{"id":4332,"date":"2018-10-16T22:42:49","date_gmt":"2018-10-16T22:42:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.plymouth.ac.uk\/dcss\/?p=4332"},"modified":"2018-10-16T22:42:49","modified_gmt":"2018-10-16T22:42:49","slug":"why-you-are-seeing-more-of-japans-military","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.plymouth.ac.uk\/dcss\/2018\/10\/16\/why-you-are-seeing-more-of-japans-military\/","title":{"rendered":"WHY YOU ARE SEEING MORE OF JAPAN\u2019S MILITARY"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Source: CNN<\/p>\n

By Brad Lendon<\/p>\n

When tanks rolled and troops marched at a Japanese military base on Sunday, it was just the latest display in what analysts say is a campaign by Tokyo to increase the profile of its Self-Defense Forces.<\/p>\n

Presiding over the display involving 4,000 troops, dozens of pieces armor and warplanes, including its newest F-35 stealth fighters, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe touted Japan’s defense relationships extending as far as Europe.<\/p>\n

“You’re working on warning and surveillance activities, cooperating with allied countries, such as the United States, the United Kingdom, Australia, Canada, New Zealand,” the Japanese Prime Minster told the troops assembled for the Japan Self-Defense Forces annual military review at Camp Asaka, just northwest of Tokyo.<\/p>\n

Image source: US. Navy<\/p>\n

Read more at: https:\/\/edition.cnn.com\/2018\/10\/15\/asia\/japan-military-visibility-intl\/index.html?fbclid=IwAR0jinnT0H3rFrhhsXXUAD_QYo_t6L7SyKu8YBIAhq2-_jwyx4sFH3LV5Qk<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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