THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
May 16, 2021 at 18:22 JST
French, Japanese and U.S. troops advance after disembarking from a Ground Self-Defense Force helicopter at the Kirishima training area straddling Kagoshima and Miyazaki prefectures on May 15. (Sunao Gushiken)
France for the first time joined Japan-U.S. joint ground exercises being staged in southwestern Japan to simulate regaining control of remote islands from enemy forces. [Read More]
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