As champion of force-on-force training with US Marines, Japanese colonel paid 'political' price
A decision to train Japanese troops with U.S. Marines in force-on-force exercises near Mount Fuji may have cost Col. Rikiya Kondo his career.
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A decision to train Japanese troops with U.S. Marines in force-on-force exercises near Mount Fuji may have cost Col. Rikiya Kondo his career.
Japan is permitting more family members to visit their relatives with the U.S. military even as COVID-19 case numbers exceed previous pandemic records.
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