‘FIRST LINE OF DEFENSE’
F-15 Eagle fighter jets of the Japan Self-Defense Forces are seen at an air base in this file photo. Japan has deployed an additional 20 F-15s to Okinawa in response to tensions with China over disputed islands in the East China Sea. AFP PHOTO
F-15 Eagle fighter jets of the Japan Self-Defense Forces are seen at an air base in this file photo. Japan has deployed an additional 20 F-15s to Okinawa in response to tensions with China over disputed islands in the East China Sea. AFP PHOTO
TOKYO: Japan has doubled the number of F-15 fighter jets deployed on the southern island of Okinawa, near disputed islands in the East China Sea, the defense ministry said Sunday.