Japan Self-Defense Forces
The , or JSDF, occasionally referred to as JSF or SDF, are the unified military forces of Japan that were established after the end of the post-World War II US occupation of Japan.
Japan Maritime Self Defense Force to host 37th annual Iwakuni base festival - Marines.mil (blog)
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Japan Maritime Self Defense Force to host 37th annual Iwakuni base festival Marines.mil (blog) The Japan Maritime Self Defense Force will host its annual open house for station members and locals at the JMSDF apron area here Sept. ... |
Published on Thursday 9th of September 2010 11:09:00 PM
Chinese fishing boat captain's arrest reasonable - The Daily Yomiuri
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Chinese fishing boat captain's arrest reasonable The Daily Yomiuri While the JCG will continue to monitor the illegal operations of Chinese fishing boats in the area, the Maritime Self-Defense Force should cooperate closely ... |
Published on Thursday 9th of September 2010 11:09:00 PM
Japan to Stage Drill in Response to Chinese Naval Buildup - The Chosun Ilbo
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 AFP | Japan to Stage Drill in Response to Chinese Naval Buildup The Chosun Ilbo Tension is growing in the South China Sea as Japan works out a response to China's naval buildup. The Japan Self-Defense Forces plan to stage a massive ... Japan Plans to Conduct Self-Defense Exercises to 'Recapture' Nansei Island SDF exercises to 'recapture' Nansei island / Simulation aims to send China signal Japan Digest: SDF Drills, Ozawa Ponders Run, Child Victims Online |
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Better rules needed for SDF weapons use - The Daily Yomiuri
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Better rules needed for SDF weapons use The Daily Yomiuri The use of weapons by Self-Defense Forces personnel is an issue that needs to be discussed for Japan to more actively participate in international ... |
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First batch of SDF mission departs for flood-hit Pakistan - IBNLive.com
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First batch of SDF mission departs for flood-hit Pakistan IBNLive.com PTI Fukuoka, Aug 21 (Kyodo) The first members of a Japanese Self-Defence Forces helicopter unit that will provide humanitarian relief to flood-hit Pakistan ... GSDF choppers Pakistan-bound Japan prepares for chopper dispatch to flood-hit Pakistan GSDF helicopter unit ordered to Pakistan |
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Ozawa criticizes enshrinement of Class A criminals at Yasukuni Shrine - Mainichi Daily News
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 Mainichi Daily News | Ozawa criticizes enshrinement of Class A criminals at Yasukuni Shrine Mainichi Daily News Q: Do you have any intention of boosting Self-Defense Forces in Okinawa and on the Amami Islands in Kagoshima Prefecture? A: I'm not considering immediately ... |
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Japanese forces gird for mock island assault - Asia Times Online
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Japanese forces gird for mock island assault Asia Times Online [2] The China Post said that, "It is almost inconceivable that Japan's Self-Defense forces, which have inherited the venerable historic tradition of its ... |
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Air support squadron updates urban warfare capabilities - Marines.mil (blog)
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Air support squadron updates urban warfare capabilities Marines.mil (blog) MASS-2 concluded training at the Japanese Self Defense Force's Military Operations in Urban Terrain facility. SSgt. Hinkhouse, MASS-2's supply chief and ... |
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PROFILE-Japan's Finance Minister Yoshihiko Noda - Reuters
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 Globe and Mail | PROFILE-Japan's Finance Minister Yoshihiko Noda Reuters Unlike many senior politicians in recent years, Noda, the son of a serviceman in Japan's Self-Defense forces, does not come from a privileged background. ... Japan should ease arms export ban: panel report |
Published on Thursday 9th of September 2010 11:09:00 PM
US-Japan Alliance: Reshaping "Northeast Asia" beyond the Border - Brookings Institution
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US-Japan Alliance: Reshaping "Northeast Asia" beyond the Border Brookings Institution But it has begun to take some steps toward increasing its security role; Japan's controversial dispatch of Self-Defense Forces (SDF) troops to Iraq, ... |
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