Japan's military begins nine-day live-fire exercise
Dozens of tanks and hundreds of troops yesterday fired explosives and machine guns in drills on Japan’s northern island of Hokkaido, a main stronghold for a nation that is perhaps the world’s least-known military powerhouse. Just across the sea from Russia, the Japan Self-Defense Forces opened up the firing exercises to the media in a display of public firepower that coincides with an escalation of Chinese and Russian military moves around Japanese territory. The drills, which foreign journalists rarely have a chance to witness, continue for nine days and include about 1,300 Ground Self-De...
Source: taipeitimes.com