Back Issues 2019

No.118 (Dec. 2019)

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SPECIAL FEATURE

MOD and JSDF Activities in the Pacific Island Countries

TOPICS

PAC-3 Maneuver Deployment Training

ACTIVITIES

Returning Ceremony for the JMSDF Training Squadron
Japan-U.K. Bilateral Exercise “Vigilant Isles”
Capacity Building for Papua New Guinea Defence Force Band
JSDF Disaster Relief Activities associated with 2019’s Typhoon No. 19 (Typhoon Hagibis)
Memorial Service for the JSDF Personnel Who Lost Their Lives in the Line of Duty

EQUIPMENT

T-5 Primary Trainer Aircraft

COLUMN

Tottori Sand Dunes

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Japan-Canada Bilateral Exercise KAEDEX 2019-2

No.117 (Nov. 2019)

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SPECIAL FEATURE

Minister of Defense Succession Ceremony

TOPICS

Minister Kono visits Disaster-Affected Areas

ACTIVITIES

Orient Shield 2019
Japan-Australia Bilateral Training “Bushido Guardian 2019”
Malabar 2019
MOD FY2020 Budget Request

EQUIPMENT

LR-2 Reconnaissance Aircraft

COLUMN

Karatsu Kunchi

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Defense of Japan 2019 Issued

No.116 (Oct. 2019)

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SPECIAL FEATURE

JGSDF Central Band Takes Part in the International Military Tattoo “Spasskaya Tower” in Russia

TOPICS

Japan-U.S. Defense Ministerial Meeting

ACTIVITIES

Then-State Minister of Defense Harada Visits Sri Lanka
Defense Exchange with the Papua New Guinea Defence Force
Fuji Firepower Exercise 2019

EQUIPMENT

F-15J/DJ Fighter

COLUMN

Usa Jingu shrine

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"Children’s Kasumigaseki Study Tour" at the MOD 2019

No.115 (Sep. 2019)

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SPECIAL FEATURE

Naming and Launching Ceremony forDDG Haguro

TOPICS

Talisman Sabre 2019

ACTIVITIES

1st Professional Airmanship Program
Courtesy Call by Commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet
Defense Minister lwaya Holds a Meeting with H.E. Hulusi AKAR, Minister of National Defence of the Republic of Turkey
Port Call by Royal Canadian Air Force at Komaki Air Base
JMSDF Band,Tokyo Performs at the Royal Nova Scotia International Tattoo
Status of Scrambles during the First Quarter of FY2019

EQUIPMENT

Submarine Rescue Ship “Chiyoda”

COLUMN

Takeda Castle Ruins

WEB-ONLY

Ms. Parsley Tour

No.114 (Aug. 2019)

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SPECIAL FEATURE

The 18th IISS Asia Security Summit – Shangri-La Dialogue –
Japan-Russia Foreign and Defense Ministerial Consultation (“2+2” Ministerial Meeting) and Japan-Russia Defense Ministerial Meeting

TOPICS

Minister Iwaya Meets With then U.S. Acting Secretary of Defense Shanahan
Multilateral Exercise Khaan Quest 19
Minister Iwaya’s visit to JASDF Yokota Air Base and the headquarters of U.S. Forces Japan

EQUIPMENT

Type 96 Armored Personnel Carrier

COLUMN

Koraku-en Gardern

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Japan-Canada Defense Ministerial Meeting

No.113 (Jul. 2019)

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SPECIAL FEATURE

Prime Minister & Mrs. Abe and the U.S. President & Mrs. Trump Visit JS KAGA
Japan-Vietnam Defense Ministerial Meeting
Minister Iwaya Pays Courtesy Call to Prime Minister Phuc
Japan-Singapore Defense Ministerial Meeting
Japan-Qatar Defense Ministerial Meeting

TOPICS

Indo-Pacific Deployment 2019

ACTIVITIES

Pacific Partnership 2019
Participation of JS SUZUTSUKI in the International Fleet Review Commemorating the 70th Anniversary of the Founding of the People’s Liberation Army Navy

EQUIPMENT

New Special Transport Aircraft Japanese Air Force One, a Boeing 777 Aircraft

COLUMN

Rissyakuji Temple

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Capacity Building in Malaysia during Indo-Pacific Deployment 2019

No.112 (Jun. 2019)

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SPECIAL FEATURE

Minister of Defense Iwaya’s Visit to U.S.
Minister Iwaya meets with Acting Secretary of Defense Shanahan
Japan-Philippines Defense Ministerial Meeting

