By YOSHIHIRO MAKINO/ Senior Staff Writer
June 16, 2023 at 07:00 JST
Japanese and U.S. forces participate in the joint Keen Sword 23 exercise in November 2022 around the southwestern Nansei Islands and elsewhere. (From the website of the Japanese Defense Ministry’s Joint Staff Office)
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