For the first time in almost 30 years, Japan's Ground Self-Defense Force is conducting a massive nationwide military exercise to prepare troops for potential conflict
Since mid-September, about 100,000 personnel, 20,000 vehicles and 120 aircraft have been participating in various exercises across the country focused on operational readiness. In recent years, the Indo-Pacific regional has become a focal point of tension, with GSDF officials saying the security environment surrounding Japan is the worst it's been since the end of World War II.
Tensions over the uninhabited rocky chain -- 1,900 kilometers southwest of Tokyo but only a third of that distance from Shanghai -- have simmered for years, and claims over them date back centuries.The GSDF 2nd Division in Asahikawa, Hokkaido travelled to Hijudai Manuvering Area for the drills.Japanese Defense Minister Nobuo Kishi recently told CNN the islands are unquestionably Japanese territory and would be defended as such.
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