The GSDF is in the final stage of negotiations with local and other authorities to carry out the drill in June, aiming to strengthen deterrence amid China's maritime expansion. In the drill ...

Gen. Hajime Kitajima, commander of the GSDF Amphibious Rapid Deployment Brigade, at a joint news conference on March 12. The landing exercise was initially scheduled to be open to the media.

Also on March 21, an electronic warfare unit was set up at a GSDF camp in Yonagunijima island, also in the prefecture. The new missile unit in Katsuren will function as the central command for ...

A 5.56 mm Minimi machine gun, the same type that fell and hit a Ground Self-Defense Force sergeant during rope descent training, is pictured in this image provided by the GSDF. A falling machine ...

The 18-year-old male candidate allegedly opened fire at three GSDF personnel at the organization's Hino shooting range during live-fire training in Gifu City, central Japan, on Wednesday.

The operation of SDF vessels is primarily the duty of the MSDF, but the Maritime Transport Group also includes GSDF personnel. The new group has about 100 personnel, including about 50 for the ...