The Diplomat

Japan to Send Combat Units to Philippines-US Balikatan Exercises for the First Time

The move represents a historic shift in Japan’s security engagement with Southeast Asia – and Manila specifically.
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Protests over Japan-US military drills in Okinawa expose domestic rifts

While Japan's defence minister has condemned the protests, a governor says the US military presence places a huge burden on Okinawa Protests that disrupted a major Japan-US military exercise in ...
Stars and Stripes

Jump training restarts at Yokota after mayor protests paratrooper’s off-base landing

YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan — Parachute training is resuming at this western Tokyo airlift hub after a U.S. Army paratrooper drifted off course and landed in a nearby city, prompting a protest from the ...
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Robot dogs support Japanese troops during multinational training near Tokyo

NARASHINO TRAINING AREA, Japan — Japanese soldiers showed off doglike robots during airborne training alongside troops from the United States and 13 other nations Sunday. The four-legged machines ...
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Exclusive: South Korea proposes excluding Japan from training, US chooses Japan

The announcement of the plan to conduct the South Korea-U.S. joint exercise ‘Freedom Shield (FS)’ was delayed on the 22nd as ...
USNI

U.S., Japan Pledge to Expand Joint Training Across First Island Chain

U.S. Marines with 3d Marine Division execute a notional fire mission with the Navy-Marine Expeditionary Ship Interdiction System during an Expeditionary Advanced Base Field Training Exercise at the ...
The Business Journals

Textron Aviation Defense secures contract to sell pilot trainer aircraft to Japanese military

To continue reading this content, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings and refresh this page. Preview this article 1 min Wichita-based Textron Aviation ...