Japan and the United States carried out a joint military exercise over the Sea of Japan on Dec. 10, underscoring their alliance, Japan’s Ministry of Defense said on Dec. 11.
The drill, which involved advanced fighter jets from Japan and long-range bombers from the United States, came days after Tokyo accused Chinese military aircraft of targeting Japanese jets with radar. It also followed a joint patrol near Japan by Chinese and Russian strategic bombers earlier this week. The exercise preceded defense talks between Tokyo and Washington.
Japan Self-Defense Forces and the U.S. Armed Forces conducted the exercise “amid an increasingly severe security environment surrounding Japan,” the defense ministry said….
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