JUMP engages US servicemembers in high-level dialogue with U.S.-Japan alliance leaders. Made possible by financial support from the Embassy of Japan.
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A military exercise involving Japan’s Self-Defense Forces and thousands of U.S. troops is being adapted so drills can continue throughout Typhoon Champi, making use of the severe weather to offer troops experience of operating under extreme conditions.
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The strongest storm on the planet so far this year is forcing U.S. and Japanese military commanders to scale back or cancel portions of Keen Sword, a major exercise involving tens of thousands of troops across Japan.
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The aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt steamed into Tokyo Bay on Friday morning, becoming the first visiting U.S. carrier to dock at 7th Fleet’s homeport in more than four years as its strike group prepares for a major U.S.-Japan military exercise.
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Okinawa Gov. Genta Koja said Friday he accepts the deployment of U.S. military MV-22 Osprey transport aircraft at the Futenma air station, reversing the southern Japan prefecture's longstanding opposition to their presence.
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The Chinese Navy sent its Liaoning aircraft carrier flotilla for joint military training in the western Pacific, the Defense Ministry in Beijing announced Wednesday, with Japan expected to keep a watchful eye on the drills.
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US Secretary of State Marco Rubio vowed to cooperate with Japanese authorities investigating allegations that a US Marine murdered a woman in Okinawa, a case that sparked protests and prompted a US military curfew and mandatory training.
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The Marine Corps will deploy two of its newest missile systems to Japan’s westernmost island — about 70 miles from Taiwan — for the first time this month during a large-scale exercise with Japanese forces.
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The U.S. Army is expanding its logistics headquarters on Okinawa by about 120 personnel as part of a reorganization aimed at sustaining U.S. forces across the Western Pacific.
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The U.S. military is planning to deploy an advanced anti-ship missile system to a Japanese island close to Taiwan for the first time during a major training exercise later this month, a move that may draw China’s ire.
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The Defense Ministry plans to introduce a new contract system to support startups in developing unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and other products to tap their advanced technologies.
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The U.S. Army will temporarily store its mid-range missile system, Typhon, and High Mobility Artillery Rocket System, or HIMARS, at Kadena Air Base on Okinawa starting in mid-October, according to Japan’s Defense Ministry.
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Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi and U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth agreed in phone talks to advance bilateral security cooperation and strengthen deterrence and response capabilities, the Japanese Defense Ministry said Saturday.
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Military personnel from U.S. Army Pacific, the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force, and the Australian Army gathered during the opening ceremony for Orient Shield 26 at Camp Higashi-Chitose, Sept. 17, 2026.
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Japan is considering a new midterm defense spending target of 3.5% of gross domestic product in line with NATO and other U.S. allies, a move that could send a shock wave through financial markets concerned about Prime Minister Takaichi’s spending plans.
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U.S. service members assigned to Air Force Special Operations Command and U.S. Special Operations Command Pacific, alongside the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force, conducted a bilateral engagement at Camp Kisarazu, Japan, Aug. 24-28, 2026.
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Yama Sakura 91 concluded Sept. 10, 2026, at Camp Asaka, Japan, as three nations completed the annual trilateral command post exercise. The U.S., Japan and Australia spent the last two weeks working shoulder-to-shoulder to increase interoperability.
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A squadron of Marine Corps F-35B Lightning II stealth fighters from South Carolina has deployed to southwestern Japan for training across the Indo-Pacific.
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The United States, Japan and South Korea kicked off air, naval and cyberspace drills Monday, a day after North Korea commissioned a new destroyer it says can carry nuclear-armed missiles.
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Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi on Friday dismissed the idea of foreign nationals joining the Self-Defense Forces, a day after a think tank proposal broached the possibility in light of recruitment woes.
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U.S., Japanese and Australian ground forces are testing artificial intelligence, integrated sensors and other emerging technologies in a multinational command-post exercise aimed at improving how they fight across multiple domains.
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