Over the past year, as China has carried out ever more overt displays of military force around Taiwan, Japan has grown increasingly concerned about the possibility of being drawn into a superpower conflict in its own backyard
Japan Coast Guard patrol ships docked in the harbor on Ishigaki, a small Japanese island just 200 miles from Taiwan, on Nov. 4, 2021. The island is home to Japan’s largest Coast Guard office, which devotes significant resources to patrolling the Senkaku Islands. (The New York Times)
ISHIGAKI, Japan — For decades, Testuhiro Kinjo’s biggest worry was defending his mango trees against typhoons and marauding insects.©2019 New York Times News Service