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Japan’s military responses are increasingly frequent, with fighter jets scrambled nearly 704 times last year—mostly in response to Chinese and Russian aircraft. Russia's military presence is also intensifying around disputed islands seized during WWII, transforming them into strategic outposts and potentially spilling into broader regional instability. Meanwhile, North Korea’s missile arsenal continues to expand, with recent assessments indicating that Pyongyang’s nuclear and missile capabilities now threaten the entire Japanese archipelago.