Japan launches Marines unit

By Agence France-Presse

Apr 08, 2018 7:14 pm

TOKYO: Japan’s military on Saturday launched its first Marines unit, tasked with defending remote islands in the face of China’s growing maritime presence in the region.

The Self-Defense Forces’ amphibious fighting unit staged an exercise with US Marines at Sasebo in western Japan following the inauguration ceremony.

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