2. Common Sense presents: Japan’s Strategic Challenge 25 July 2015

3. 18% 5% 8% 21% 9% 6% 5% 4% 5% United States Australia South Korea China Hong Kong Thailand Saudi Arabia UAE Qatar 4.2 trillion USD Exports Imports 17% 18% Oil, Gas, Coal = 25%

4. Tanegashima Yakushima Amami Okinawa Miyako Tokunoshima Fukue Nakadori Tsushima Ogasawara Iwo Jima Senkaku Iturup Shikotan Habomai Kunashir Honshu Kyushu Shikoku Hokkaido Western Army Infantry Regiment Ishigaki Yonaguni

5. Tanegashima Yakushima Amami Okinawa Tokunoshima Fukue Nakadori Tsushima Ogasawara Iwo Jima Senkaku Iturup Shikotan Habomai Kunashir Honshu Kyushu Shikoku Hokkaido 6 7 Miyako Ishigaki Yonaguni

6. Tanegashima Yakushima Amami Okinawa Tokunoshima Fukue Nakadori Tsushima Ogasawara Iwo Jima Senkaku Iturup Shikotan Habomai Kunashir Honshu Kyushu Shikoku Hokkaido 6 7 East Sea Fleet Miyako Strait: 160 miles Amami Strait: 125 miles Miyako Ishigaki Yonaguni Second Artillery Corps

7. Tanegashima Yakushima Amami Okinawa Tokunoshima Fukue Nakadori Tsushima Ogasawara Iwo Jima Senkaku Iturup Shikotan Habomai Kunashir Honshu Kyushu Shikoku Hokkaido 6 7 Miyako Ishigaki Yonaguni Independence-class

8. Source: SIPRI

9. By Fernando Betancor