Japan Rejects China's Claim over Yonaguni Troop Plan

Japan Rejects China's Claim over Yonaguni Troop Plan
Tokyo, Nov. 25 (Jiji Press)--Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi on Tuesday rejected China's claim over Tokyo's plan to deploy missile troops on Yonaguni Island in the southernmost prefecture of Okinawa. Troops to be deployed on the island will be "tasked with air defense, not with attacks on other countries," Koizumi told a press conference. "It's obvious that they will not escalate...