ENIWA, Hokkaido Dozens of tanks and hundreds of soldiers fired explosives and machine guns in drills Monday on Japan’s northern island of Hokkaido, a main stronghold for a nation that is perhaps the world’s least-known military powerhouse.
Dozens of Japanese tanks are participating in a major exercise on the northern island of Hokkaido in a display of military power that coincides with a recent escalation of Chinese and Russian military moves around Japanese territory
Dozens of tanks and hundreds of soldiers fired explosives and machine guns in drills Monday on Japan's northern island of Hokkaido, a main stronghold for a nation that is perhaps the world's least-known military powerhouse.
Dozens of tanks and hundreds of troops yesterday fired explosives and machine guns in drills on Japan’s northern island of Hokkaido, a main stronghold for a nation that is perhaps the world’s least-known military powerhouse.
Just across the sea from Russia, the Japan Self-Defense Forces opened up the firing exercises to the media in a display of public firepower that coincides with an escalation of Chinese and Russian military moves around Japanese territory.
The drills, which foreign journalists rarely have a chance to witness, continue for nine days and include about 1,300 Ground Self-Defense Force troops.
Yesterday, as hundreds of troops cheered from
ENIWA, Japan Dozens of tanks and hundreds of soldiers fired explosives and machine guns in drills Monday on Japan s northern island of Hokkaido, a main st.