The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) announced on the 30th that it will conduct a joint exercise in the Sea of Japan, involving an American aircraft carrier and a South Korean destroyer.
It seems that the aim is to emphasize cooperation with North Korea, which repeatedly launches ballistic missiles, in mind.
According to the Maritime Self-Defense Force, the joint training to be held in the Sea of Japan on the 30th will include
one Maritime Self-Defense Force escort ship, five
U.S. Navy nuclear-powered aircraft carriers Ronald Reagan and submarines, and
a
South Korean Navy destroyer. One ship will participate.
It is the first time since December 2017 that Japan, the United States and South Korea will conduct joint training in the Sea of Japan, and this time it will be training for submarines that navigate underwater.
The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) said it would "strengthen cooperation to realize a free and open Indo-Pacific," and emphasized cooperation between Japan, the United States, and South Korea, with North Korea, which repeatedly launches ballistic missiles, as well as China and Russia in mind. It seems that there is an aim to do so.
On the other hand, in the Sea of Japan, the US and South Korean forces are conducting joint exercises until the 29th. .
In addition, until the 27th, ships of the Chinese Navy and the Russian Navy were confirmed to be sailing westward in the Pacific Ocean around the Izu Islands, and the Self-Defense Forces are continuing to monitor and monitor them.