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Crisp! Lol I know what you mean..Thanks buddy, sharing some pictures of some auxiliary and replenishment ships. I'll post more...
Love this picture. Our guys look so handsome, clean, crisp, serious. hehehe..
How do you say crisp in Japanese though?
Japan prepares its Fleet Training to visit Brazil and rest of South America
Japón prepara nueva visita de su Flota de Entrenamiento a Brasil y Sudamérica
Japón prepara nueva visita de su Flota de Entrenamiento a Brasil y Sudamérica
Japan and U.S. look to extend naval missions after law change
U.S. Navy and Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force ships steam in formation during their military manoeuvre exercise known as Keen Sword 15 in the sea south of Japan, in this November 19, 2014 handout provided by the U.S. Navy.
Reuters/Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Bradley J. Gee/U.S. Navy/Handout via Reuters
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's push to allow Tokyo to come to the aid of an ally under attack will pave the way for closer cooperation between U.S. and Japanese forces across Asia, a top U.S. commander said on Tuesday.
Expanded training and joint missions could extend from Japan through the disputed South China Sea - claimed in whole or part by China, Vietnam, the Philippines and other nations - into the Indian Ocean.
Neither the United States nor Japan have territorial claims in the South China Sea, but the Seventh Fleet operates in the area. A Japanese naval presence there could irritate Beijing.
Abe's government plans to submit bills to parliament in coming months to ratify his cabinet's decision last year to allow Japan to exercise its right of collective self-defence. Abe's coalition enjoys a big majority in parliament.
"CSD makes it easier for the Seventh Fleet and JMSDF to exercise and operate across the Indo Asia Pacific," Admiral Robert Thomas, commander of the force said aboard his command ship, the USS Blue Ridge, in Yokohama.
The Japanese "have the capacity and capability for operations in international waters and international airspace anywhere on the globe," he told a media briefing with Admiral Eiichi Funada, commander of the JMSDF.
Chinese foreign ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying said the Japan-U.S. alliance "should not exceed its bilateral scope and nor should it harm the security of interests of countries in the region".
"We hope that relevant Japan-U.S. cooperation and the development of their relations can play a proactive and constructive role for regional peace, development and stability," she told a daily news briefing in Beijing.
A broader regional military role for Japan is being welcomed by Washington, as it pushes its allies in Asia, including Australia, to do more as China takes an increasingly assertive stance in territorial disputes in the region.
Japan and the United States have said they will decide by the end of June on a new set of guidelines for their decades-old alliance that will give Japan a more prominent role.
Japan's navy consists of around 120 vessels, including more than 40 destroyers and a submarine force of around 20 boats.
Japan and U.S. look to extend naval missions after law change| Reuters
U.S. Navy and Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force ships steam in formation during their military manoeuvre exercise known as Keen Sword 15 in the sea south of Japan, in this November 19, 2014 handout provided by the U.S. Navy.
Reuters/Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Bradley J. Gee/U.S. Navy/Handout via Reuters
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's push to allow Tokyo to come to the aid of an ally under attack will pave the way for closer cooperation between U.S. and Japanese forces across Asia, a top U.S. commander said on Tuesday.
Expanded training and joint missions could extend from Japan through the disputed South China Sea - claimed in whole or part by China, Vietnam, the Philippines and other nations - into the Indian Ocean.
Neither the United States nor Japan have territorial claims in the South China Sea, but the Seventh Fleet operates in the area. A Japanese naval presence there could irritate Beijing.
Abe's government plans to submit bills to parliament in coming months to ratify his cabinet's decision last year to allow Japan to exercise its right of collective self-defence. Abe's coalition enjoys a big majority in parliament.
"CSD makes it easier for the Seventh Fleet and JMSDF to exercise and operate across the Indo Asia Pacific," Admiral Robert Thomas, commander of the force said aboard his command ship, the USS Blue Ridge, in Yokohama.
The Japanese "have the capacity and capability for operations in international waters and international airspace anywhere on the globe," he told a media briefing with Admiral Eiichi Funada, commander of the JMSDF.
Chinese foreign ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying said the Japan-U.S. alliance "should not exceed its bilateral scope and nor should it harm the security of interests of countries in the region".
