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TAIPEI (Taiwan News) – In order to balance and monitor China’s increasing activity in the South China Sea, the government of Japan has decided to increase the number of resident military advisers in partner nations of the region.

On March 7, it was reported by Liberty Times that Japan will be dispatching permanent military advisers to the Philippines, Vietnam, and Malaysia to cooperate with the local governments on intelligence operations regarding China’s activity in the region.

According to Japanese media, this is the first time the Japanese government has assigned official military attaches to the three Southeast Asian countries, and the original number of officers planned has also been increased from one officer to two officers, for each of the three countries.

In addition to coordinating intelligence between countries on behalf of Japan’s SDF, the aadvisers will also have responsibilities related to the security of the Japanese embassies in the three host countries.

According to the report from Liberty Times, Japan is also preparing to provide the Philippine military with three new TC-90 utility aircraft, which will help the Philippines better monitor Chinese activity around its territory.
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https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/3378507

Opening ceremony and demonstration for the Japanese Rapid Amphibious Deployment Brigade being introduced.









Plan of joint-training between the Japanese Ground Self Defense Force and other nations such as the US, Australia, India, and the UK for fiscal year 2018. The document also includes a schedule for Japan only training, but just translated the joint-training
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US-Japan joint-training
-Command and Control: Yama Sakura 74, Northern Army, in the US, June
-Command and Control: Yama Sakura 75, Northern Army, in Japan, December

-Working exercise with US Army in Japan: Orient Shield, North Eastern Army, August-September
-Working exercise with US Army in Japan: North Wind, Northern Army, January-March

-Working exercise with USMC in Japan: Northern Viper, Northern Army, July-September
-Working exercise with USMC in Japan: Forest Light 01, Western Army, October-December
-Working exercise with USMC in Japan: Forest Light 02, Middle Army, January-March

-Working exercise with US Army in the US: Raising Thunder, Eastern Army, August-September
-Working exercise with US Army in the US: Arctic Aurora, Combined Ground, May-June
-Working exercise with US Army in the US: at the National Training Center, Northern Army, January-March
-Working exercise with US Army in the US: RIMPAC (anti-ship warfare), Western Army, June-August

-Working exercise with USMC in the US: RIMPAC (Amphibious vehicles), Combined Ground, June-August
-Working exercise with USMC in the Philippines: KAMANDAG, Combined Ground, September-October
-Working exercise with USMC in the US: Iron Fist, Combined Ground, January-March

Japan-US-Australia joint-training
-Participation in Australia: AASAM, Fuji School, April-May
-Working exercise with US and Australia militaries in Australia: Southern Jackaroo, Eastern Army, May-June
-Working exercise with US and Australia militaries in Japan: disaster countermeasures, Middle Army, October

Multi-national exercise in Mongolia called Khaan Quest, Combined Ground, June

Working exercise with the British Army in Japan: Fuji School, September-October

Working exercise with the Indian Army in India: Eastern Army, October-December

Four working exercise activities with British Army and Indian Army during the working exercise with the US in anti-ship warfare and the training at the National Training Center in the US.
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http://www.mod.go.jp/gsdf/news/press...f/20180406.pdf