Keeping in mind that the China Coast Guard ships are repeatedly invading Japan's territorial waters off the coast of the Senkaku Islands in Okinawa Prefecture, the Ministry of Defense will continue joint training between the Self-Defense Forces and the U.S. Army around the Senkaku Islands. We would like to widely disseminate strong cooperation between Japan and the United States both domestically and internationally.
At the previous Japan-US Defense Ministers' Meeting, Defense Minister Kishi and Secretary of Defense Austin agreed on serious concerns about the "Marine Police Law," which allowed China to use weapons with the Coast Guard. In order to improve coping ability, we confirmed that we will carry out training in the Self-Defense Forces and the US Army and strengthen responsiveness.
The Ministry of Defense intends to repeat joint training by the Self-Defense Forces and the U.S. Army around the Senkaku Islands, keeping in mind the movement of the China Coast Guard, which is repeatedly invading Japan's territorial waters off the coast of the Senkaku Islands in Okinawa Prefecture. ..
Joint training in the southwestern region, including the Senkaku Islands, has been conducted so far, but in the future, in addition to plans to increase the scale by increasing the number of participating units, the opinion that it should be conducted in a place closer to the Senkaku Islands. Therefore, we are rushing to coordinate between Japan and the United States.
Minister of Defense Kishi said, "It is important to strengthen the responsiveness of both the US military and the Self-Defense Forces through more advanced training. By conducting the training, we will show that" Japan and the United States are together. " Has a very important meaning. "