Japan weighs hosting largest-ever joint drills with U.S. Marines

Bilateral military exercise in fall planned with eye on Russia and China

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U.S. Marines at the SDF's East Fuji training grounds in Shizuoka Prefecture in March. © Kyodo

RIEKO MIKI, Nikkei staff writer

TOKYO -- Japan and the U.S. will hold joint military drills in Hokkaido this fall, with the two-week exercises expected to involve more than 4,000 personnel, Nikkei has learned.

The Resolute Dragon exercises between Japan's Ground Self-Defense Force and the U.S. Marine Corps will take place across September and October. The two sides look to make this the largest-ever bilateral drill involving U.S. Marines.

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