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Japan and US launch largest-ever military drills near southwestern islands

Original: Japanese, U.S. troops initiate largest-ever military drills around strategic southwestern islands

Japanese and United States troops have begun their largest-ever joint military exercises, focused on Japan's strategic southwestern islands. The drills bring together an unprecedented scale of personnel and equipment, underscoring the two allies' deepening defence cooperation. The exercises draw attention because of the islands' proximity to Taiwan and contested waters, where regional tensions have been rising.

Why now: The drills' record scale and location near Taiwan and disputed waters make them significant amid heightened regional security tensions.

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• Japanese, U.S. troops initiate largest-ever military drills around strategic southwestern islands · Washington Times

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