The Japanese military officially launched its first amphibious unit on Saturday (7/4/2018). The launch of the territorial water guard troops to protect and defend the remote islands of Japan.
The establishment of the unit simultaneously responds to the presence of China's growing maritime forces in the region.
Launching from Kyodo News, troops still under the Japanese Defense Force (SDF) has 2,100 members and will base on Sasebo.
The Japanese SDF amphibious army is responsible for maintaining the remote islands of Japan and recaptures if the islands are attacked.
"Defending these remote islands is an urgent task amidst the security situation around our growing country," said Japanese Deputy Defense Minister Tomohiro Yamamoto in the inauguration.
After inauguration, the SDF amphibious warfare unit immediately held a joint exercise with the US Marines in Sasebo.
Japan is at odds with China and South Korea over a number of uninhabited islands in the East China Sea region.
Two small islands are now still in dispute between the three countries with each claiming and having their own naming.
Japan claims a pulai called Senkaku, but by China who also claimed to have named it Daioyu.
China's coast guard reportedly routinely cruises near the disputed island since relations between the two governments worsened in 2012.
The establishment of the unit simultaneously responds to the presence of China's growing maritime forces in the region.
Launching from Kyodo News, troops still under the Japanese Defense Force (SDF) has 2,100 members and will base on Sasebo.
The Japanese SDF amphibious army is responsible for maintaining the remote islands of Japan and recaptures if the islands are attacked.
"Defending these remote islands is an urgent task amidst the security situation around our growing country," said Japanese Deputy Defense Minister Tomohiro Yamamoto in the inauguration.
After inauguration, the SDF amphibious warfare unit immediately held a joint exercise with the US Marines in Sasebo.
Japan is at odds with China and South Korea over a number of uninhabited islands in the East China Sea region.
Two small islands are now still in dispute between the three countries with each claiming and having their own naming.
Japan claims a pulai called Senkaku, but by China who also claimed to have named it Daioyu.
China's coast guard reportedly routinely cruises near the disputed island since relations between the two governments worsened in 2012.
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