Japan Breaks Pacifist Taboo: Fires Type-88 Missile, Sinks Ship During Balikatan 2026 Drills; China Unhappy

Breaking away from its post-war pacifist traditions, Japan sank a decommissioned ship using the long-range Type-88 missile as part of the ongoing Balikatan 2026 multi-national military drills hosted by the Philippines. The Japanese Self-Defense Forces (JSDF) fired Type 88 surface-to-ship missiles on May 5, hitting a mock enemy ship, the decommissioned Philippine Navy’s Quezon corvette, […] The post Japan Breaks Pacifist Taboo: Fires Type-88 Missile, Sinks Ship During Balikatan 2026 Drills; China Unhappy appeared first on EURASIAN TIMES.