According to local media reports in Kagoshima Prefecture in Japan, the “Oriental Shield” joint exercise involving Japan, the United States, and Australia began on the 8th in Hokkaido, Kagoshima, and other places in Japan, and will continue until the 24th. Related developments have raised concerns and opposition within Japan. The report said that Japan, the US, and Australia sent a total of about 3,700 people to participate in the exercise. At the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Kanoya Air Base, following the Japan-US “Brave Shield” joint exercises from June to July this year, the “Tsutsumi” medium missile system and the “Haimas” high-mobility rocket system will once again be used to carry out anti-ship combat training.

According to local media reports in Kagoshima Prefecture in Japan, the “Oriental Shield” joint exercise involving Japan, the United States, and Australia began on the 8th in Hokkaido, Kagoshima, and other places in Japan, and will continue until the 24th. Related developments have raised concerns and opposition within Japan. The report said that Japan, the US, and Australia sent a total of about 3,700 people to participate in the exercise. At the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Kanoya Air Base, following the Japan-US “Brave Shield” joint exercises from June to July this year, the “Tsutsumi” medium missile system and the “Haimas” high-mobility rocket system will once again be used to carry out anti-ship combat training.