TOKYO -- Japan will expand fuel and ammunition storage facilities on the Nansei Islands in the East China Sea, Defense Minister Yasukazu Hamada told Nikkei on Tuesday, as Tokyo seeks to better prepare for a Taiwan Strait crisis.
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Japan to expand fuel and ammo storage on islands near Taiwan: defense chief
Supplies on Nansei chain would support sustained deployment, Hamada tells Nikkei
Japanese Defense Minister Yasukazu Hamada spoke with Nikkei on Sept. 6. (Photo by Hiroki Endo)
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