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Japan and the United States regularly hold the "Sharp Sword" series of joint military exercises. The scale of this exercise has been expanded and multiple countries have participated.
Xinhua News Agency, Tokyo, October 17 (Reporters Li Ziyue and Chen Ze'an) According to Japan's Kyodo News Agency report on the 17th, Japan and the United States will carry out the "Sharp Sword 27" large-scale joint military exercise in various places in Japan from the 19th to the 29th, involving a total of nearly 60,000 troops, triggering widespread concern and opposition in Japan.
According to reports, this exercise is a comprehensive training covering land, sea and air forces. The Japanese Self-Defense Forces and the US military will invest approximately 45,000 people and 12,000 people respectively. In addition, Australia, Canada, France, Germany, the Netherlands, New Zealand and the Philippines will also participate, with the latter five participating for the first time.
It is worth noting that the "Type 25 surface-to-ship missile" that the Japanese government forcibly deployed in Kumamoto Prefecture in March this year despite the opposition of local people will participate in this exercise. The missile will be moved from Kumamoto Prefecture to the Onohara exercise range across Nagasaki and Saga prefectures. The missile has a range of about 1,000 kilometers, far beyond Japan's territory.
According to reports, the US military will also invest in advanced military equipment, including deploying the "Navy/Marine Corps Expeditionary Ship Interception System" and "Marine Air Defense Integrated System" to Yonaguni Island in Japan's westernmost Okinawa Prefecture for the first time. In the offshore waters of Hokkaido and Northeastern Japan, Japan and the United States will also conduct training to deal with ballistic missiles and military aircraft, and conduct drills such as parachute landing, amphibious vehicle landing, and casualty treatment in many places in Japan, as well as related training to support land, sea and air forces in space and cyberspace.
This military exercise has caused widespread concern and opposition in Japan. According to recent reports from Japanese media, since October, public protests have broken out in Okinawa, Nagasaki, Oita and other places, demanding the cancellation of exercises and the suspension of military training in civilian facilities. Many civil society organizations pointed out that this move by Japan and the United States will only exacerbate regional tensions and put local people at risk.
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Japan and the United States will launch the "Sharp Sword 27" large-scale joint military exercise from the 19th to the 29th.
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