{"id":165860,"date":"2024-09-27T16:19:52","date_gmt":"2024-09-27T07:19:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/?post_type=news&#038;p=165860&#038;lang=en"},"modified":"2024-09-27T16:20:05","modified_gmt":"2024-09-27T07:20:05","slug":"large-scale-japan-us-military-exercises","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/news\/large-scale-japan-us-military-exercises\/","title":{"rendered":"Large-Scale Japan-US Military Exercises to Begin in October"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Ministry of Defense announced large-scale joint exercises between Japan&#8217;s Self-Defense Forces and the U.S. military, scheduled to begin on October 23. The exercises, involving approximately 45,000 personnel, will be conducted at newly designated &#8220;special use airports&#8221; across Kyushu, including combat training at Kumamoto and Nagasaki airports and maritime patrols at Kitakyushu Airport. The drills aim to enhance readiness for potential emergencies, with specific exercises also planned in Okinawa, including the first deployment of Osprey aircraft to Naha Airport. <\/span><b>Source:<\/b> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mod.go.jp\/js\/pdf\/2024\/p20240926_02.pdf\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Ministry of Defense<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \/ <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www3.nhk.or.jp\/fukuoka-news\/20240927\/5010025723.html\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">NHK<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-165865\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/fnn_us-military_2024_cl.jpg?resize=1400%2C804&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Large-Scale Japan-US Military Exercises to Begin in October\" width=\"1400\" height=\"804\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/fnn_us-military_2024_cl.jpg?w=1400&amp;ssl=1 1400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/fnn_us-military_2024_cl.jpg?resize=300%2C172&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/fnn_us-military_2024_cl.jpg?resize=1024%2C588&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/fnn_us-military_2024_cl.jpg?resize=768%2C441&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Stay informed with the latest Fukuoka &amp; Kyushu news and events in English. Sign up for our <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/mailmagazine\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">free weekly newsletter <\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">today and never miss a beat. Opt out anytime, your privacy is our priority. Get the inside scoop with <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/mailmagazine\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Now<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Summaries based on public content, errors may occur during translation. Images credited independently. Send feedback using <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/contact\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">this <\/span><b>form<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Ministry of Defense announced large-scale joint exercises between Japan&#8217;s Self-Defense Forces and the U.S. military, scheduled to begin on October 23&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":29305,"featured_media":165866,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","tags":[],"class_list":["post-165860","news","type-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","location-kyushu","news-category-general","en-US"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/165860","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/news"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/29305"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=165860"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/165866"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=165860"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=165860"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}