The Japanese military conducted the first after World War II exercises abroad
Japan’s self-defense forces for the first time in post-war stories conducted land exercises abroad, reports "Russian newspaper". The Japanese military took part in a major international military training in Thailand, dubbed the Golden Cobra.
According to the scenario, Japanese soldiers needed to ensure security in the city, which survived the earthquake with 7 points, after which anti-government demonstrations began. The military brought a group of conditionally affected to the airfield, where they were waiting for helicopters and airplanes. The operation also involved the troops of Thailand and the United States.
The Japanese Self-Defense Forces received permission to participate in such events in 2013, when the country's authorities revised the relevant law. Previously, Japanese troops were not allowed to train outside the country. This decision was made after the capture and killing of ten Japanese citizens in Algeria in 2013.
And after the recent execution of two Japanese by Islamic State militants, the question of the participation of the Japanese military in operations to rescue citizens abroad has become even more urgent.
In addition to Thailand, the USA and Japan, the military of Indonesia, South Korea and Singapore arrived at the Golden Cobra. The desire of the current Japanese authorities to ensure the safety of citizens and the state, as well as the militaristic rhetoric with which Prime Minister Shinzo Abe came to power, suggest that in the near future, the Japanese military can go to various hot spots on the planet. And after the recent failure to free the hostages from the captivity of the Islamic State militants, it became clear that Japan needed its own mechanism to rescue citizens, since it is impossible to count on help in such a situation.
According to the scenario, Japanese soldiers needed to ensure security in the city, which survived the earthquake with 7 points, after which anti-government demonstrations began. The military brought a group of conditionally affected to the airfield, where they were waiting for helicopters and airplanes. The operation also involved the troops of Thailand and the United States.
The Japanese Self-Defense Forces received permission to participate in such events in 2013, when the country's authorities revised the relevant law. Previously, Japanese troops were not allowed to train outside the country. This decision was made after the capture and killing of ten Japanese citizens in Algeria in 2013.
And after the recent execution of two Japanese by Islamic State militants, the question of the participation of the Japanese military in operations to rescue citizens abroad has become even more urgent.
In addition to Thailand, the USA and Japan, the military of Indonesia, South Korea and Singapore arrived at the Golden Cobra. The desire of the current Japanese authorities to ensure the safety of citizens and the state, as well as the militaristic rhetoric with which Prime Minister Shinzo Abe came to power, suggest that in the near future, the Japanese military can go to various hot spots on the planet. And after the recent failure to free the hostages from the captivity of the Islamic State militants, it became clear that Japan needed its own mechanism to rescue citizens, since it is impossible to count on help in such a situation.
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