"We hope that relevant Japan-U.S. cooperation and the development of their relations can play a proactive and constructive role for regional peace, development and stability," she told a daily news briefing in Beijing.
A broader regional military role for Japan is being welcomed by Washington, as it pushes its allies in Asia, including Australia, to do more as China takes an increasingly assertive stance in territorial disputes in the region.
Japan and the United States have said they will decide by the end of June on a new set of guidelines for their decades-old alliance that will give Japan a more prominent role.
Japan's navy consists of around 120 vessels, including more than 40 destroyers and a submarine force of around 20 boats.
Japan and U.S. look to extend naval missions after law change| Reuters
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Something bigger in class perhaps.
Can't wait to see a Japanese aircraft carrier with fixed wing fighters do a joint-naval exercise with Indian Navy.
SEOUL, April 10 (Yonhap) -- Japan has asked South Korea to hold defense ministers' talks next month amid soured bilateral ties over historical and territorial issues, defense ministry officials here said Friday.
Japan "made the request to our side to hold the ministerial meeting on the sidelines of the planned Shangri-La Dialogue," a Seoul official said, requesting anonymity, citing the annual regional defense ministers' talks slated for next month in Singapore.
"We are reviewing that carefully," the official said, adding no consultation has taken place with Japan over the matter.
Top defense chiefs of the neighbors last met face-to-face in June 2011, though they have sat down for talks on a regular basis under a trilateral format with the United States.
"Japan has stated its desire several times to hold defense ministers' meetings with South Korea," another Seoul official said. "We will make a decision on the matter in consideration of diverse security and diplomatic aspects."
The development comes at a time when the Seoul-Tokyo relations have been badly hurt after Japan's renewed territorial claims to South Korea's easternmost islets of Dokdo and Japan's failure to apologize for the forced enslavement of Asian women, mostly Koreans, for its soldiers during World War II.
Despite tensions, South Korea and Japan are scheduled to hold so-called 2+2 talks, involving two senior foreign affairs and defense officials from each side, in Seoul next week, the first high-level security talks in more than five years.
Japan asks Seoul for defense chiefs' talks in May | GlobalPost
Japan "made the request to our side to hold the ministerial meeting on the sidelines of the planned Shangri-La Dialogue," a Seoul official said, requesting anonymity, citing the annual regional defense ministers' talks slated for next month in Singapore.
"We are reviewing that carefully," the official said, adding no consultation has taken place with Japan over the matter.
Top defense chiefs of the neighbors last met face-to-face in June 2011, though they have sat down for talks on a regular basis under a trilateral format with the United States.
"Japan has stated its desire several times to hold defense ministers' meetings with South Korea," another Seoul official said. "We will make a decision on the matter in consideration of diverse security and diplomatic aspects."
The development comes at a time when the Seoul-Tokyo relations have been badly hurt after Japan's renewed territorial claims to South Korea's easternmost islets of Dokdo and Japan's failure to apologize for the forced enslavement of Asian women, mostly Koreans, for its soldiers during World War II.
Despite tensions, South Korea and Japan are scheduled to hold so-called 2+2 talks, involving two senior foreign affairs and defense officials from each side, in Seoul next week, the first high-level security talks in more than five years.
Japan asks Seoul for defense chiefs' talks in May | GlobalPost
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Welcome Sir!
Terima Kasi !
Congratulates to the cadets of the SDF, especially those who are to enlist to the JMSDF ! We all are proud of you !
4月9日(木)海上自衛隊舞鶴教育隊において、一般曹候補生及び自衛官候補生の入隊式が行われ、入隊者に激励をしてきました。式には大変多くの保護者がお 見えになり、力強い宣誓と初めて見るご子息の制服姿に感動され「頑張れー！」と応援する声があちこちで聞こえていました。
4月9日(木)海上自衛隊舞鶴教育隊において、一般曹候補生及び自衛官候補生の入隊式が行われ、入隊者に激励をしてきました。式には大変多くの保護者がお 見えになり、力強い宣誓と初めて見るご子息の制服姿に感動され「頑張れー！」と応援する声があちこちで聞こえていました。
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