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- 1US missile system to be stored indefinitely at Okinawa base●A powerful U.S. missile system that has been deployed in Japan for joint military exercises with the Self-Defense Forces
A powerful U.S. missile system deployed in Japan for joint exercises with the Self-Defense Forces will be stored indefinitely at a key military base in Okinawa Prefecture from mid-October, according to The Japan Times. The arrangement signals a continuing American military presence in the prefecture and is likely to draw attention given local sensitivity to the US baseload and regional security tensions.
- 2Japan's Self-Defense Forces wrap up first overseas firefighting mission in Indonesia●Japan defense force to end 1st overseas firefighting mission in Indonesia
Japan's Self-Defense Forces are concluding their first-ever overseas firefighting deployment, carried out in Indonesia. The mission marked a notable step in Japan's expanding role in international disaster-relief operations, and its completion is drawing attention to how the country's defense forces may engage in similar missions abroad in the future.