dwnews<br \/>\n\u25baTikTok: https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@dwnews<br \/>\n\u25baFacebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/deutschewellenews\/<br \/>\n\u25baTwitter: https:\/\/twitter.com\/dwnews<\/p>\n<p>F\u00fcr Videos in deutscher Sprache besuchen Sie: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/dwdeutsch<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/deutschewelleenglish?sub_confirmation=1<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>80 years since the end of World War II, Japan is ramping up defense spending and moving military assets to\u00a0southwestern islands closer to Taiwan. The shift in Japan\u2019s strategy comes amidst recognition in Tokyo that it may need to contend with a more assertive China. 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