ACTIVITIES

Dispatch of JSDF personnel to MFO
Joint Training with French Navy
The Special Guard of Honor of the JGSDF
DD Asagiri Participates in the International Fleet Review and the multilateral exercise hosted by the Royal Malaysian Navy

EQUIPMENT

Landing Craft Air Cushion

COLUMN

Tea Harvesting

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Icebreaker Shirase, 60th Japanese Antarctic Reserch Expedition, comes back to Japan

No.111 (May 2019)

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SPECIAL FEATURE

Prime Minister and Defense Minister Receive Courtesy Call from Commandant of the U.S. Marine Corps
Courtesy Call from Ambassadors of the U.S. to Japan, the Republic of Korea, People’s Republic of China and the Republic of India
Courtesy Call by Undersecretary for Finance and Materiel, Department of National Defense,Republic of the Philippines and Commanding General of Philippine Air Force andTransfer Ceremony for the Parts and Maintenance Equipment of UH-1H Helicopter
Japan-Oman Defense Ministerial Meeting

ACTIVITIES

Establishment Ceremonies of Amami and Miyako Security Forces
Pacific Partnership 2019
Delivery and Commission Ceremony for SS Shoryu

EQUIPMENT

OH-1 Observation Helicopter

COLUMN

New Era Name - Reiwa

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U.K. and France Join Warning and Surveillance Activities Against Illicit Maritime Activities including Ship-to-Ship Transfers

No.110 (Apr. 2019)

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SPECIAL FEATURE

Japan-Finland Defense Ministerial Meeting

TOPICS

State Minister of Defense Harada Attends the Munich Security Conference

ACTIVITIES

Iron Fist 19
Japan-U.S. Bilateral Training, Forest Light 02
Cobra Gold 19
Status of Scrambles through the First Three Quarters of FY2018
Courtesy Call by the Commander, U.S. Forces Japan
Measures against Piracy off the Coast of Somalia and in the Gulf of Aden through the Third Quarter of FY2018

EQUIPMENT

F-4EJ fighter

COLUMN

Oura Cathedral

WEB-ONLY

MOD/JSDF Launches Official Twitter Account in English

No.109 (Mar. 2019)

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SPECIAL FEATURE

5th Japan-France Foreign and Defense Ministerial Meeting & Japan-France Defense Ministerial Meeting
Minister Iwaya’s visit to the U.S.
Japan-Australia Defense Ministerial Meeting

TOPICS

Courtesy Call by the Commander of U.S. Pacific Fleet and the Commander of U.S. Forces Japan/Fifth Air Force

EQUIPMENT

US-2 Search and Rescue Amphibian Plane

COLUMN

Asuka Village

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First Drop Drill 2019 of the JGSDF 1st Airborne Brigade

No.108 (Feb. 2019)

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SPECIAL FEATURE

Official Visit by Indian Air Force Chief of Staff

TOPICS

Look Back on the Year of 2018

ACTIVITIES

Minister of Defense Iwaya visits JS Izumo
Japan-India Joint Training Shinyuu Maitri-18 and Dispatch of Personnel to US-India Joint Training “Exercise Cope India”
FY 2018 Japan-U.S. Bilateral Command Post Training Exercise Yama Sakura (YS-75)
Operation Christmas Drop (OCD) 2018
The JSDF Transports Donated Goods to the Republic of the Marshall Islands from Japan

EQUIPMENT

Type 07 Mobility Support Bridge and Type 92 Heavy Floating Bridge

COLUMN

The Henro

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Australia’s Monitoring and Surveillance Activities Against Illegal Ship-to-Ship Transfers

No.107 (Jan. 2019)

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SPECIAL FEATURE

JSDF Marching Festival 2018

ACTIVITIES

Defense Minister’s Courtesy Call to, and the Visit to JGSDF Narashino Training Area by, His Majesty King Abdullah II of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan
Capacity Building Assistance (Military Band Development) in Papua New Guinea
The Indo Southeast Asia Deployment 2018 (ISEAD18)
UN Project for Rapid Deployment of Enabling Capabilities Activities Undertaken in Asia and the Surrounding Regions
Measures against Piracy off the Coast of Somalia and in the Gulf of Aden through the Second Quarter of FY 2018
Status of Scrambles through the First Half of FY 2018
JSDF’s First Female Fighter Pilot to Debut

EQUIPMENT

T-7 Primary Trainer Aircraft

COLUMN

Kumano Kodo

WEB-ONLY

Japan-Canada Joint Training KAEDEX