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Japanese navy seeks stronger stance against China off Ryukyu Islands

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The joint Japan-US exercise ‘Keen Sword’, conducted by the Japan Self-Defence Forces and the US Army in Isen, Kagoshima Prefecture (western Japan), and on the island of Kyushu, on 18 November 2022.
The joint Japan-US exercise ‘Keen Sword’, conducted by the Japan Self-Defence Forces and the US Army in Isen, Kagoshima Prefecture (western Japan), and on the island of Kyushu, on 18 November 2022.
The joint Japan-US exercise ‘Keen Sword’, conducted by the Japan Self-Defence Forces and the US Army in Isen, Kagoshima Prefecture (western Japan), and on the island of Kyushu, on 18 November 2022. © Hidenori Nagai/The Yomiuri Shimbun via AFP

Alongside the Japan-US ‘Keen Sword' military exercise, the Japanese navy general staff is looking to step up its strategic posturing towards China.

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