BEIJING, Dec 9 (Reuters) - Japan is threatening China militarily which is "completely unacceptable", Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi told his German counterpart, after Japan said that Chinese fighter jets had aimed their radar at Japanese military aircraft.

Mageshima is located in the narrow Osumi Strait, one of the few waterways used by the Chinese navy to gain access to the Philippine Sea and the wider Pacific Ocean. Satellite imagery reviewed by Newsweek showed that base construction on the island has continued rapidly since it began in January 2023.

As relations with China continue to deteriorate, Japan is embarking on its biggest military buildup in at least four decades.

Russian and Chinese bombers conducted a joint patrol Tuesday, flying over the East China Sea and Western Pacific, prompting Seoul and Tokyo to scramble fighter aircraft to monitor the flights. At approximately 10:00 a.

In a world beset by conflict in the Middle East and an enduring war in Ukraine, tensions are again heating up in East Asia. Will cooler heads prevail?

Japan and Germany are strengthening their militaries as they seek to increase defense readiness amid tensions with larger neighbors.

The Japanese government is taking uncomfortable steps to prepare its citizens for a possible future war that its military would not be able to avoid.