A radar manned by Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF) soldiers on Yonaguni Island will go online on Mar. 28. The radar station will extend Japan’s observation network by 200 miles.
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The island is just 80 nautical miles from the disputed Senkaku/Diaoyu/Tiaoyutai Islands and 58 nautical miles from Taiwan.