Category: Japan Self Defense Force

Countering CCP Military Threat, Japan Establishing Defense in Okinawa

December 12, 2022
Asia & PacificChinaChinese RegimeInternationalJapan Self Defense ForcemilitaryOkinawaPrime Minister Shinzo AbeThreat from Communist ChinaUS-China relationsWorldzero-covid policy
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Following the late Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s principle that “A Taiwan emergency is a Japanese emergency,” Japan will  set up an Okinawa Defense Corps to counter Beijing’s military threat. Japan’s Defense Ministry will establish an Okinawa Defense Group in the Ground Self-Defense Force (GSDF) as a new unit at the heart of the defense of…

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Japan’s New PM to Continue Quad Support, but Country Needs Stronger Military to Counter China: Experts

October 23, 2021
Chinafumio kishidaInternational RelationsJapanJapan Self Defense ForcemilitaryquadQuadrilateral Security DialogueShinzo AbeTaiwanYoshihide Suga
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Experts believe that Japan’s new prime minister, Fumio Kishida, will continue to increase Japan’s commitment to the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue (Quad), but that greater efforts to strengthen Japan’s military will be necessary to secure the region from aggression by the Chinese regime. A key area of concern is the ability of the Japan Self-Defense Forces (JSDF)…

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